Torsten Nilsson: Crucifigatur

“Crucifigatur“ -- “Crucify him!“ -- is part of the suite “Septem Improvisationes pro Organo“ by the Swedish composer Torsten Nilsson (1920-1999), organist, composer and the choir master of Oscar’s Church in Stockholm for about 20 years, where his Good Friday oratorio “Nox Angustiae“, of which “Crucifigatur“ forms the overture, received its premiere in 1968, achieving cult status during the years to come. “Nox Angustiae“ -- Night of Anguish -- which depicts the rage and chaos of the original Good Friday i