Organ Music from USA

This album includes Charles Ives’s *Variations on “America”*, Aaron Copland’s *Episode* and *Preamble (for a Solemn Occasion)*, Morton Feldman’s *Principal Sound*, and John Cage’s *Some of “The Harmony of Maine”*. Performed by Hans-Ola Ericsson on the 1987 Grönlund organ at Luleå Cathedral, Sweden, these pieces span a range of American organ music, from Ives's playful national hymn variations to Feldman’s minimalism and Cage’s experimental arrangements. Each work reflects the composers’ innovative approaches to the organ, merging tradition with avant-garde elements.