"Musica Sacra" (1996)
Den mänskliga rösten är alltid närvarande, den har oändliga uttrycksmöjligheter. Vi kan som lyssnare känna oss trygga med körsång som ett musikaliskt uttrycksmedel. De verk vi får lyssna till på Musica Sacra får oss att känna harmoni. "Sanctus", "Stilla sköna aftontimma" och "Kristallen den fina" är verk som skapar ett inre lugn och en känsla av välbefinnande. Organisten Mattias Wager och sopransaxofonisten Anders Paulsson ger nya färger och rytmisk vitalitet.
Musica Sacra is a "choral" CD with a difference. Here we have the choral sound blended with organ, soprano -saxophone and percussion. At the same time a number of musical styles or types have been incorporated including for example Latin/Jazz influenced choir music as well as Swedish folk and baroque influences.__Performing on this CD we have the internationally famous Anders Paulsson on soprano-saxophone and on organ Mattias Wager, who in 1995 won two of Europe's most prestigious competitions: "International Interpretation Competition" in St. Albans, England and the "Grand Prix dëImprovisation Pierre Cochereau" in Paris, France. Works by: Bach, Sandström, Jansson, de Morales, Olsson, Vivaldi etc.
Recension: Spiritual peace in a troubled world - this is the recurrent theme of this CD. "This flawless disc opens with a hymn by Bach, followed by a solo by organist Mattias Wager, whom I loved. Jan Sandström's Sanctus also pleased me. I promise you a shock on cut 3, Gunnar Eriksson's arrangement of Lars Jansson's superb To the Mothers of Brazil. It is performed by the choir, the remarkable saxophonist Anders Paulsson, and percussionist Tomas Isaksson. I was won over, delighted! How can a percussion group with an African rhythm, an East Indian-accented soprano sax, and a very Occidental choir meld into such a harmonious and admirable performance. It must be heard! I love choral music, and because I do, I am demanding of singers, the conductor and even the recording environment and the sound recording. "This disc is tops from every point of view." (UHF Magazine)
1. Nun kommt der Heiden Heiland
2. Sanctus
3. To the mothers of Brazil / Salve Regina
4. Den signade dag
5. Stilla sköna aftontimma
6. Kristallen den fina
7. Parce mihi domine
8. Jesu dulcis memoria
9. Ave maris stella
10. Lullaby
11. Komm süsser Tod
12. Concerto in D minor - I Allegro-Grave
13. Concerto in D minor - II Fuga
14. Concerto in D minor - III Largo e spiccato
15. Concerto in D minor - IV Allegro
16. Gloria
17. Cunctipotens