Release type
ALBUM
Atterberg: Cello Concerto / Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 (Arr. for String Orchestra)
Product information
From $6.93
2006
2 Volumes
7 Tracks
01:08:16
Release options
(C) 2007 BIS
Volume 1
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1Popularity 1/10
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2Popularity 1/10
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3Popularity 0/10
Volume 2
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(arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): I. Allegro non troppo
Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
11:50
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(arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo
Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
06:18
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For years, people have been listening to the wrong piece by Kurt Atterberg. Instead of the Symphony No. 6, the "Dollar Symphony" that won its composer a $10,000 prize in 1927, what people should have been listening to is this Concerto for cello and orchestra. Begun in 1917 and finally completed in 1922, the three-movement work, like most of Atterberg's oeuvre, is written in the Romantic Grand Manner with big tunes, bold virtuosity, and seductive harmonies. Heretofore, the Cello Concerto has only been digitally recorded by cellist Werner Thomas-Mifune with Karl Anton Rickenbacher leading the Berlin Radio Symphony. Their Koch recording was more than serviceable, but gave only hints of the piece's true virtues. Truls Mørk, the great Norwegian cellist with the huge tone and fiery technique, truly believes in Atterberg's music, making the big tunes soar and the intimate moments sing. Backed by Kristjan Järvi, youngest son of Neeme and brother of Paavo, and the Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera, the 50-member ensemble from northern Sweden that plays everything from Mozart to Black Sabbath, Mørk argues passionately and persuasively that Atterberg's concerto is one of the finest works in the cello repertoire -- and convinces. As a coupling, Järvi and the Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera turn in a performance of Atterberg's 1939 string orchestra transcription of Brahms' G major String Sextet that nearly steals the show from Mørk's Cello Concerto. Sounding bigger than a serenade but smaller than a symphony, Atterberg's version of Brahms' Sextet is a completely successful musical experiment and a wholly involving musical experience. The themes sound bigger, the developments sound weightier, the textures sound richer, and, most significantly, the piece itself sounds more extroverted than intimate and more dramatic than lyric. Järvi's conducting is energetic, the SONO's playing is enthusiastic, and their performance here is tremendously exciting. Recorded in lushly detailed and wonderfully evocative sound by producer Rita Hermeyer in June 2004 at the Concert Hall of NorrlandsOperan in Umeå, Sweden, this disc will be a complete surprise and a total delight to anyone who relishes the Romantic Grand Manner.
Volume 1
1. Cello Concerto in C Minor, Op. 21: I. Andante cantabile - Allegro -
by Truls Mørk
- Primary Artist
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Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
Truls Mørk - Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Kurt Atterberg
- Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
2. Cello Concerto in C Minor, Op. 21: II. Adagio -
by Truls Mørk
- Primary Artist
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Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
Truls Mørk - Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Kurt Atterberg
- Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
3. Cello Concerto in C Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro
by Truls Mørk
- Primary Artist
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Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
Truls Mørk - Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Kurt Atterberg
- Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
Volume 2
1. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): I. Allegro non troppo
- Primary Artist
- Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Johannes Brahms
Kurt Atterberg - Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
2. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo
- Primary Artist
- Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Johannes Brahms
Kurt Atterberg - Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
3. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): III. Poco adagio
- Primary Artist
- Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Johannes Brahms
Kurt Atterberg - Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
4. String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 (arr. K. Atterberg for string orchestra): IV. Poco allegro
- Primary Artist
- Norrlands Operan Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Johannes Brahms
Kurt Atterberg - Conductor
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Jarvi
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 2 volumes in total
- Tracks
- 7 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1412x1412 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Classical, Orchestra
- Label
- BIS
- Music Distribution Service
- Naxos of America Inc.
- Country
Sweden- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 2006
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 7318590015049
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