Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic, Øyvind Bjorå – Eivind Buene: Violin Concerto & Miniatures – Rolf Wallin: Under City Skin & Appearances (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic, Øyvind Bjorå – Eivind Buene: Violin Concerto & Miniatures – Rolf Wallin: Under City Skin & Appearances (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:24:00 minutes | 1,40 GB | Genre: Classical
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Following his 2001 disc of works by Arne Nordheim, Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal and BIS have collaborated on the project ’A String of Releases’ – recordings of contemporary violin concertos, in several cases written especially for Herresthal. Featured composers so far have been Olav Anton Thommessen, Henrik Hellstenius and Ørjan Matre – all from Norway – as well as Thomas Adès and Per Nørgård. Utterly fearless in his approach to these complex works, Herresthal has received recognition for his recordings, earning a Spellemannprisen (the ‘Norwegian Grammy’) as well as being shortlisted for a Gramophone Award.

The present, amply-filled addition to Herresthal’s ‘string’ features the composers Rolf Wallin (b. 1957) and Eivind Buene (b. 1973). Wallin – one of Scandinavia’s leading composers – has for Herresthal made a version of Under City Skin, his 2009 concerto for viola and ensemble. The work is a poetic and sonic journey through an imaginary cityscape, with the solo violin and the string orchestra playing off and with a pre-recorded soundtrack. Buene’s Violin Concerto was also conceived with Herresthal in mind. With suggestive individual titles – Falling Angels, Sound Asleep and Among Voices – its three movements are each scored for a different combination of chamber orchestral forces. They can be played separately, but together they form a haunting triptych of melancholy and memory. Supporting Herresthal in the concertos are the conductor Øyvind Bjorå and musicians from the Arctic Philharmonic, in two different configurations: as a chamber orchestra and a sinfonietta. Bjorå and the Sinfonietta also perform Wallin’s Appearances and Buene’s Miniatures, for 15 and 16 musicians respectively.

Tracklist:

01. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Under City Skin: I. High-heeled Shoes (05:58)
02. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Under City Skin: II. The Park at Night (07:12)
03. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Under City Skin: III. Locomotive (10:08)
04. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Under City Skin: IV. Pastorale (05:36)
05. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Appearances (Version for 15 Instruments) (23:45)
06. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 1, — (01:08)
07. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 2, — (01:35)
08. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 3, — (01:13)
09. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 4, — (01:05)
10. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 5, — (02:14)
11. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Miniatures: No. 6, — (02:08)
12. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Violin Concerto: I. Falling Angels (09:38)
13. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Violin Concerto: II. Sound Asleep (04:47)
14. Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic & Øyvind Bjorå – Violin Concerto: III. Among Voices of the Dead (07:24)

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