Sunleif Rasmussen, born in the Faroe Islands, learned to read music from his grandmother as there was no musical training on his home island of Sandoy.
Composition History
The work 'Motion/Emotion' was commissioned by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra and its artistic director, John Storgårds, and was completed in 2011.
Performer Biography
John Storgårds, the artistic director of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra since 1996, maintains a dual career as both a conductor and a violin virtuoso.
Performer Biography
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1972 and based in Rovaniemi, is the most northerly professional orchestra in the European Union.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sunleif Rasmussen's music, like that of 19th-century Romantics, is inspired by natural phenomena and seeks ambivalent, complex expressions, often rooted in Faroese melodies.
Composer Biography
Sunleif Rasmussen initially developed as a jazz pianist in the 1980s, even releasing a CD, before studying composition in Copenhagen.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the DXD audio format, which stands for Digital eXtreme Definition, at a sample rate of 352.8 kHz and 32-bit depth.
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