Portraying Passion

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Label
LAWO Classics
Release Date
April 12, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      IVES PAUS WEILL
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Augestad, Weilerstein
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 12, 2019
    • UPC
      7090020181868
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      LWC1164
    • LABEL
      LAWO Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Prologue

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    2. No. 1. Faulheit (Idleness)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    3. No. 2. Stolz (Pride)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    4. No. 3. Zorn (Anger)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    5. No. 4. Vollerei (Gluttony)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    6. No. 5. Unzucht (Lust)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    7. No. 6. Habsucht (Avarice)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    8. No. 7. Neid (Envy)

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    9. Epilogue

      Composer: Kurt Weill

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    10. Cadenza I

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    11. I. Men

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    12. Cadenza II

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    13. II. Incurable

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    14. Cadenza III

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    15. III. Frustration

      Composer: Marcus Paus

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    16. Thoreau

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    17. At the River

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    18. Serenity

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    19. Down East

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    20. Cradle Song

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Performer: Tora Augestad

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen

    21. The Unanswered Question

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Oslo-Filharmonien

      Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein, Christian Eggen


When Tora Augestad releases a musical portrait together with the Oslo Philharmonic, there's nothing less than Kurt Weill, Marcus Paus, and Charles Ives on the menu. Augestad's repertoire for "Portraying Passion" takes the musical qualities of modernist, individualistic composers and places them squarely within the context of the 21st century. Paus' contemporary composition enhances Ives' visionary dissonance as well as the contrasting melodic shifts of Weill's orchestrations, yet brings something entirely new to the table, with it's startling text and cabaretesque presentation. Parker and Brecht could just as well walk arm in arm down the conceptual pathway of understated satire, counterbalanced by the ethereal, transcendental text of Ives' songs, forming a complementary whole. Add Augestad's unique approach to these works into the equation, and the listener is served with a program certain to make them re-examine any former assumptions, and delight at the outcome. And therein lies the timeless dimension of this mezzo-soprano's considerable artistry. Tora Augestad is an artist equally at home in concert halls, theater and cabaret stages, and contemporary music arenas. Through commissioning new works and through collaboration with her various ensembles, she continuously seeks new challenges and the exchange of artistic ideas. Theatrically convincing with a compelling personality, her vocal capabilities defy easy classification.