The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, an innovative ensemble, consists of 26 hand-picked, professional singers and is one of Europe's leading chamber choirs.
Recording & Production
This Hybrid SACD recording can be played back in Stereo (CD and SACD) and in 5.0 Surround sound (SACD), aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers on this album, all grounded in modernism, resist the modernist dogma of constant evolution and instead engage in dialogue with older traditions and language.
Album & Artwork
The three works on this album, by three important Norwegian composers, all originate in words, using texts or verbal metaphors as their point of departure.
Performer Biography
Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen (HKKS), the percussionist and cimbalom player on this album, is a multi-talented performer who sings, recites, acts, and masters various percussion instruments.
Performer Biography
Grete Pedersen, the conductor of the Norwegian Soloists' Choir, is internationally acclaimed for her stylistically assured performances of baroque, classical, and contemporary music.
Compositional Technique
A central element in all works on this album is the singing and the human voice, which is described as the most humane instrument known.
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