Sørensen's music is characterized by standard-interval melodies, a distinctive smudged tonality, frequent high registers, supplementary vocal sounds, and many echo effects.
Performer Biography
John Storgårds, the conductor and solo violinist, maintains a dual career as a conductor and violin virtuoso and is known for his creative programming.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bent Sørensen, the composer, increasingly uses silence as an integral and provocative element in his music, viewing it as a precious commodity.
Composition History
The work Mignon and its companion pieces, Pantomime and Rosenbad, were inspired by and written for the composer's wife, pianist Katrine Gislinge.
Performer Biography
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1972, is the most northerly professional orchestra in Finland and the entire EU.
Performer Biography
Katrine Gislinge, the pianist on this recording, premiered and recorded Bent Sørensen's piano concerto Mignon - Papillons in 2014.
Recording & Production
This album includes several world premiere recordings, indicated by an asterisk next to the work titles.
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