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ARNE NORDHEIM: Epitaffio per orchestra e nastro magnetico · Canzona per orchestra · Adieu · Fonos - for trombone and orchestra · Monolith for orchestra

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra · Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor · Rolf Gupta, conductor · Marius Hesby, trombone

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Playing time

1 - Monolith
15:44

2 - Epitaffio per orchestra e nastro magnetico
11:11

3 - Canzona per orchestra
14:17

4 - I
04:08

5 - II
06:25

6 - III
07:00

7 - Adieu - pour orchestre à cordes et instruments avec sons de cloches
05:17

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In 2011 Arne Nordheim would have been 80 years. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate the leading composer of Scandinavia with a fantastic recording of his earliest and last orchestral works. The emotional and terrifying beauty of Arne Nordheim's orchestral music have never been more captivating than in these new recordings.

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra interprets Arne Nordheim with a true understanding of the sonic architecture of the pieces. Also benefitting from state-of-the-art recording, these new readings - under the eminent direction of Saraste and Gupta - reveal landscapes in Nordheim's music that have not been explored earlier.

The breakthrough

His early works, Canzona (1960) and Epitaffio (1963) attracted big commissions from such names as Mstislav Rostropovich, L.A. Philharmonics/Metha, Peter Pears and many other prominent artists. We hear how Nordheim very early on developed his signature motifs and themes, material that he would return to again and again. 'I have been writing on the same piece my whole life' was one of Nordheim's famous lines

The late works

Adieu was written in 1994, in memory of Lutoslawski, and the work is related to both The Dream Ballade and the great oratorio Nidaros. Monolith was commissioned by the International Program for Music Composition, Tokyo, in 1990. Soloist Marius Hesby worked closely together with Nordheim on the trombone concerto Fonos, which was premiered in 2005 and was to be the composer's final work for orchestra.

Nordheim

Nordheim's artistic drive made him a beacon throughout the modern world for over 50 years. In his own country his open attitude made him an easy target for attacks and scorn, seen as representing modernistic art in general. He had the strength and the vision to stand fast and continue his work. Eventually Nordheim was given the highest acknowledgements for his work, and in 1982 he moved into Grotten, the Norwegian Government's honorary residence near the Royal Palace. Arne Nordheim passed away only weeks after the present recording was finished, and was given a state funeral.

Marius Hesby Jukka-Pekka Saraste Rolf Gupta Arne Nordheim

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Release:

02.09.2011
EAN:

7033662013180
Catalog Number:

PSC1318
Price Category:

1CDK

Contemporary Music | World premiere recording | Orchestral | Concerto | Brass

The emotional and terrifying beauty of Nordheim's music have never been more captivating than in these new recordings.

“- Rolf Gupta dirigerer «Monolith», «Epitaffio», «Canzona» og «Adieu». Og det gjør han så godt, at jeg ikke kan komme på noen andre innspillinger av disse verkene som helt matcher. Fargene i musikken skinner og lyser og orkestret spiller med en briljant klarhet som gir musikken tydelige konturer. Slik får vi syn for sagn at de romantiske sidene ved komponisten Nordheim ikke på noen måte krymper ved å bli helt gjennomlyst. [...] Alt dette samler seg til en makeløs fin Nordheim-utgivelse. [6 Ståle Wikshåland / Dagbladet]“

Dice 6

“- Det aller beste på denne platen, ja nærmest med Nordheim, er i mine ører nettopp tittelverket fra 1963. Her virker utforskningen av de klangene som siden er blitt Nordheims signatur stadig ung og undrende, i hendene på Rolf Gupta og Oslo-Filharmonien nesten sensuell - som om landskapet fortsatt er uoppdaget. [5 Astrid Kvalbein / Aftenposten]“

Dice 5

“- Tydelig, finstemt tolkning av Arne Nordheims orkesterverk. [Hild Borchgrevink / Dagsavisen]“

“- Autoritativ oppsummering av Arne Nordheims orkestermusikk [6 Peter Larsen / Bergens Tidende]“

Dice 6

“- Overveldende tilbakeblikk på Arne Nordheim som orkesterkomponist. Platen er et album som bringer frem igjen følelsen av å ha mistet en slektning. [Erling Sandmo / Morgenbladet]“

“- her blir vi tatt med inn i den geniale komponistens fantastiske univers. Et univers som er lyttervennlig, fasinerende og rikt. [6 Trond Erikson / Smaalenene Avis]“

Dice 6

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