Mark-Anthony Turnage and HK Gruber (an Austrian composer, conductor, and chansonnier) have provided Håkan Hardenberger with more 'stories' than any other composers, including three trumpet concertos each.
Performer Biography
Håkan Hardenberger and Roland Pöntinen made their first recording together, 'The Virtuoso Trumpet', in 1984.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Håkan Hardenberger and Roland Pöntinen enjoy juxtaposing works of contrasting characters or from different centuries to shed new light on the music.
Composition History
Roland Pöntinen's arrangement of 'Nature Boy' by eden ahbez (a songwriter and composer known for his exoticist musical style) was created as a birthday present for Håkan Hardenberger.
Compositional Technique
Roland Pöntinen's piano piece 'Prélude d'automne' is a meditation around the note F, inspired by the simplicity and mood of Thomas Newman's (an American film composer) film scores.
Composition History
Staffan Storm's 'Three Autumns' is atmospherically connected to Anna Akhmatova's (a Russian modernist poet) poem of the same name, written in 1943 during World War II exile.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, 'Autumn Aubade', is seen by Håkan Hardenberger as a return capsule after 40 years, contrasting with their youthful first album 'The Virtuoso Trumpet'.
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