Despite his extensive conducting career, Leif Segerstam is also a prolific composer, with nearly 30 string quartets and numerous orchestral and vocal works.
Composer Biography
Leif Segerstam, born in 1944, is recognized as one of the most versatile musical talents from the Nordic countries, having studied violin, piano, composition, and conducting.
Performer Biography
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1925, is one of the oldest radio orchestras in the world and is now considered Denmark's premier symphony orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leif Segerstam's Symphony No. 16, 'Thoughts at the Border,' is described as music at the edge of mental clarity, with unexpected multitonal textures.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The basic material for 'Thoughts at the Border' is derived from experiencing a mental 'Doppler effect' on musical material, with creative vibrations rebounding from a 'border'.
Performer Biography
Rainer Keuschnig, the pianist on this recording, is the permanent pianist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kontrapunkte Ensemble, and the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Composition History
Leif Segerstam's 'Nocturne' is the middle, transitional piece of 'Seven Red Moments,' a work for soprano or trumpet and orchestra completed in 1967.
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