Rasmussen's compositional system involves introducing traditional Faeroese themes into his music by subjecting them to specific spectral or serial techniques.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in August 2001 and March 2002 at Salurinn (Concert Hall) Kópavogur, Iceland.
Performer Biography
Helene Gjerris, the mezzo-soprano on this album, has premiered and recorded numerous Danish works written specifically for her.
Compositional Technique
Rasmussen's compositional method is a 'quotational technique' where several musical parameters are determined by a chosen traditional melody, which acts as an 'Ur-theme' or tonal source.
Compositional Technique
In Rasmussen's music, traditional melodies are not meant to be heard directly; instead, only the relationships between their intervals are significant, influencing the music's form and duration.
Performer Biography
The Caput Ensemble, formed in 1987 by young Icelandic musicians, is recognized as one of Europe's leading new-music ensembles.
Composer Biography
Sunleif Rasmussen is the first and, so far, only composer from the Faroe Islands to have received professional conservatory training.
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