Berit Norbakken Solset & Gro Bergrabb - Gebete für Mitgefangene (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Is there a connection between the prayers of a German prisoner during the Second World War and the hymns of northern Norway?

Can a person lament her suffering and still trust that God does not place a greater burden on her than she can bear?

How is the building of a cathedral in the far north of Norway related to the great drama of world history?

“Gebete für Mitgefangene” presents a wide range, from Bonhoeffer’s texts and Nystedt’s music to the simple hymn verses with which each movement ends. To exist in the tension between life’s painful side and trust in a caring God is a fundamental experience that is reflected in the religious music on this recording.

She is accompanied by organist Gro Bergrabb (b. 1979) who received a degree in church music from the Norwegian Academy of Music as a student of Professor Jon Laukvik and who is very active in her native Norway as a performer.

Tracklist:
1. Gebete für Mitgefangene: I. Morgengebet (17:32)
2. Gebete für Mitgefangene: II. Abendgebet (06:50)
3. Gebete für Mitgefangene: III. Gebet in besonderer Not (06:25)
4. Fuge med koral "Hvo ene lader Herren råde" (03:44)
5. Hvo ene lader Herren råde (03:33)
6. No ror ei natt seg ut fra land (04:31)
7. Herre, så stiger vår takk til deg (02:56)
8. Dagsens auga sloknar ut (05:32)

Personnel:
Berit Norbakken Solset, soprano
Gro Bergrabb, organ