Organ matinée with Martin Olsson
Angels and dance moves in a French programme.
Through Konserthuset’s popular organ matinée subscription, audiences get to hear Sweden’s leading organists play the building’s organ – one of the largest in Europe, with 6,100 pipes.
Martin Olsson, organist in Södertälje, performs music for organ that dances. Julien Bret’s (born 1974) dreamy French-inspired La Valse des Anges and La Valse des Colombes inspire dreams of southern Europe. This is followed by a Spanish dance in Pierre Cholley’s (born 1962) rhythmic Tango and Paso-doble.
We remain in Spain, as Edwin Henry Lemare’s Carmen Fantasy is a piece built upon themes from Georges Bizet’s beloved opera, Carmen. Lemare (1865–1934) was an English organist and composer who lived the latter part of his life in the US. He was one of the best-regarded organists of his time and one of the most important composers of the romantic English-American school.
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The music
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Noel Rawsthorne March ”On Ilkley Moor” from Dance Suite for organ2 min
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Noel Rawsthorne Waltz from Dance Suite for organ3 min
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Julien Bret The Waltz of the Angels for organ4 min
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Julien Bret La ronde des lutins for organ3 min
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Julien Bret Waltz of the Pigeons for organ4 min
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Sigfrid Karg-Elert Voices of the Night for organ op 142:17 min
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Sigfrid Karg-Elert Valse mignonne for organ op 142:25 min
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Pierre Cholley Paso-Doble sur DSCH for organ3 min
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Pierre Cholley Tango sur DSCH for organ3 min
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Georges Bizet Carmen Fantasy, version for organ arr Edwin Henry Lemare12 min
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Encore:
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Noel Rawsthorne Hornpipe Humoresque for organ3 min
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Participants
- Martin Olsson organ