IDAGIO | Northern Lights - Organ of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim 00602448796684

Featuring

Christoph Herrick
Mons Leidvin Takle
Iain Farrington
Théodore Dubois
Christian Præstholm
Percy Fletcher

Anders Samuel Börjesson
Hans-Andre Stamm
Eugène Gigout
Johannes Brahms
Pietro Yon
Sverre Eftestøl

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Instruments

The Steinmeyer organ in Nidaros Cathedral has 127 speaking stops and at least 9,725 pipes, featuring an amazing facade of open 32' pipes.

Recording & Production

The recording was made in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway, on August 6-8, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performer Biography

Christopher Herrick has recorded ten Hyperion albums featuring Scandinavian organs, including four in the Organ Fireworks series and one in the Organ Dreams series.

Recording & Production

The album title 'Northern Lights' is justified by Trondheim's location 300 miles north of Oslo, and the program includes works by contemporary Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish composers.

Performer Biography

Christopher Herrick, the organist on this album, played his first organ concert outside the UK in Stockholm in 1980 and has since performed over 700 organ concerts in the Nordic countries.

Instruments

The organ used for this recording is the Steinmeyer organ of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, which was restored by Orgelbau Kuhn AG between 2012 and 2014.