This album features world premiere recordings of Vagn Holmboe's CantoeDanza, op. 191, and his 7 Folk Ballads.
Compositional Technique
Holmboe is known for his 'metamorphosis' technique, an organic symphonic transformation technique used to create cohesion in the development of musical motifs and themes.
Composition History
Holmboe began writing guitar music in 1979, after composing for half a century, choosing sonatas to avoid folkloristic ideas.
Composer Biography
Holmboe's extensive output includes 20-22 string quartets, surpassing Dmitri Shostakovich's 15, and he is considered the most important heir to Carl Nielsen in Danish music of his generation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Holmboe, like Béla Bartók, conducted folk music studies in Romania and incorporated elements of folk melodies, rhythms, and sonorities into his own music.
Performer Biography
Jesper Sivebæk, the guitarist on this album, has won prizes at international solo guitar competitions in Spain, France, and Italy.
Composer Biography
Vagn Holmboe (1909-96) studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen and later in Berlin with Ernst Toch, a leading figure in the neoclassical style.
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