Vogler to Netzel: Swedish Organ Culture in the 19th Century Jonas Lundblad & Ulf Norgberg

• Georg Joseph Vogler (1749 - 1814): Gustaf Adolf & Ebba Brahe:
• 1 Vogler: Gustaf Adolf & Ebba Brahe: Overture (Arr. for Organ) 10:05
• Adolph Mecklin (1761 - 1802):
• 2 Mecklin: Tempo giusto 04:36
• Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner (1759 - 1833):
• 3 Haeffner: Recessional Piece 05:06
• Bernhard Crusell (1775 - 1838):
• 4 Crusell: At Mary’s First Communion 04:05
• 5 Crusell: March in C Major 05:38
• Franz Berwald (1796 - 1868): A Rustic Wedding:
• 6 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: I. Introduzione. Adagio 03:04
• 7 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: II. Hymn. Adagio 01:38
• 8 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: III.. Choral 01:21
• 9 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: IV. Pastoral. Allegretto 01:45
• 10 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: V. Allegro moderato 03:51
• 11 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: VI. Folk Song. Andante maestoso 01:23
• 12 Berwald: A Rustic Wedding: VII. Allegro moderato 02:45
• Knut Lönngren (1816 - 1874): Organ Sonata in C Minor:
• 13 Lönngren: Organ Sonata in C Minor: I. Allegro maestoso 07:00
• 14 Lönngren: Organ Sonata in C Minor: II. Trio. Andante cantabile 03:13
• 15 Lönngren: Organ Sonata in C Minor: III. Allegro risoluto 05:03
• Edmund Passy (1789 - 1870):
• 16 Passy: Organ Fugue in F Major, Op. 11 No. 2 03:45
• Gustaf Mankell (1812 - 1880): Prelude & Fugue Over the Name "Adolf Hesse":
• 17 Mankell: Prelude & Fugue Over the Name "Adolf Hesse": I. Prelude 01:54
• 18 Mankell: Prelude & Fugue Over the Name "Adolf Hesse": II. Fugue 04:43
• Gustaf Mankell:
• 19 Mankell: Adagio religioso in B Major (Arr. for Solo Organ) 03:22
• 20 Mankell: Pedal Etude in C Minor 05:33
• Hermann Berens (1826 - 1880):
• 21 Berens: Organ Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 25: I. Allegro con fuoco 03:58
• 22 Berens: Organ Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 25: II. Andante con moto 06:22
• 23 Berens: Organ Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 25: III Allegro con fuoco 04:06
• Ivar Hallström (1826 - 1901): Stolts Elisif:
• 24 Hallström: Stolts Elisif: Organ Prelude 03:00
• Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885):
• 25 Norman: In Memory of August Söderman, Op. 46 07:44
• August Söderman (1832 - 1876):
• 26 Söderman: Catholic Mass: Offertorium (Arr. for Organ) 06:20
• Wilhelm Heintze (1849 - 1895): Fantasy & Fugue in D Minor:
• 27 Heintze: Fantasy & Fugue in D Minor: I. Fantasy 02:38
• 28 Heintze: Fantasy & Fugue in D Minor: II. Fugue 04:29
• Sara Wennerberg-Reuter (1875 - 1959):
• 29 Wennerberg-Reuter: Festive March in C Major 04:32
• 30 Wennerberg-Reuter: When Leaves Fall 02:42
• Gustav Hägg (1867 - 1925):
• 31 Hägg: Adagio for Violin & Organ, Op. 34 06:08
• Valborg Aulin (1860 - 1928):
• 32 Aulin: Meditation for Organ 06:52
• Ika Peyron (1845 - 1922): 2 Pieces for Large Organ:
• 33 Peyron: 2 Pieces for Large Organ: No. 2, March 06:02
• Laura Netzel (1839 - 1927):
• 34 Netzel: Romance in E Major for Violin & Organ, Op. 38 05:09
• Prelude & Fughetta in G Minor, Op. 68:
• 35 Netzel: Prelude & Fughetta in G Minor, Op. 68: I. Prelude 03:54
• 36 Netzel: Prelude & Fughetta in G Minor, Op. 68: II. Fughetta 03:49
• Total Runtime 02:37:35

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In a double 50 year anniversary, Caprice Records re-releases the debut album of venerated Swedish concert pianist Lars Roos. It was released in 1971, as one of Caprice Records' very first productions, and contains a sparkling selection of gorgeous piano music with a wide variety of styles, ranging from elegant Mozart, dancing Hindemith, folksy Liszt and Stenhammar, to the premiere recording of Eklund's dramatic "Pezzo espansivo", written specifically for Lars Roos' virtuosic talent.

The organ played an important part in the changing musical climate of 19th century Sweden. Despite this, its repertoire of the time has remained largely forgotten. In this release, several premiere recordings are presented, which still represent only a fraction of the rich repertoire of the 19th and very early 20th centuries. We also touch upon many examples of the parallel development of organ construction and repertoire in Sweden.

The recordings document five historic organs, in original or restored condition, and music that has been relatively unknown is brought to the forefront. For instance, several important but rarely represented female composers have finally been recorded.

The music is performed on organs in Östra Husby, Väderstad, Rök, Saint Peter’s church in Västervik, and the Vasa Church in Gothenburg, on instruments built by contemporary framousorgan builders such as Åkerman & Lund, Marcussen & Søn, and Gustaf Andersson.

Jonas Lundblad, organ
Ulf Norberg, organ
Tobias Ringborg, direction

Jonas Lundblad
is an organist and musicologist. He studied church music in Malmö, Lübeck, and Piteå, specializing in organ interpretation. A prolific freelance career performing both as an organ soloist and with choirs and orchestras has taken him to countries across Europe. When choosing repertoire, he looks mainly to the Romantic era and to new music and enjoys delving into the sources to discover unknown or forgotten works. While a student for Hans-Ola Ericsson, he performed the complete works of Olivier Messiaen. Since then, the music and mental landscape of Messiaen have remained one of his central influences.

As a researcher at the Department of Musicology at Uppsala University, Lundblad engages with historical musical aesthetics in a variety of ways, exploring connections to both philosophy and theology. A particular interest is German Romanticism, especially the aesthetics of Friedrich Schleiermacher.

Ulf Norberg
titular organist of the Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm belongs among the most talented organists of the young generation Swedish musicians.

He studied in Sweden at Mellansel, Göteborg and Stockholm with prominent representatives of branch as Torvald Torén and Anders Bondeman. In 2006 he was appointed as the titular organist of the Hedvig Eleonora church, one of the chief churches of the Swedish capital.

UlfNorberg devoted himself to the work as the church organist as well as to concerts with attention in organ-improvisation. He is professor of mentioned branch at the academy in Skondal, Stockholm. Since 2014 he is also the Concert hall organist in Stockholm.

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