Erland Hilden , "Toccata" from Organ symphony nr 1

[ATLKapellmeister]

I think this is just ugly.

[1lonlyferret]

that was cool



[exxxmarine]

The sounds of the trackers should NOT be heard on an organ, any more than the jacks should be heard in harpsichord performance. It is perfectly possible to play a tracker instrument, fully coupled, at speed, without all that extraneous noise. I do so on a regular basis.

[exxxmarine]

Composition is exceedingly interesting, but the performer needs to work on the delicacy of his touch. Even a completely mechanical organ action need not be this clickety-clackety.

[ATLKapellmeister]

@exxxmarine it sounds like he's beating the hell out of the keys!

[Rheinlander95]

Nice jacket. is that silk?

[OrganPianoMusic]

I just noticed: Nice how the registrant forgot to turn the pages at 7:32 :-) He repeated the passage a couple of times in that "gap" :-D

[OrganPianoMusic]

This is a really interesting performance :) I am personally no friend of such music, especially played on organ but that piece is really convincing me! First I though: what's that? But after listening to it a while and getting in to the mood of the piece I start to like it really much! ;) Hopefully I will get the chance somewhen to get my hands on the score of this beautiful modern piece.

By the way: you can pretty much dance to this very good I found out myself :D

[lipsbach]

Kind of neat, congratulations! Sounds like the Buxtehude g minor at about 7:15

[grandorgue128]

Hi, great piece - where is the score available?

In similar vein, and very worth checking out is Graeme Koehne's Gothic Toccata

I played this amazing organ in courses around the time it was opened and it's good to hear it in SUCH a different context from Tunder and Weckmann etc!

[PraeludiumUndFuge]

Is this bossanova?

[gangsta456852]

sounds great...only the ending is a bit...well it doesn't suit right...but this really is a great piece ;-)

[HDKarras]

How i can get the music sheet of this imposant piece and the whole symphony?

[TheVOC]

very different but you know the sounds of the trackers with the organ gives it a quasi-castanet feel giving it a really folk type flavor. I hope those are on the CD too because it helps give a wonderful flavor to the piece.

[birgerfredricson]

Hi -- no it is not on the CD but Mr Hilden also liked my recording The CD is made with the best pro from Naxos.

I hope you will bay the CD

Proprius, PRCD2055. This organ is the best in the world for barock acording to the pros.

[paradox1066]

Schnitger built organs in the 17th century. The Orgryte organ is a new organ designed to be similar to the original Schnitgers, and completed in 2000.

[gurlsingerfan]

Movement #5 of how many total movements?

This is a fascinating piece, one of the better uses of organ in modern art music I have heard. It pays homage to the classic organ toccata's while still remaining relevant to the times and the minimalist developments in the last decade. it would be nice if Mr. Hilden could upload the other movements to give us a sample of the full range of the piece. This is a composer I would like to hear more out of. Thank you.

[Bortolott1]

woow! kind of weird for me. so cool.