Shostakovich / Apkalna: Light & Dark (Vinyl LP)

The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the city's glittering new landmark, opened in January 2017. Light & Dark is the world's first recording of a solo organ recital in the Grand Hall. Featuring a range of appealing contemporary works, the album showcases the wide tonal spectrum of the Elbphilharmonie's organ. Built by the Bonn-based firm Klais, the organ is an instrument of superlatives. 4,765 pipes extend over five rows of seats, their lengths ranging from just eleven millimeters to an imposing ten meters. Thanks to the very open structure of the hall's white skin around the organ, audiences can actually look inside the instrument and some of the pipes have been coated such that they can be touched without leaving any marks. The organ fits perfectly into the spectacular architecture and has a very impressive sound. There's nothing this organ can't do, Iveta Apkalna enthused. It's warm and rich, with many beautiful fundamental tones that sound from everywhere, and from the depths. The soun