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No other instrument is so closely associated with devotion and ritual as the organ. Yet for all the instrument鈥檚 proximity to the angels, it鈥檚 also capable of evoking the darkest infernal realms... an area of repertoire Iveta, and many other organists, love to revel in. Just don鈥檛 tell the vicar鈥�

Iveta Apkalna presents a sequence of portrayals of the heavenly gates - as well as close encounters with Mephistopheles himself. With music by Liszt, JS Bach, Vierne, Messiaen, Janacek, George Thalben-Ball and Petr Eben.

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Acclaimed Latvian organ virtuoso Iveta Apkalna takes us on an odyssey through some of the greatest music for her instrument: exploding myths, overturning cliches and reinventing the way we approach one of the most extraordinary musical machines ever created.

She revels in an array of arresting, brilliant organ music from the famous to the unfamiliar: from cherished masterpieces by JS Bach, Liszt and Vierne to lesser-known works by Saariaho, Eotvos, Rheinberger and Nico Muhly. In focusing squarely on this remarkable repertoire, Iveta puts to bed any preconceptions that the world of the organ is somehow dry or technical - guiding us through the musical brilliance of some of the greatest performers of the last 100 years.

Above all, this is personal. No completism, no apologies for missing out this or that fugue or toccata. Instead: a fresh, compelling approach to some of the greatest - and often under-appreciated - music ever written.

Produced by Steven Rajam. An Overcoat Media production.