Label: Lawo Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 7090020181783
Catalog number: LWC 1156
Releasedate: 07-09-18
Format: CD
Barcode: 7090020181783
Releasedate: 07-09-18
- Ketil Hvoslef became a composer almost by accident. He had, as a youngster, the intention of becoming a painter and took serious steps in that direction
- Hvoslef’s style is characterized by an economy of means, the accumulation of latent energy, rhythmical ingenuity and, often, an element of humour
- Hvoslef’s style is characterized by an economy of means, the accumulation of latent energy, rhythmical ingenuity and, often, an element of humour
Ketil Hvoslef (b. 1939) is a productive, versatile and undogmatic composer who — well into his seventies — continues to write music at a furious pace. Hvoslef’s style is characterized by an ecomony of means, the accumulation of latent energy, rhythmical ingenuity and, often, an element of humour.
“Hvoslef Chamber Works No. V” is the fifth in a series of nine albums of Ketil Hvoslef’s chamber music. The idea to document 38 of Hvoslef’s chamber music works on CD was initiated by violinist Ricardo Odriozola and pianist Einar Røttingen, both with backgrounds spanning many years of cooperation with the composer. The recordings draw from the vast pool of performers in Bergen, where the composer lives and works. The musicians are primarily from the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen) and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
“Hvoslef Chamber Works No. V” is the fifth in a series of nine albums of Ketil Hvoslef’s chamber music. The idea to document 38 of Hvoslef’s chamber music works on CD was initiated by violinist Ricardo Odriozola and pianist Einar Røttingen, both with backgrounds spanning many years of cooperation with the composer. The recordings draw from the vast pool of performers in Bergen, where the composer lives and works. The musicians are primarily from the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen) and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.