Kasper Rofelt aims to create expressive spaces for musical interpretation without specifying particular emotional content, often by juxtaposing materials without development.
Recording & Production
All the works on this album are world premiere recordings, meaning they have never been released on an album before.
Compositional Technique
In "Sérénade pour Ionesco," Kasper Rofelt uses unusual sounds like dry percussion from strings knocking on soundboards and squeaks of dog toys from wind instruments.
Performer Biography
The Danish Chamber Players have commissioned over 110 new works from prominent composers and have released more than 30 CD recordings.
Performer Biography
The Danish Chamber Players, founded in 1991, are one of five Danish ensembles providing professional classical music to sparsely covered areas of Denmark.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Kasper Rofelt often explores continuity and discontinuity in his music, combining contrasting and even incompatible materials.
Compositional Technique
Kasper Rofelt's piece "Entourage II" uses deliberately restricted musical materials: a rising arpeggio and a resonant cluster chord, which evolve through small developments.
