John Storgårds, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Per Nørgård: Symphony No. 8; 3 Nocturnal Movements; Lysning (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 242 Mb | Total time: 54:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-SACD-2502 | Recorded: 2019, 2022
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 242 Mb | Total time: 54:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-SACD-2502 | Recorded: 2019, 2022
Per Nørgård has been hailed as the leading Danish contemporary composer and has often been described as eclectic. With this recording, the reasons for that will likely be evident both to listeners who are familiar with this celebrated composer and those who are new to his stylings. Nørgård has written in many genres – chamber music, concertos, operas, and orchestral music, including eight symphonies – and has drawn inspiration from a myriad of sources, such as the symphonies of Sibelius and Vagn Holmboe, jazz, artist Adolf Wölfli, and serialism, even taking the latter to a new level with his "infinity row," which, in turn, inspired numerous composers that followed.