Stefans Grové: Afrika Hymnus
Herman Jordaan, Organ of St Albans Cathedral
Stefans Grové: Afrika Hymnus
Herman Jordaan, Organ of St Albans Cathedral
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About
The Afrika Hymnus cycle, three expansive concert works for solo organ by the eminent South
African composer Stefans Grové (1922–2014), is a peerless achievement in the South African organ repertoire. Though working as an organist throughout his life, Grové wrote little for the in-
strument initially, and it seems that it was only his late-career ‘conversion’ to a style incorporating
African elements into his music that sparked an interest in composing for the organ on a large scale.
Contents and tracklist
Afrika Hymnus I
1. 1. Hail Africa, Mysterious Continent 16:08
2. 2. Song of an Old Woman in her Hut at Dawn 6:32
3. 3. Night Ritual 8:06
Afrika Hymnus II
4. 1. Double Scene: Young Women Dancing; Drumming with Hand
-Clapping 4:46
5. 2. Afrika Madonna 7:28
6. 3. Vuka! 3:50
7. 4. Before my Open Window: the Infinite Night 7:01
8. 5.The Singer of Praise 7:20
Afrika Hymnus III
9. 1. Circle Dance around the Sacrificial Flame 3:32
10. 2. Voices from the Darkness 9:48
11. 3. Liberation 3:58
