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19:00 | Gunnar Idenstam (organ, Sweden) |
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 In program: Pretorius, Lulli, J.S. Bach, Swedish trad. songs, Ravel, Idenstam (organ arrangements by G. Idenstam). Gunnar Idenstam, concert organist, composer and folk musician, is know throughout the world for his virtuoso playing, stunning improvisations and untraditional and original take on organ music. He comes from a background of classical music, but has always had a "distant love relationship" with the folk and symphonic rock music of the 1970s. Gunnar Idenstam aims to expand his audience's appreciation of the organ and to transcend the limitations of genre. In his work today he has brought these different influences into the context of organ music. Not limiting himself to the traditional organ repertoire he has pushed borders and built bridges between the French cathedral music traditions, symphonic rock, and folk music. He also arranges grand orchestral master pieces like Ravel’s La valse or Debussy’s La Mer for the organ, managing to reproduce similar atmospheres and sound colours as the orchestra would. As a Folk musician he stands out from the crowd with his transpositions adapting the special qualities of the Swedish folk music for the organ. Gunnar Idenstam’s arrangements of orchestral works by Ravel and Debussy are greatly admired and widely performed and will be recorded for his next solo CD on BIS Records.
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