Solberg: Orchestral, Choral & Organ Music

Featuring

Tim Collins
Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde
Anna Sundström Otervik
Magnus Ingemund Kjelstad
Paul Mann
Solberg Centenary Singers

Liepājas Simfoniskais orķestris
Leif Solberg

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Instruments

The Rieger organ of Lillehammer Church, heard on this recording, was planned by Tim Collins, the organist on this album.

Recording & Production

This album includes first recordings of several works, such as the Good Friday Meditation, Norse March, Pastorale in D major, and the Symphony.

Performer Biography

Paul Mann, the conductor, is known for his collaborations with the London Symphony Orchestra, including performances with Deep Purple and Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra.

Composer Biography

Leif Solberg, the composer, was a marginal figure in Norwegian musical life, largely due to his traditionalist style clashing with the modernism prevalent in the second half of the twentieth century.

Compositional Technique

The Symphony features an unusual tonal design, with the first movement in G minor and the rest of the work unequivocally in D, yet maintains structural coherence.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Solberg's organ music, written in the late-Romantic tradition, takes inspiration from Bach, Franck, and Reger, but replaces German chorales with Norwegian folk-music melodies.

Composition History

The Symphony, Solberg's only original orchestral work, was composed in 1951-52 and was inspired by the death of his brother Rolv Einar from a war injury.