Anders Koppel views his Hammond organ as a "small symphony orchestra" capable of orchestration, counterpoint, contrasting voices, and a variety of sounds.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anders Koppel, who is not an academically trained composer, does not think in genres, believing his idiom is a musical fingerprint rather than a consciously constructed blend.
Performer Biography
Henrik Dam Thomsen, the cellist on this album, is the first principal cellist of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and has also distinguished himself as an improviser with jazz stars.
Composer Biography
Anders Koppel, the composer and Hammond organist, has a vast production of over 150 scores across all genres, including 33 solo concertos, with his four marimba concertos played worldwide.
Interpretation
The duo developed the arrangements for this album together, allowing ample room for improvisation, blurring the line between improvisation and composition.
Instruments
The Hammond B3 organ used by Anders Koppel on this album is the same one he bought in 1970 and has played ever since, making it one of the best-known instruments in Danish musical life.
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