1938 Ernest M. Skinner & Son; 1975 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 510, at National Cathedral, Washington DC

1953 Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 1118, at Riverside Church, New York, New York

1990 Marcussen organ at Norwegian College of Music, Oslo, Norway

1787 Holzhey organ at the Kloster Weißenau, Germany

1980 Virtanen organ at the Cathedral, Turku, Finland

1987 Marcussen & Søn organ at the Cathedral, Odense, Denmark

1977 Marcussen & Søn organ at the Cathedral, Haderslev, Denmark

Norwegians Would

Showing independence of spirit and diversity of expressive means, a sampler of music from Norway.

Listen to the program

Program Broadcast dates:

•May 11, 1998 as Show #9819

•February 7, 2005 as Show #0506

Links and Resources:

• Organs in Denmark
• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

EDVARD GRIEG: Triumphal March –Douglas Major (1938 Ernest M. Skinner & Son; 1975 Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Gothic G18828

LUDVIG NIELSEN: Organ Music for Pentecost, Opus 20a –Harald Rise (1977 Marcussen/Haderslev Cathedral, Denmark) Victoria CD-19107

IVER KLEIVE & KNUT REIERSRUD: Fantastic Variations on Folk Hymns: Excedingly Merciful; JesusChrist is Our Saviour; Nade –Knut Reiersrud, guitar; Iver Kleive (1965 Marcussen/Odense Domkirke, Denmark) Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD106

ASHEIM & BERNTSEN: Improvisations on Norwegian Hymns: Listen, ye high heavens; To our father we are going; What joy to reach the harbor –Anne-Lise Berntsen, soprano; Nils Henrik Asheim (1787 Holzhey/Weißenau Abbey, Germany) Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD136

ARILD SANDVOLD: To Saint Olav’s Day –Kare Nordstoga (1990 Marcussen/Norwegian College of Music, Oslo, Norway) Aurora CD-4928

BJARNE SLØGEDAL: Variations on a Norwegian Folk Hymn –Christopher Herrick (1980 Virtanen/Cathedral, Turku, Finland) Hyperion CDA66676

EGIL HOVLAND: Anthem, Come to me –Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Aurora CD-4981

EGIL HOVLAND: Postlude, Domine, aperi nobis –Egil Hovland (1987 Åkerman & Lund/Ullern Church, Oslo, Norway) Aurora CD-4944

EDVARD GRIEG (arranged by Virgil Fox): A Dream –Virgil Fox (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) EMI Classics CDC 65913