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Tuba Concertos (21St Century) - Hogberg, F. / Sandstrom, J. / Aho, K.

6/30/2010, 11 Tracks, 1:14:42

Featuring

  • Mats Rondin
  • Øystein Baadsvik
  • Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
  • Fredrik Karl Kristian Högberg
  • Jan Sandström
  • Kalevi Aho

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Recording & Production

The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, featured on this album, is based in the Louis De Geer Concert Hall, a former paper mill adapted for the orchestra's needs.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Øystein Baadsvik has premiered around 40 solo works for tuba by composers from various countries, and has developed new tuba-playing techniques.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title "Rocky Island Boat Bay" by Fredrik Högberg is a play on words, referencing the dedicatee Øystein Baadsvik's name.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Øystein Baadsvik, the tuba soloist on this album, is unique in having carved out a career exclusively as a soloist, rather than joining an orchestra or teaching.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jan Sandström, one of the composers on this album, is among the most frequently performed Swedish composers internationally, with his Motorbike Concerto having over 600 performances.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Kalevi Aho's Tuba Concerto was conceived while hiking in eastern Lapland, with themes written down on different hilltops.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Kalevi Aho's Tuba Concerto emphasizes the tuba's songful, cantabile quality, with technical brilliance serving this melodic element.

Source: Booklet

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