Harald Herresthal (b.1944) is Professor of Church Music at the Norwegian State Music Academy and chairman of the Arne Nordheim Centre at the same place. As an organist, teacher, music reviewer and academic author, Herresthal has, since the 1970s, played an active role in Norwegian musical life. He has published a long series of books on music with European and American publishers. This recording, which is issued in connection with his 70th birthday, contains a small selection of the Norwegian…
Harald Herresthal (b.1944) is Professor of Church Music at the Norwegian State Music Academy and chairman of the Arne Nordheim Centre at the same place. As an organist, teacher, music reviewer and academic author, Herresthal has, since the 1970s, played an active role in Norwegian musical life. He has published a long series of books on music with European and American publishers. This recording, which is issued in connection with his 70th birthday, contains a small selection of the Norwegian organ works that, over the years, he has performed at concerts at home and abroad, and recorded on gramophone records and CDs. Nov. 2013
