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Henning Kraggerud - Metamorphoses: Beethoven, Kraggerud [CD]

Henning Kraggerud - Metamorphoses: Beethoven, Kraggerud [CD]

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Arctic Philharmonic celebrates Beethoven 250! With their new Chief Conductor Christian Kluxen and Henning Kraggerud as soloist/composer/arranger, everything is ready for a release containing the most iconic of all violin concertos.\r
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Kraggerud has performed Beethoven's violin concerto countless times in concert halls all over the world and now the time is right for recording Kraggerud's reading of the concerto, of course with his own cadenzas.\r
'As a means to get to know the score better I started improvising over every motif and theme found in all movements and in all parts of the orchestral score. And I also let myself be inspired by harmonic progressions in other works by Beethoven close to my heart including his piano sonatas and\r
quartets. Not only did that lead to the cadenzas found on this album, but I also discovered a lot about Beethoven's compositional techniques and most importantly: I got a feeling of ownership to the score in a completely different way than before.'\r
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Kraggerud wrote the Mantra-Metamorfosen while rehearsing Strauss's 'Metamorphosen' for Arctic Philharmonic's festival on the island of Svalbard in 2019. Closing the album is the master's quartet no.11 in F Minor, one of the most compact of all of Beethoven's string quartets, in Kraggerud's own arrangement.\r
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Based well north of the Arctic Circle, the Arctic Philharmonic is the world's northernmost professional orchestra. The orchestra strives to be as raw and real as the surrounding nature, and each musician tries to reach the outer limits of their performance and communication with the audience. Kraggerud is Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and together they have released several albums to great critical acclaim.\r
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'Kraggerud's flamboyant playing is always at the service of the music, and the orchestral playing is phenomenal. Erik Fosnes Hansen's discursive sleeve note is an enjoyable read, and Simax's engineering is stunning.' - The Arts Desk\r
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'...one of the best recordings \u2013 maybe the best \u2013 of the Vivaldi cycle. Maybe you can scrap the ones you already have! The solo playing is stunning, the orchestra, the world's youngest and northernmost, is fantastic and the recording is superb in every respect. Besides that there is a very personal essay on Vivaldi and his four seasons by Erik Fosnes Hansen. Things couldn't be better!' - Recording of the Month, Musicweb-international

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 I Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 II Larghetto

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 III Rondo

Kraggerud: Mantra-Metamorphosen

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 \u2018Quartetto Serioso\u2019 I Allegro Con Brio

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 \u2018Quartetto Serioso\u2019 II Allegretto Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 \u2018Quartetto Serioso\u2019 III Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 \u2018Quartetto Serioso\u2019 IV Larghetto Espessivo \u2013 Allegretto Agitato \u2013 Allegro

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Arctic Philharmonic celebrates Beethoven 250! With their new Chief Conductor Christian Kluxen and Henning Kraggerud as soloist/composer/arranger, everything is ready for a release containing the most iconic of all violin concertos.rr

Kraggerud has performed Beethoven's violin concerto countless times in concert halls all over the world and now the time is right for recording Kraggerud's reading of the concerto, of course with his own cadenzas.r'As a means to get to know the score better I started improvising over every motif and theme found in all movements and in all parts of the orchestral score. And I also let myself be inspired by harmonic progressions in other works by Beethoven close to my heart including his piano sonatas andrquartets. Not only did that lead to the cadenzas found on this album, but I also discovered a lot about Beethoven's compositional techniques and most importantly: I got a feeling of ownership to the score in a completely different way than before.'rr

Kraggerud wrote the Mantra-Metamorfosen while rehearsing Strauss's 'Metamorphosen' for Arctic Philharmonic's festival on the island of Svalbard in 2019. Closing the album is the master's quartet no.11 in F Minor, one of the most compact of all of Beethoven's string quartets, in Kraggerud's own arrangement.rr

Based well north of the Arctic Circle, the Arctic Philharmonic is the world's northernmost professional orchestra. The orchestra strives to be as raw and real as the surrounding nature, and each musician tries to reach the outer limits of their performance and communication with the audience. Kraggerud is Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and together they have released several albums to great critical acclaim.rr

'Kraggerud's flamboyant playing is always at the service of the music, and the orchestral playing is phenomenal. Erik Fosnes Hansen's discursive sleeve note is an enjoyable read, and Simax's engineering is stunning.' - The Arts Deskrr

'...one of the best recordings u2013 maybe the best u2013 of the Vivaldi cycle. Maybe you can scrap the ones you already have! The solo playing is stunning, the orchestra, the world's youngest and northernmost, is fantastic and the recording is superb in every respect. Besides that there is a very personal essay on Vivaldi and his four seasons by Erik Fosnes Hansen. Things couldn't be better!' - Recording of the Month, Musicweb-international

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 I Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 II Larghetto

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61 III Rondo

Kraggerud: Mantra-Metamorphosen

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 u2018Quartetto Seriosou2019 I Allegro Con Brio

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 u2018Quartetto Seriosou2019 II Allegretto Ma Non Troppo

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 u2018Quartetto Seriosou2019 III Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 u2018Quartetto Seriosou2019 IV Larghetto Espessivo u2013 Allegretto Agitato u2013 Allegro

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