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And I Gave My Heart – Works for bass-singer & organ by Pelle

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Composer
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Bent Lorentzen, Nicolai Worsaae
Artist
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
8226935
UPC
0636943693520

About

When one first imagines the sound of a magisterial bass voice and a pipe organ, one cannot help but imagine some sort of glorious Vox Dei pronouncing eternal truths from the numinous beyond, but in this extraordinary recital from Danish-Spanish organist and composer and acclaimed Danish bass-baritone Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Eros and Agape are twined and intertwined. Three incredibly different song cycles from three outstanding Danish composers explore this unique sound world; the late Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen is represented in what may well be his musical Last Will and Testament, a set of transcriptions from his opera Sun Rises, Sun Sets, based on the Biblical Song of Solomon. Bent Lorentzen, one of the key figures and pioneers of early Danish electronic music, explores the themes of love, sensual, and divine in a manner somewhat reminiscent of a Nordic Messiaen in his song cycle Erotic Hymns. Our recital concludes with Nicolai Worsaae's emotionally (and sonically) devastating theatre piece for bass voice and organ, A Shipwreck, which explores the themes of life, death, and resurrection, pushing the magnificent organ at Our Saviour's Church (Vor Frelsers Kirke), Copenhagen, to it's expressive limits, all captured vividly by one of Denmark's most celebrated recording engineers, Preben Iwan. A MUST HEAR for vocal and organ aficionados!

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Bah! Vanity … 04:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Bah! Vanity …
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  2. 2 No. 2. And I gave my heart … 04:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. And I gave my heart …
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  3. 3 No. 3. It is a grievous evil … 02:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. It is a grievous evil …
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  4. 4 No. 4. And I gave my heart … 05:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. And I gave my heart …
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  5. 5 No. 5. Madness and folly! 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Madness and folly!
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  6. 6 No. 6. Great were my deeds … 04:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Great were my deeds …
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  7. 7 No. 7. Then I looked upon all I had done … 03:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Then I looked upon all I had done …
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  8. 8 No. 1. To meet you, my sweet treasure 02:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. To meet you, my sweet treasure
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  9. 9 No. 2. You abyss of terror, which threatens us 03:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. You abyss of terror, which threatens us
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  10. 10 No. 3. And when your strong voice one day 02:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. And when your strong voice one day
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  11. 11 No. 4. My fine treasure 01:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. My fine treasure
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  12. 12 No. 5. Jesus, sweet rose-cheeks 04:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Jesus, sweet rose-cheeks
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  13. 13 No. 6. My breath, so close 03:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 6. My breath, so close
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  14. 14 No. 7. How shall I meet you 03:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 7. How shall I meet you
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  15. 15 No. 8. So, so, my dear 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 8. So, so, my dear
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  16. 16 No. 9. I lie at Jesus' breast so close 03:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 9. I lie at Jesus' breast so close
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Bent Lorentzen
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  17. 17 No. 1. Faith 02:28
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Faith
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  18. 18 No. 2. Passacaglia 02:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Passacaglia
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  19. 19 No. 3. The Lightning 02:15
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. The Lightning
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  20. 20 No. 4. Recitativo 03:04
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Recitativo
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  21. 21 No. 5. The Night's Funeral Procession 04:20
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. The Night's Funeral Procession
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  22. 22 No. 6. Revelation 02:12
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 6. Revelation
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
  23. 23 No. 7. The Waves 05:40
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 7. The Waves
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Nicolai Worsaae
    Performer
    Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Peter Navarro-Alonso