Pehr Henrik Nordgren's great spiritual model was Dmitri Shostakovich, and he was also strongly influenced by Finnish, especially Ostrobothnian and Ingrian, folk music.
Compositional Technique
Pehr Henrik Nordgren was a prolific composer of concertos, with 28 concertos and four other orchestral works featuring a soloist, totaling 32 concerto-like works.
Performer Biography
The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, formed in 1969, has inspired over 300 composers to dedicate music to them, continuing a tradition started by pioneer Sigurd Raschèr.
Compositional Technique
Fratres by Arvo Pärt is based on a harmonic progression repeated nine times, with the top line's melody sounding a third lower with each repetition.
Compositional Technique
Arvo Pärt's 'tintinnabular style' creates a bell-like illusion by using a single triad running through the middle of the texture, as particularly marked in Fratres.
Composer Biography
Pehr Henrik Nordgren, born in Åland, grew up in Helsinki and studied composition privately with Joonas Kokkonen and in Tokyo.
Performer Biography
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1972, is the most northerly professional orchestra in both Finland and the European Union, based in Rovaniemi.
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