Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, the composer, sought musical realism, often drawing inspiration from nature and its 'strangeness' in his works.
Recording & Production
The recording was produced in the DXD audio format (Digital eXtreme Definition) at 352.8 kHz/24bit, using DPA 4006TL microphones.
Performer Biography
Theatre of Voices, a vocal quartet founded by Paul Hillier, won a Grammy Award in 2010 and has collaborated with many eminent composers and instrumentalists.
Performer Biography
Paul Hillier, the artistic director of Theatre of Voices, is a singer, conductor, and author, and has received an OBE for services to choral music and the Order of the White Star of Estonia.
Compositional Technique
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, the composer, developed a technique of superimposing one piece on top of another, which he called 'a perfect Pelle Lego set'.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen in December 2012.
Performer Biography
The Kronos Quartet, a Grammy-winning ensemble, has commissioned over 850 works and arrangements for string quartet and received both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize.
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