Mari Samuelsen, Håkon Samuelsen, Trondheim Soloists – Nordic Noir (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Mari Samuelsen, Håkon Samuelsen, Trondheim Soloists – Nordic Noir (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:06 minutes | 796 MB | Genre: Classical
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The Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen examines the fascinating world of Scandinavian film music on her solo album „Nordic Noir“. “Nordic Noir” stands for dark Scandinavian drama and crime series. You can listen to the music of this cinematic genre sounds on the album of the same name that Mari Samuelsen has recorded. In a duo with her brother Håkon Samuelsen, the violinist has long been known for exploring new sound environments and interpreting the works of contemporary composers. Together with Max Richter and the “12 ensemble”, she regularly explores the broad spectrum of modern classical music.

With „Nordic Noir“, Mari Samuelsen presents her recording debut as a soloist and devotes herself to mysterious, gloomy and melancholic compositions, which convey and characterize the character of Scandinavian crime stories that have established themselves over the last years as an independent genre. The works are written by Ólafur Arnalds, Frans Bak, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderqvist and Arvo Pärt, and some of them have been created in close collaboration with the artist so that Mari Samuelsen has penetrated the music with her personality and created recordings whose authentic charisma get under your skin.

Tracklist:
1-01. Trondheim Soloists & Jesper Söderqvist & Gunnar Flagstad & Mari Samuelsen – Helmersson: Timelapse (02:40)
1-02. Trondheim Soloists & Hakon Samuelsen & Mari Samuelsen – Arnalds: Near Light (02:59)
1-03. Hakon Samuelsen & Mari Samuelsen & Frans Bak & Trondheim Soloists & Keld Haaning Ibsen – Bak: The Mist-Pt. 1 (04:45)
1-04. Frans Bak & Keld Haaning Ibsen & Hakon Samuelsen & Trondheim Soloists & Mari Samuelsen – Bak: The Mist-Pt. 2 (02:29)
1-05. Hakon Samuelsen & Mari Samuelsen & Frans Bak & Keld Haaning Ibsen & Trondheim Soloists – Bak: The Mist-Pt. 3 (02:33)
1-06. Trondheim Soloists & Mari Samuelsen – Pärt: Darf ich … (03:42)
1-07. Mari Samuelsen & Trondheim Soloists – Söderqvist: Love & Rage (03:13)
1-08. Hakon Samuelsen & Trondheim Soloists & Mari Samuelsen – Söderqvist: Study In Rituals, Prelude (03:35)
1-09. Mari Samuelsen & Hakon Samuelsen & Jesper Söderqvist & Trondheim Soloists – Helmersson: Study In Rituals, Pt. 1 (06:02)
1-10. Jesper Söderqvist & Hakon Samuelsen & Mari Samuelsen & Trondheim Soloists – Helmersson: Study In Rituals, Pt. 2 (02:55)
1-11. Mari Samuelsen & Trondheim Soloists & Gunnar Flagstad & Hakon Samuelsen – Tveitt: Vél komne Med Aera (03:28)
1-12. Trondheim Soloists & Hakon Samuelsen & Mari Samuelsen – Arnalds: Words Of Amber (04:39)

Personnel:
Mari Samuelsen, violin
Trondheim Soloists
Hakon Samuelsen, direction

Composers:
Arnalds, Ólafur (b.1986)
Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
Söderqvist, Johan (b.1966)
Tveitt, Geirr (1908-81)

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