Credits:
Ensemble Allegria
Description:
Norwegian String Orchestra Ensemble Alegria! The Norwegian string orchestra Ensemble Alegria performs independently with guest musicians of the first rank, such as Mattin Frost on clarinet and Tors Mrk on cello, as well as regularly with the Norwegian Soloist Choir under the direction of Grete Pdeschen, The group's substantial activities include the 2017 release of J.S. Bach's Seven Motets (BIS SA-2251), which was selected by Diapason d'or as the best album in the choral category for 2018. Following up on his album of works by Mozart and Schoenberg (LWC1138), LAWO Classics' fifth release features three works by Richard Strauss, Benjamin Britten, and Norway's Lars Petter Hagen that are connected by their "quotation" or "use as a theme" in the The program includes three works connected by "quotations" or "use of theme" by Britten's "Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge" uses as a variation theme the second of Bridge's "Three Pastoral Songs for String Quartet," which he studied privately with Bridge.Strauss's "Metamorphosen," composed as Hitler's Third Reich was about to fall, quotes at the end the theme from the "Funeral March" from Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony. Lars Petter Hagen is known for his "Tveit Fragment" and "Funeral March Based on Edvard Grieg," both of which draw inspiration from the music of other composers, and for his recording of Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations," which Ingri Anthness recorded at her request. Ingrid Ansnes recorded Beethoven's "Diavelli Variations" and composed the "Diavelli Cadenza" to be played before the final variation at her request. Strauss Fragments" is the starting point for Strauss's "Metamorphosen," a serene piece of music in six overlapping parts. Tokyo M-Plus
