Free shipping on orders over $95 and flat shipping on everything else

Find a deep selection of Vinyl records and More - Vinyl Never Dies
Jakob Jespersen Bloch

And I Gave My Heart - Works For Bass-Singer & Orga [CD]

2199
Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout.
  • Free Shipping on orders over $95
  • Safely Boxed/Insurance available
  • 14-day No Hassle Returns
Release Details
Street Date: 2026-04-17

When one first imagines the sound of a magisterial bass voice and a pipe organ, one cannot help but imagine some sort of glorious Vox Dei pronouncing eternal truths from the numinous beyond, but in this extraordinary recital from Danish-Spanish organist and composer and acclaimed Danish bass-baritone Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Eros and Agape are twined and intertwined. Three incredibly different song cycles from three outstanding Danish composers explore this unique sound world; the late Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen is represented in what may well be his musical Last Will and Testament, a set of transcriptions from his opera Sun Rises, Sun Sets, based on the Biblical Song of Solomon. Bent Lorentzen, one of the key figures and pioneers of early Danish electronic music, explores the themes of love, sensual, and divine in a manner somewhat reminiscent of a Nordic Messiaen in his song cycle Erotic Hymns. Our recital concludes with Nicolai Worsaae's emotionally (and sonically) devastating theatre piece for bass voice and organ, A Shipwreck, which explores the themes of life, death, and resurrection, pushing the magnificent organ at Our Saviour's Church (Vor Frelsers Kirke), Copenhagen, to it's expressive limits, all captured vividly by one of Denmark's most celebrated recording engineers, Preben Iwan.A MUST HEAR for vocal and organ aficionados!

Tracklist:

  1. Syv Salomon-Sange-I: Bah! Tomhed... - Bah! Vanity
  2. Syv Salomon-Sange-II: Og Jeg Gav Mit Hjerte... - and I Gave My Heart
  3. Syv Salomon-Sange-III: Det Er Et Tyngende Onde... - It Is a Grievous Evil
  4. Syv Salomon-Sange-IV: Og Jeg Gav Mit Hjerte... - and I Gave My Heart
  5. Syv Salomon-Sange-V: Galskab Og DÃ¥rskab! - Madness and Folly!
  6. Syv Salomon-Sange-VI: Store Var Mine Gerninger... - Great Were My Deeds
  7. Syv Salomon-Sange-VII: Da SÃ… Jeg Mig Om... - Then I Looked Upon All I Had Done
  8. Erotiske Salmer-Dig Min Søde Skat at Møde - to Meet You, My Sweet Treasure
  9. Erotiske Salmer-Du Rædsels Dyb, Som Truer Os - You Abyss of Terror, Which Threatens Us
  10. Erotiske Salmer-Og Naar Din Stærke RØST Engang - and When Your Strong Voice One Day
  11. Erotiske Salmer-Min Fine Skat - My Fine Treasure
  12. Erotiske Salmer-Jesu Søde Rosen-Kinder - Jesus, Sweet Rose-Cheeks
  13. Erotiske Salmer-Mit Åndedræt, SÅ TÆT - My Breath, So Close
  14. Erotiske Salmer-Hvorledes Skal Jeg Møde - How Shall I Meet You
  15. Erotiske Salmer-SÃ¥, SÃ…, Min Skat - So, So, My Dear
  16. Erotiske Salmer-Jeg Ligger Ved Jesus Hans Bryster Saa TÆT - I Lie at Jesus' Breast So Close
  17. Shipwreck-Troen - Faith
  18. Shipwreck-Passacaglia - Passacaglia
  19. Shipwreck-Lynet - the Lightning
  20. Shipwreck-Recitativo - Recitativo
  21. Shipwreck-Nattens Begravelsestog - the Night's Funeral Procession
  22. Shipwreck-Ã…benbaring - Revelation
  23. Shipwreck-Bølgerne - the Waves

UPC: 636943693520
Label: Our Recordings
Release Date: 4.17.26
Format: CD

SKU: 133122196
UPC: 636943693520