Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, George Frideric Handel, Hans Leo Hassler, Egil Hovland
Performer: Marianne Beate Kielland, Elise Båtnes, Kåre Nordstoga
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LAWO
Catalogue: LWC1077
Release: 2015
Size: 574 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Hovland: Han gikk den tunge veien
02. trad.: Jesus din søte forening å smake
03. Bach: Erbarme dich
04. Hassler: O hode, høyt forhånet
05. Gorecki: O Domina Nostra
06. trad.: O Guds Lam uskyldig
07. Hoffmann: Hill deg, Frelser og forsoner
08. Meyer: Se, dødens brodd er brutt
09. Gangfløt: Hør vår helligaftens bønn
10. trad.: Å, gledesfylte stund
11. Lindeman: Krist stod opp av døde
12. Handel: I know that my Redemer liveth
13. Davidica: Livet vant, dets navn er Jesus
14. Lindeman: Påskemorgen slukker sorgen
Easter is the time for the Passions, the sacred music telling the story of Jesus’s suffering and death, each lasting several hours. Along similar lines, we have the Easter hymns. Poets and composers have always found inspiration in the themes of Easter and its many moods and feelings — from awe, festivity, and hope, via humiliation, disappointment, betrayal, anguish, and death, to victory and boundless jubilation. Seen in relation to the Passions, there are few recordings of Easter hymns.
Three of Norway’s finest musicians, mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland, violinist Elise Båtnes, and organist Kåre Nordstoga, have collaborated on the album “Påsketid”, with hymns that convey all the moods of Easter. Featured as well are classical Easter works of Bach, Handel, and Gorecki. The recording aims to illuminate Easter themes and help draw attention to the beautiful Easter hymns, both familiar and lesser known.