LGT Young Soloists - Nordic Dream (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

This beautiful collection of Nordic works for string orchestra is packed with Scandinavian passion and melancholy, and melodies that stay with you long after Sibelius’s devastating “Valse triste” has faded away. There are some gorgeous discoveries here, from Bræin’s intense “Serenade for Viola and String Orchestra” and Atterberg’s searing “Suite for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra”, hypnotic in its use of gorgeous, modal harmonies and sweeping lines. Sinding’s yearning “Serenade for Harp and String Orchestra” draws on folksong influences while Halvorsen’s “Chant de Veslemøy” has a simple, delightful charm. The LGT Soloists play with bags of expression and a clear love for this beautiful music.

Tracklist:
01. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11: I. Preludium
02. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11: II. Andante espressivo
03. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11: III. Scherzo
04. Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11: IV. Marcia
05. Serenade for Viola and String Orchestra
06. Eight Short Pieces, Op. 99, No. 3: III. Souvenir
07. Suite No. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 19, No. 1: I. Prelude. Adagio
08. Suite No. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 19, No. 1: II. Pantomim. Moderato
09. Suite No. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 19, No. 1: III. Vision. Allegro moderato
10. Sæterjentens Søndag, IOB 12
11. Serenade, Op. 33, No. 4
12. Romance in G Major, Op. 26
13. Suite Mosaique, IJH 10: IV. Chant de Veslemøy
14. Two Poems for Double Bass, Harp and String Orchestra: I. Brevet
15. Two Poems for Double Bass, Harp and String Orchestra: II. Juninatten
16. Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1

Composers:
Alm, Jan (b.1955)
Atterberg, Kurt Magnus (1887-1974)
Bræin, Edvard Fliflet (1924-72)
Bull, Ole (1810-80)
Halvorsen, Johan (1864-1935)
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
Sinding, Christian August (1856-1941)
Svendsen, Johan Severin (1840-1911)
Wirén, Dag (1905-83)

Personnel:
LGT Young Soloists,
Anuschka Pedano (viola),
Oliwia Meiser (cello),
Christa-Maria Stangorra (violin),
Benedict Mitterbauer (viola),
Lir Vaginsky (violin),
Milo Harper (harp),
Vilém Vlcek (cello),
David Nebel (violin),
Marcus Elliott Gaved (contrabass)

Alexander Gilman (conductor)