Like a Flame
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Like a Flame is a double-album with free improvisations
for organ by Frederik Magle
released in December 2010 on the Swedish record label Proprius Music (PRCD 2061). It was recorded on the then new Frobenius
pipe organ
in Jørlunde Church
on December 22-23, 2009. Frederik Magle recorded a total of 60 free improvisations over the cause of the two days and later selected 23 to be released on the double album. The improvisations was recorded in one take.
The album has been mostly favorably reviewed, but also been criticized and caused some debate about the nature of improvisation with the reviewers of Danish magazine Orglet and Danish Organist's Society (DOKS) magazine Organistbladet arguing for the use of traditional fugal and choral forms as well as stylistic copies of Johann Sebastian Bach
when improvising and on the other hand organist, jazz-pianist, and composer Henrik Sørensen defending the free improvisational form on Like a Flame in an article in Danish organ-magazine Orgelforum.
CD2:
Free improvisation
Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician involved. The term can refer to both a technique and as a recognizable genre in its own right....
for organ by Frederik Magle
Frederik Magle
Frederik Magle is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist. He studied composition and music theory with Leif Thybo and attended the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he studied composition and organ...
released in December 2010 on the Swedish record label Proprius Music (PRCD 2061). It was recorded on the then new Frobenius
Frobenius Orgelbyggeri
-History:Frobenius Orgelbyggeri was founded in Copenhagen by Theodor Frobenius in 1909. The firm moved to Lyngby in 1925. Theodor's sons Walther and Erik joined the company in 1944, at the same time that they began to build organs in the classical tradition, with mechanical actions and slider...
pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
in Jørlunde Church
Jørlunde Church
Jørlunde Church is a late Viking age / early medieval church situated in Jørlunde, Denmark. The church was built by Skjalm Hvide around the year 1085 ....
on December 22-23, 2009. Frederik Magle recorded a total of 60 free improvisations over the cause of the two days and later selected 23 to be released on the double album. The improvisations was recorded in one take.
The album has been mostly favorably reviewed, but also been criticized and caused some debate about the nature of improvisation with the reviewers of Danish magazine Orglet and Danish Organist's Society (DOKS) magazine Organistbladet arguing for the use of traditional fugal and choral forms as well as stylistic copies of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
when improvising and on the other hand organist, jazz-pianist, and composer Henrik Sørensen defending the free improvisational form on Like a Flame in an article in Danish organ-magazine Orgelforum.
Track List
CD1:- Origin
- Like a Flame
- Fleeting Glimpses
- Towards Truth
- A Temptation
- Merry-go-round
- Awakening
- Awake
- To Become
- Realization
- Truth
CD2:
- Odditorium
- Through the Mist
- Crossing Borders
- Dreams of Childhood Dreams
- Memories of Meadows
- Behind the Mask
- Empty Fair
- Lament
- Journey Forever
- Destiny
- Ascending
- End of the Circle