This CD commemorates the 100th birthday of the Norwegian composer and organist Leif Solberg (b. 1914). Solberg's only symphony (1950-51) confirms the contrapuntal mastery evident in his magisterial organ works, investing it with a touch of sardonic humour and the dancing rhythms of Norwegian folk-music; the choral Good Friday Meditation, by contrast, points to the lyrical side of his muse.
Tim Collins, organ; Anna Sundstrom Otervik, mezzo soprano; Magnus Ingemund Kjelstad, baritone; Solberg Centenary Singers; Marit Tondel Bodsberg, conductor; Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Paul Mann, conductor
If the name of the small town of Lillehammer in Norway rings any bells for you, it is probably as the site of the 1994…
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