A Hand for Holmboe: Deconstruction by Katrine Ring

Featuring

Katrine Ring
Hannu Koivula
Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Vagn Holmboe

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Interpretation

Katrine Ring chose Vagn Holmboe's chamber concertos for deconstruction because their tonality, harmony, and 'melodic blocks' are suitable for digital editing, looping, and warping.

Compositional Technique

Vagn Holmboe, a Danish composer, wrote thirteen chamber concertos between 1939 and 1956, an orchestral format he never returned to after this period.

Recording & Production

The source material for these deconstructions comes from Dacapo's acclaimed recording series of Vagn Holmboe's complete chamber concertos, performed by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra.

Composition History

The album includes a track titled 'Vagn and Gunnar Smoking Pipes,' which imagines a conversation between Vagn Holmboe and fellow Horsens-born composer Gunnar Berg, both pipe-smokers.

Performer Biography

Katrine Ring, the artist behind this album, has over 17 years of experience as a DJ, including three years specializing in classical music.

Recording & Production

This album features deconstructions, or remixes, of selected chamber concertos by Danish composer Vagn Holmboe, created by DJ, producer, and composer Katrine Ring.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Vagn Holmboe wrote about the relationship between memory and recognition, noting that recognition can become an 'intellectual crutch' if listeners only seek the familiar.

Mignone: Concertos & Concertinos

Harp Concertos

Romance of the Violin

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44 & Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 - Debussy: Rhapsodies - Fauré: Ballade in F-Sharp Major, Op. 19