Artist: Iveta Apkalna
Album: Widor & Vierne (Iveta Apkalna at the Weiwuying Concert Hall)
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:13:48
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 1,19 GB

Tracklist:

1. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphony No.5, Op. 42 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace (11:15)
2. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphony No.5, Op. 42 No. 1: II. Allegro cantabile (07:51)
3. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphony No.5, Op. 42 No. 1: III. Andantino quasi allegretto (07:01)
4. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphony No.5, Op. 42 No. 1: IV. Adagio (05:42)
5. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphony No.5, Op. 42 No. 1: V. Toccata (05:39)
6. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphonie No.3, Op. 28: I. Allegro maestoso (07:10)
7. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphonie No.3, Op. 28: II. Cantilène (05:56)
8. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphonie No.3, Op. 28: III. Intermezzo (04:17)
9. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphonie No.3, Op. 28: IV. Adagio (07:44)
10. Iveta Apkalna – Organ Symphonie No.3, Op. 28: V. Final (06:03)
11. Iveta Apkalna – Schafe können sicher weiden (Arr. for Organ) (05:05)

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Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna is considered one of the leading instrumentalists in the world. Since 2017 she has served as the titular organist of the Klais organ at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. The January 2017 opening offerd two world premieres: Wolfgang Rihm’s Triptychon und Spruch in memoriam Hans Henny Jahnn with Thomas Hengelbrock and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Jörg Widmann’s ARCHE with Kent Nagano and the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg. Most recently, she has released her new CD “Light & Dark”, the first solo album recorded on the Klais organ at the Elbphilharmonie, produced by the label Berlin Classics.Iveta Apkalna has earned international recognition for honours and competitions. In March 2018 she received the “Latvian Grand Music Award”, the most prestigious award in music in Latvia, in the categories “Musician of the Year” and “Concert of the Year”. Furthermore, she was appointed cultural ambassador of Latvia by receiving the “Excellence Award in Culture 2015” from the Latvian Ministry of Culture. Iveta Apkalna became the first organist to receive the title of “Best Performing Artist” award at the 2005 ECHO Klassik.