The Nordic Council Music Prize 2010 was awarded to the Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen. His "Opus 42" represents a true renewal of Nordic vocal music. This strikingly beautiful piece reveals the common denominators in ancient and ultra-modern sounds, drawing our attention to the similarities between Scandinavian folk traditions and the music we might find in, say, the Middle East or India. Lasse Thoresen not only uses folk sounds to spice up art music, he also integrates its finely tuned microtonality, spectral overtones, harmonies and rhythms into the contemporary, modernist project in a truly pioneering manner. A project like this depends upon close collaboration with skilled musicians who are willing to take risks. Thoresen found them in the vocal ensemble Nordic Voices and folk singer Berit Opheim Versto.
曲目:
1 - Vocal sextet, Op. 42 Solbon
2 - Vocal sextet, Op. 42 Likferdsselmin
3 - Helligkvad, Op. 19 Skap i meg et rent hjerte
4 - Helligkvad, Op. 19 La meg neres av din skjonnhet
5 - Helligkvad, Op. 19 O du som er vart liv og lys
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