The album explores three different artistic working concepts: variation, metamorphosis, and fragment, which are reflected in the selected works.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Allegria is a Norwegian ensemble known for its high artistic standard and spontaneity, managed by its 25 permanent musicians under artistic director Maria Angelika Carlsen.
Performer Biography
Ensemble Allegria has released four recordings on the LAWO Classics label, two of which were nominated for Spellemannprisen, Norway's Grammy.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in Sofienberg Church, Oslo, across several dates in August 2020 and May 2021.
Composer's Artistic Vision
All three composers on this CD—Benjamin Britten, Richard Strauss, and Lars Petter Hagen—build upon the work of an older colleague, but not in a caricaturing way.
Performer Biography
In 2018, Ensemble Allegria received the prestigious Diapason d'or de l'année award for its recording of Bach's motets.
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Georg Katzer - Friedrich Goldmann
Gunther Schuller: Impromptus & Cadenzas' Octet
Jorge E. López: Works for Ensemble
Michael Finnissy: Maldon & Other Choral Works
Entre parenthèses
Eres Holz: DEATH
Nils Henrik Asheim: Hornflowers
MozHayique: Mozart & Haydn
Phantasy in Blue: Music for Cello and Saxophone Quintet
Sallinen: Chamber Music
Bonecrusher
Greco: Geografías del Silencio, In Passing, Swallow & Off with Its Head!
