Performer: Nils Henrik Asheim, Kåre Nordstoga, Oslo Domkor
Conductor: Vivianne Sydnes
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LAWO
Catalogue: LWC1232
Release: 2022
Size: 2.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Salmenes bok
01. Salme 1. Ash–ré ha–ish
02. Salme 5. Du hører min røst om morgenen
03. Salme 8. Når jeg ser din himmel
04. Salme 13. Hvor lenge, O Herre
05. Salme 18. Da skalv og skaket jorden
06. Alleluja I — med gjallende horn
07. Salme 19. Himmelen forkynner Guds herlighet
08. Salme 22. Min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg
09. Salme 27. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg
10. Salme 40. Han la i min munn en ny sang
11. Alleluja II — med harpe og lyre
12. Salme 42. Som hjorten skriker etter rennende bekker
13. Salme 49. A-té lø-ma-shal oz-ní
14. Salme 62. Vær stille for Gud, min sjel
15. Salme 69. Gud, kom meg til redning
16. Salme 74. Du kløvde havet i din velde
17. Alleluja III — med pauke og dans
18. Salme 108. Gud, mitt hjerte er rolig
19. Salme 114. Da Israel dro ut av Egypt
20. Salme 126. Da Herren vendte Sions lagnad
21. Alleluja IV — med strengespill og fløyte
22. Salme 130. Min sjel venter på Herren
23. Salme 137. Ved Babylons elver der satt vi og gråt
24. Salme 139. Hvor skal jeg gå bort fra din ånd
25. Salme 148. Lovsyng Herren fra himmelen
26. Alleluja V — med tonende cymbaler
The process behind this work originates from when Oslo Cathedral commissioned a largescaled work by Nils Henrik Asheim for the inauguration of the church’s new main pipe organ in 1998. The composer suggested including a choir to create a cycle of texts from the Book of Psalms, and the Oslo Cathedral Choir were more than willing to participate, with their dedication to the piece being integral to the work’s development.
Organ builders Ryde & Berg made both the main organ (with 53 voices) and the choir organ (16 voices), with the combination of the two becoming central to the concept of the work. The two instruments bathe the room in an immersive soundscape, with the choir representing the voice inside this.
The composer himself chose a selection of lines taken from 21 hymns, with the view to creating a holistic narrative through use of contrasts. Five “Allelujah” movements for organ complete each of the sections of the work.
In the 1998 version, these were improvised movements for solo organ, but in the revised version from 2019 the movements were re-composed as organ duos.
The titles of these five movements are taken from Psalm 150, v.13.