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Nordic Spring – Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Carl Nielsen: Little suite for strings, op. 1 (1888) · Johan Svendsen: Romance for violin and orchestra, op. 26 (1881) · Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40 (1884) · Kurt Atterberg: Suite no.3, op. 19 for violin, viola and string orchestra (1917)more… · Jean Sibelius: Valse triste, Op. 44 (1904) · Edvard Bræin: Serenade for viola and orchestra (1947)

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra · Terje Tønnesen, violin · Lars Anders Tomter, viola

– Listen out particularly for one of the most famous works in the Scandinavian string genre, Grieg’s Holberg Suite. And Kurt Atterberg’s Suite for violin, viola and string orchestra is notable for its transcendent beauty and passion. [Classic FM Album of the Week]

kr 139

The finest works of Nordic composers

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra´s new album ´Nordic Spring´ offers a poetic journey through the finest works composed by Nordic composers. Grieg´s Holberg Suite takes the lead in this exceptional selection followed by works by Nielsen, Svendsen, Sibelius, Bræin and Atterberg. Some of the finest of Nordic string music, a combination of internationally celebrated works and hidden gems that have rarely been performed or recorded.

Grieg’s Holberg Suite of 1884 was the composer’s tribute to Norwegian dramatist and author Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) for the bicentenary of his birth and it probably the work that is most closely associated with the NCO. Kurt Atterberg´s ´Suite for violin, viola and string orchestra´, a work notable for its transcendent beauty and passion featuring Terje Tønnesen and Lars Anders Tomter as soloists. Tønnesen also performs a solo violin in Johan Svendsen´s masterpiece ‘Romance for violin and orchestra’. Another Nordic favorite, Carl Nielsen´s ´The Little Suite in A minor´ follows the programme. This was Nielsen´s first publish work and its innovative musical language hints the great symphonist he would later become. This recording also marks the world premiere recording of the Norwegian composer Edvard Bræin´s ‘Serenade for viola and orchestra´ (1947) with Lars Anders Tomter as soloist. The album is completed with Jean Sibelius´ ´Valse triste´.

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The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra´s new album ´Nordic Spring´ offers a poetic journey through the finest works composed by Nordic composers. Grieg´s Holberg Suite takes the lead in this exceptional selection followed by works by Nielsen, Svendsen, Sibelius, Bræin and Atterberg.

‘From Holberg’s time’ – a new landmark recording

Grieg´s Holberg Suite of 1884 was the composer’s tribute to Norwegian dramatist and author Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) for the bicentenary of his birth and it probably the work that is most closely associated with the NCO. The orchestra´s first recording of the piece in 1979 received international critical acclaim and has been regarded as one of the top reference recordings ever since. In this release, it is once again masterfully performed with new vigour and meticulous precision.

“Filled with the finest Nordic string music we know” – Terje Tønnsen

´Nordic Spring´ comprises of some of the finest of Nordic string music, a combination of internationally celebrated works and hidden gems that have rarely been performed or recorded. Edvard Grieg´s ‘Holberg Suite’ is followed by Kurt Atterberg´s ´Suite for violin, viola and string orchestra´, a work notable for its transcendent beauty and passion featuring Terje Tønnesen and Lars Anders Tomter as soloists. Tønnesen also performs a solo violin in Johan Svendsen´s masterpiece ‘Romance for violin and orchestra’. Another Nordic favorite, Carl Nielsen´s ´The Little Suite in A minor´ follows the programme. This was Nielsen´s first publish work premiered in 1888 and its innovative musical language hints the great symphonist he would later become.

This recording also marks the world premiere recording of the Norwegian composer Edvard Bræin´s ‘Serenade for viola and orchestra´ (1947) with Lars Anders Tomter as soloist. The album is completed with Jean Sibelius´ ´Valse triste´ which was originally part of the incidental music to the play ´Kuolema´ but was later revised into a separate concert piece.

Carl Nielsen |Edvard Bræin |Edvard Grieg |Jean Sibelius |Johan Svendsen |Krzysztof Drab |Kurt Atterberg |Lars Anders Tomter |Norwegian Chamber Orchestra |Terje Tønnesen

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EAN : 7033662012640

Cat.No.: PSC1264

Priskategori : CD

Link til booklet : nedlasting