The piece "Octagonal Room" is a variation work where the main theme only becomes clearly audible in the final, eighth variation, having been subtly present throughout the preceding movements.
Performer Biography
Jesper Sivebæk, the guitarist, has performed world premieres of Danish guitar concertos by composers such as Karl Aage Rasmussen, Lars Hegaard, and Poul Ruders.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Lars Hegaard often works with multiple musical planes, setting them against each other like a sound sculpture, where their identities are retained but they move in relation to each other.
Compositional Technique
In "Octagonal Room," the main theme is present from the beginning as a cantus firmus in the cello part, a medieval term for a pre-existing melody incorporated into a piece.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lars Hegaard, the composer, states that his music deals with how associations and contrasts unfold in time and in relation to each other, like a musical stream of consciousness.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of the works included.
Performer Biography
Jesper Sivebæk, the guitarist, is a co-founder of the Scandinavian Guitar Duo, which won the Danish Broadcasting Association's Chamber Music Competition in 1993.
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