The recording of Serenidad, the clarinet concerto, is a live performance from the 2014 Léonie Sonning Music Prize ceremony where Martin Fröst was honored.
Performer Biography
Leif Ove Andsnes, the pianist on this album, is a world-renowned soloist and chamber musician, and the founding director of Norway's Rosendal Chamber Music Festival.
Performer Biography
Tine Thing Helseth, the trumpeter, is celebrated for her soulful, lyrical sound and challenges genre boundaries, performing classical, contemporary, and new commissions.
Performer Biography
Martin Fröst, the clarinettist, is known for pushing musical boundaries and was the first clarinettist to receive the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize in 2014.
Compositional Technique
Bent Sørensen's concertos are not virtuoso works in the traditional sense; instead, the soloist and orchestra form a single musical organism, often interacting even during cadenzas.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of all three concertos by Bent Sørensen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bent Sørensen's concertos invite listeners into a magical musical world, with the soloist as a radiant focal point and the orchestra as an echoing space.
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