Some Thoughts on Playing the Organ by Willem Tanke: CD Imaginary Day, track 9: The First Psalm, organ Stevenskerk Nijmegen

29/06/2015

CD Imaginary Day, track 9: The First Psalm, organ Stevenskerk Nijmegen

The First Psalm was originally intended for a performance by actor Henk van Ulsen, a rather light-hearted approach to a subject which has been for centuries a cornerstone of Dutch Calvinism. This setting of Psalm One has a gentle, innocent character.

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As a classical organist I have been a prominent Messiaen and Reger interpreter since the '90s. Nowadays Bach interpretation is my main classical project. This is represented by my research "Dancing Bach on the organ". At the same time, as an improviser and a performing composer, I have been creating a new musical language which brings together musicians with avant-jazz, avant-pop, Western classical and traditional African and Asian backgrounds. I now relate this to my Bach interpretation.