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Johan Kvandal’s string quartets nos. 1–3 have already been recorded, but here we are also introduced to his other works for this classical ensemble. The Engegård Quartet are ideal interpreters of these often challenging works spanning almost four decades of the composer’s life. Thus they show the artistic development of one of the foremost Norwegian composers of the post-war generation.
Christiania Mannskor, under the baton of conductor Marius Skjølaas, perform works by father and son David Monrad Johansen and Johan Kvandal. Some of the texts are traditional, from old norse texts, some are by Norwegian poets like Henrik Wergeland and Ivar Aasen.
SACD · 1 disc
