“Concertos & Fairytales” = WOLFGANG PLAGGE: Concerto; EGIL HOVLAND: Concerto; MAGNE AMDAHL: Elegi; TORSTEIN AAGAARD-NILSEN: Fanfares and Fairytales – PK Svensen, trombone soloist/ Malmö Symphony Orchestra/Terje Boye Hansen & Christoph König – 2L

by | May 17, 2007 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews | 0 comments

“Concertos & Fairytales” = WOLFGANG PLAGGE: Concerto Op. 138; EGIL HOVLAND: Concerto Op. 76; MAGNE AMDAHL: Elegi; TORSTEIN AAGAARD-NILSEN: Fanfares and Fairytales – PK Svensen, trombone soloist/ Malmö Symphony Orchestra/Terje Boye Hansen (Christoph König in Hovland Concerto) – 2L Multichannel SACD 35, 72:27 **** {Distr. by Qualiton]:

PK Svensen is not the only classical trombone virtuoso in Scandinavia, where there seems to be a special enthusiasm for the instrument.  Though it has been used in music since the 16th century and before, there isn’t a large repertory for the instrument, and performers like Svensen have been doing their part by encouraging composers to turn their attention to the trombone for solo performance. Two of the works he has assembled on this SACD were written especially for him.

The Plagge concerto is one of those works. The last of its three movements makes strong demands on the trombonist’s endurance. The Hovland concerto is in a more tonal Romantic style and makes considerable use of the percussion section. Its final movement uses jazz and dance rhythms to good effect. The Aagaard-Nilsen concerto is the second work written for PK Svensen and contributes to the title of the album. The connection with fairytales is that the composer likes to allow for freedom and fantasy in his music rather than static forms and structures. This extroverted work uses fanfare themes inspired by fairytale imagery. Some sonorous and amazing sounds issue forth from the trombone, supported by the fine playing of the Malmo Orchestra and the clean and spacious surround audio provided by 2L.

 – John Sunier

 

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