Heaven and Hell
Acclaimed virtuoso Iveta Apkalna takes us on a personal odyssey through organ music: exploding myths and cliches, and reinventing how we see this extraordinary musical machine.
No other instrument is so closely associated with devotion and ritual as the organ. Yet for all the instrument鈥檚 proximity to the angels, it鈥檚 also capable of evoking the darkest infernal realms... an area of repertoire Iveta, and many other organists, love to revel in. Just don鈥檛 tell the vicar鈥
Iveta Apkalna presents a sequence of portrayals of the heavenly gates - as well as close encounters with Mephistopheles himself. With music by Liszt, JS Bach, Vierne, Messiaen, Janacek, George Thalben-Ball and Petr Eben.
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Acclaimed Latvian organ virtuoso Iveta Apkalna takes us on an odyssey through some of the greatest music for her instrument: exploding myths, overturning cliches and reinventing the way we approach one of the most extraordinary musical machines ever created.
She revels in an array of arresting, brilliant organ music from the famous to the unfamiliar: from cherished masterpieces by JS Bach, Liszt and Vierne to lesser-known works by Saariaho, Eotvos, Rheinberger and Nico Muhly. In focusing squarely on this remarkable repertoire, Iveta puts to bed any preconceptions that the world of the organ is somehow dry or technical - guiding us through the musical brilliance of some of the greatest performers of the last 100 years.
Above all, this is personal. No completism, no apologies for missing out this or that fugue or toccata. Instead: a fresh, compelling approach to some of the greatest - and often under-appreciated - music ever written.
Produced by Steven Rajam. An Overcoat Media production.
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Louis Vierne
Gargoyles and Chimeras (24 Pieces de fantaisie)
Performer: Kay Johannsen. -
George Thalben-Ball
Paganini Variations, for pedal solo
Performer: Thomas Trotter. -
Olivier Messiaen
Dieu parmi nous (La Nativite du Seigneur)
Performer: Olivier Latry. -
Olivier Messiaen
La Banquet Celeste
Performer: Olivier Latry. -
Petr Eben
Walpurgisnacht
Performer: Halgeir Schiager. -
Henri Mulet
Thou Art the Rock
Performer: Virgil Fox. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Komm, susser Tod
Performer: Virgil Fox. -
Franz Liszt
St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves, S.175 no.2
Performer: Anne Queff茅lec. -
Franz Liszt
St Francis of Assisi's Sermon to the Birds, S.175 no.1
Performer: Christian von Blohn. -
Leos Jan谩膷ek
Postludium (Glagolitic Mass)
Performer: Iveta Apkalna.
Broadcast
- Sun 11 Apr 2021 23:00成人快手 Radio 3