Hans-Ola Ericsson
Elbphilharmonie Organ
Swedish organist and composer Hans-Ola Ericsson is an anomaly in the international organ scene. There can surely be no other organist who has performed as many world premieres of contemporary music compositions in the last few years, nor is there one who is as dedicated to seeking out new sounds.
Ericsson has worked closely with John Cage, György Ligeti and Olivier Messiaen, but he has also made a name for himself as an interpreter of early music. As a composer of the post-avant-garde, he now expands the Elbphilharmonie organ’s already rich sound palette by using electronics.
In addition, he combines works by Messiaen, Ungváry and Bach with his own compositions. In Ericsson’s »The Four Beasts’ Amen«, for example, the organ enters into a dialogue with recordings of historic organs from Hamburg and the surrounding area in a colourful mixture of styles and genres.
Performers
Hans-Ola Ericsson organ
Programme
Hans-Ola Ericsson
Melody to the Memory of a Lost Friend XIII für Orgel und Elektronik
Morbida, ma dolce sofferenza (Sanftes aber süsses Leiden) für Orgel und Elektronik
Johann Sebastian Bach
Präludium und Fuge h-Moll BWV 544
O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß BWV 622 / Orgel-Büchlein
Tamás Ungváry
Interactions Nr. 2 für Orgel und Elektronik
– Interval –
Olivier Messiaen
Le Fils, verbe et lumière aus Neuf méditations sur le mystère de la sainte trinité
Chants d'oiseaux aus Livre d'orgue
Les deux murailles d'eau aus Livre du Saint Sacrement
Hans-Ola Ericsson
Das Amen der vier Wesen (Auszüge) / Messe für Orgel und Elektronik nach Texten von Olov Hartman
Johann Sebastian Bach
Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 682 / aus: Clavier-Übung, Teil 3
Fantasie G-Dur BWV 572
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Series
The Elbphilharmonie Organ