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January 20, 2007
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Concertos and Fairytales is a collection of four compositions written for trombone and orchestra. The word "modern" could easily be used to describe these works and some may not care for these pieces as they abandon traditional harmonies. However, no one is going to call this disc dull and music ... more |
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January 12, 2007
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Sigurd Islandsmoen's Requiem is a work that has finally resurfaced decades after it's 1943 premiere. Islandsmoen was a Norwegian composer who used folk tunes throughout this choral piece which sets it apart from other Requiems. It does not use modern harmonies or tonality, but seems to rely on ... more |
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November 19, 2006
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Although this is only my third SACD made by Pentatone it is a disc that I think will appeal to most choral music lovers. The performances throughout this disc are very meditative and the choral voices come through with clarity. The very open acoustic seems to only enhance the emotion of these ... more |
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November 14, 2006
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Marianne Thorsen is a sensitive and intelligent musician who is wonderfully backed by the Trondheim Solistene. There is beauriful playing throughout these Mozart Concertos and I particularly enjoy the 2nd Mvmt of No. 3 in G with the winds and horns so beautifully caught. Also notice the winds in the ... more |
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November 2, 2006
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The sound is certainly beautifully balanced and I have never heard a piano more realistically caught than on this disc. It is a very intimate approach to these works. There is just the right reverberance without losing that sense of closeness to the performer. I have only listened to the MCH portion ... more |
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