Schmidt: Brass Concertos / Tarkovi, Dohr, Bjørn-Larsen, Sorensen, Bellincampi, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

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Label
Dacapo Classical
Release Date
March 18, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ole Schmidt
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Gabor Tarkovi, Jesper Busk Sorensen, Jens Bjorn-Larsen, Stefan Dohr, Gio
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 18, 2022
    • UPC
      747313170265
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      6220702
    • LABEL
      Dacapo Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

As pianist, conductor and composer, Ole Schmidt was one of the great polymaths of the Nordic musical world. His music was influenced by Bartók, Stravinsky and the French school and is underpinned by a certain Nordic clarity. It combines rhythmic energy, high concentration, elemental expressivity and deadpan humor. Schmidt's experience on the podium gave him an inside track on the working of the orchestra, and his pragmatism and refinement are evident in his larger scores, including the three momentous concertos on this album. In his Pièce Concertante, Schmidt places a trumpet and a trombone in the foreground. The piece has a bustling concerto grosso atmosphere and a consistent good humor. The album also presents his Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, which explore the full expressive capabilities of the tuba, and the Concerto for Horn and Chamber Orchestra consisting of two contrasting movements: the first serious and dreaming, the second fast and playfully light.