Nielsen: Suite / Linde: Concerto Piccolo / Leifs: Variazioni Pastorali / Sibelius: Impromptu

Featuring

Christian Lindberg
Richard Tognetti
Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Carl August Nielsen
Johan Svendsen
Anders Wesström

Jón Leifs
Bo Linde
Jean Sibelius

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Compositional Technique

Jón Leifs's Variations on a theme of Beethoven incorporates typically Icelandic sonorities, particularly parallel fifths, which become more prominent with each variation.

Instruments

Richard Tognetti, the violinist featured on track 4, plays a violin made by J.B. Guadagnini in 1759, courtesy of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jón Leifs, an Icelandic composer, struggled throughout his life to promote an Icelandic musical culture, drawing inspiration from Icelandic sagas and the barren countryside.

Performer Biography

Christian Lindberg, the conductor, is a world-famous trombone soloist who began his conducting career in 2000.

Historical Context

Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, began to interest himself in archaic Finnish culture and collected authentic musical materials in Karelia during the 1890s, a period of Russian attempts to Russify Finnish territories.

Recording & Production

This album is the debut disc for the Nordic Chamber Orchestra and Christian Lindberg as a team, released in conjunction with their first major tour to Asia in 2007.

Album & Artwork

The album's program includes two pieces from Sweden and one each from Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, reflecting an aim to highlight music from the Nordic countries.