Perspectives
Seminal works from the orchestra of Arctic Tromsø
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Composer or Director: Arvo Pärt, György Kurtág, Anton Webern, Fredrik Högberg, Witold Lutoslawski
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Simax
Magazine Review Date: 11/2012
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 53
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: PSC1302
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(5) Pieces |
Anton Webern, Composer
Anton Webern, Composer Kolbjørn Holthe, Conductor Tromsø Chamber Orchestra |
Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Kolbjørn Holthe, Conductor Tromsø Chamber Orchestra |
Aus der Ferne III |
György Kurtág, Composer
György Kurtág, Composer Kolbjørn Holthe, Conductor Tromsø Chamber Orchestra |
Hitting the First Base: Concerto for double bass |
Fredrik Högberg, Composer
Dan Styffe, Musician, Double bass Fredrik Högberg, Composer Kolbjørn Holthe, Conductor Tromsø Chamber Orchestra |
Funeral music |
Witold Lutoslawski, Composer
Kolbjørn Holthe, Conductor Tromsø Chamber Orchestra Witold Lutoslawski, Composer |
Author: Richard_Whitehouse
All of which might seem a tough act for Fredrik Högberg’s Hitting the First Base (2008) to measure up against but this concerto for double bass – with its fanciful section headings and breezily anarchic interplay between soloist, the redoubtable Dan Styffe, and strings – only marginally outstays its welcome through to the speculative sequence of cadenza-like gestures and nonchalant final pay-off. One of several fine Nordic string works might have widened the scope of the programme accordingly although, with its cleanly astringent sound and extensive annotations, this is a release whose perspective on the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra is both enlightening and impressive.
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