Gunnar Idenstam

Debussy & Ravel: Works Arranged for Organ

I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer

II. Jeux de vagues

III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2: I. Lever du jour (arr. G. Idenstam for organ)

II. Assez lent

III. Modere

La valse (arr. G. Idenstam for organ)

Pavane pour une infante defunte (arr. G. Idenstam for organ)

Bolero (arr. G. Idenstam for organ)

Lisa Rydberg

Jonas Sjöblom

Urban Folk

Ola Stinnerbom

Henrietta Wallberg

Erik Weissglas

Idenstam & Stinnerbom: A Saami Requiem (Live)

S:t Jacobs Kammarkör

Ulrika Bodén

Sandra Marteleur

Well into the previous century Sweden was largely a peasant society with folk music an integral part of daily life. There were work songs, narrative ballads and, obviously, music for dancing. Over the centuries a not always easy coexistence between religion and folk culture developed, with hymns being adapted to a folk-music aesthetic while popular traditions were given a Christian veneer. An example of the latter is the rich store of ‘Staffan ballads’, springing from a pre-Christian horse cult but given a new slant as its focus shifted to St. Stephen – the first Christian martyr. Gunnar Idenstam and S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir have performed their Folkjul concerts more or less every year since 2002. The concept stem from a rich interplay between ‘folk culture’ and ‘high culture’ and in Idenstam’s arrangements a newly composed halling or polska entwines itself round the old Christmas melodies. The first Folkjul album was released in 2007 – this time the choir and Idenstam are joined by violinist Sandra Marteleur and Ulrika Bodén, one of Sweden’s most well-established folk singers.

Debussy & Ravel: Works Arranged for Organ

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