{"product_id":"730951","title":"Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Helge Iberg: Life Music [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning musician and composer Helge Iberg releases the second of two albums in early 2018: Life Music.  Life Music consists of two works: a 'quartet+1' on a grand scale, as well as a concerto for solo violin and strings.  The two works relate to different aspects of life: The Micro Cosmos (our individual destiny) and The Macro Cosmos (the existential challenges of mankind).\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe micro cosmos is explored in the Quartet through eight movements \\u2013 their assigned titles varying from the descriptive to the absurd.  As a whole the movements are an analogy for life itself, from the first 'Tentativo (First Steps)' to the last 'Discesa (Descent\/Exit)'.   Although playful and vital, the music also exudes dissolution and death at other times.  The moods vary between the constructive and the destructive, from the safe to the dramatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 'Sisyphus' Dance of Endless Struggle', performed by The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Atle Sponberg as soloist, Iberg thematizes existentialism.  The mythic figure King Sisyphus was cursed to push a boulder up a mountain, only for it to roll back down and he to repeat the action forever.  A parallel to the meaninglessness of life; or the constant pursuit of perfection through the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIberg: Quatour Pour la Vie Singuli\\xe8re (Life Music) I. Tentativo (First Steps) 05:35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Corragio (Hoopla!) 05:29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Respiro (Exhalation) 01:59\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Hybris (A Goat in the Machine) 02:55\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Assertivo (Cool) 05:21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. A-Gnosi (Dwelling) 05:56\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. Persistenza (Still Crazy) 02:30\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIII. Discesa (Descent\/Exit)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisyphus' Dance of Endless Struggle\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55154602770817,"sku":"730951","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/31gUW1npIOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767905686","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/730951","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}