Henning Kraggerud: Munch Suite
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Label: Simax
Cat No: PSC1322
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 23rd September 2013
Contents
Works
Moonlight over the seaFantasia over Unge mennesker pa stranden (Young people on the beach)
Etude: Cobalt Cure
A dance of life
Aske / Ashes
Two People. The Lonely
Aftenstund (Evening)
Landscape, op.84
Munch's Traum(a)
Man and Woman
The Ladies on the Bridge
Trees on the beach
Meeting
Kiss on the beach by moonlight
Blick auf das Meer
Artists
Henning Kraggerud (violin)Works
Moonlight over the seaFantasia over Unge mennesker pa stranden (Young people on the beach)
Etude: Cobalt Cure
A dance of life
Aske / Ashes
Two People. The Lonely
Aftenstund (Evening)
Landscape, op.84
Munch's Traum(a)
Man and Woman
The Ladies on the Bridge
Trees on the beach
Meeting
Kiss on the beach by moonlight
Blick auf das Meer
Artists
Henning Kraggerud (violin)About
'Munch Suite' is a unique recording from acclaimed violinist Henning Kraggerud being released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the painter Edvard Munch. It features 15 new solo pieces, every one directly inspired by a specific painting by the great Norwegian artist.
Each piece has been written by a different composer, in this case some important figures on the international contemporary music scene, including Aaron Jay Kernis, Naji Hakim, Olav Anton Thommessen and Rolf Martinsson. The list includes English composer Peter Seabourne and the British-Russian composer Alissa Firsova, daughter of Elena Firsova. The CD is presented in a de-luxe edition box that includes reproductions of each painting depicted in the suite.
The idea to let contemporary composers interpret Edvard Munch’s iconic artworks came from the director of the Vestfold International Festival. Violinist Henning Kraggerud immediately saw the artistic potential of the project and the result is a solo suite that reflects the unique position of Munch’s work as musical inspiration.
The work was first heard during the exhibition ‘Love’s Beach’ in 2010 at the Haugar Art Museum near the Åsgårdstrand shores, the place where Munch found motifs for many of his paintings. A small gallery able to accommodate an audience of only 60, each piece was performed in front of ‘its own’ painting. In connection with the release of the Munch Suite on CD, Kraggerud has developed an exclusive concert performance in which images of the paintings are projected.
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