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The American Organist - The Clérambault is stylishly played… the Bielawa work… exhibits flair and color... Likewise, the difficult but musically rewarding Fifth Symphony of Vierne is well suited to the French Romantic strengths of the organ and enjoys here a grand conclusion. The Tracker - Sandra Soderlund's program demonstrates the versatility of this...organ beginning with the Clérambault...tastefully and historically registered...The disc is worth having just for the Quodlibet SF 42569 of Herbert Bielawa…which marries the electronic sounds to those of the organ in a remarkable way...The bulk of the disc is given over to…the complete 5th Symphony of Vierne...a thoroughly satisfying performance of this seldom heard work. The Diapason - Vierne's 5me Symphonie ...is performed with technical prowess and a natural sense of style. Herbert Bielawa's Quodlibet SF 42569, for organ and synthesizer, is an interesting and engaging work...Soderlund turns in a positively dazzling performance. |
Suite du 2me Ton - L. N. Clérambault Quodlibet SF42569 - Herbert Bielawa 5me Symphonie - Louis Vierne |
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Toccatas in G Major and D Major |
The American Organist - Sandra Soderlund...plays energetically, with taste, with insight, and with temperament. She has a winning disc here. Highly recommended. Continuo - Soderlund...makes the most of the instrument in the Toccatas particularly, which boast a brilliance of sound and a forward driving momentum that effectively highlight their character as display pieces. Soderlund does a good job of delineating mood through rhythmic inflection. Overall, her playing...is always full of character and technically very secure. American Record Guide - Soderlund, a specialist in organ and harpsichord, is a responsible and sensitive musician…The sound is particularly fine - forward but not harsh, with great clarity and definition. |
Recorded on the Aeolian-Skinner Organ at Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University American Record Guide - Soderlund plays this music so that it is a joy to hear…The music is fine, the organist is fine, the organ is fine, and the technical aspect is fine. What further could one ask? The American Organist - Soderlund plays with a secure feeling for the contemporary idiom and a solid sense of rhythm. |
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For information on purchasing these recordings, contact ssoderl@mills.edu |
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