Collegium Musicum Choir & Orchestra; Soloists
Release Date: 24 November 2017
Label: Lawo
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090020181622
Genres: Classical Twentieth Century
Description
The two works on this new recording from Lawo Classics: ARS VIVENDI (2014) and HØGSONGEN (2009) were both commissioned by Collegium Musicum.
Composer Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen composed Ars Vivendi for Choir, Vibraphone and String Orchestra and says of his work:
'In 1999, Norwegian poet Georg Johannesen wrote the collection of poems Ars Vivendi - eller de syv levemåter (eng: Ars Vivendi - or the seven virtues of life). The structure of this collection is organised into weeks, one week for each of the seven virtues. I have chosen one weekday to correspond to each of the virtues, a total of seven poems which became seven movements. This work is dedicated to my wife, Hege.'
Knut Vaage conceived the other work on this disc, Hongsongen, for two soloists, Choir and Orchestra in 2009.
He says of his composition:
'A few years ago I was pleased to have a new piece of work commissioned for Collegiûm Mûsicûm. From the outset it was clear that I would use the text from Solomon's Song of Songs, especially in light of the fact that I had the opportunity to realise a major work using the church as the performing arena. Hence the title Høgsongen (eng. Song of Songs), a piece written for choir and orchestra with soprano and baritone soloists.'
Collegium Musicum consists of approximately 100 musicians and singers. The members of the orchestra are professionals and amateurs with professional leaders, while all choir members are amateurs with a professional conductor. At the concerts, Collegium Musicum often uses young soloists on the verge of a professional career as well as younger Norwegian conductors.
Tracklisting
Torleif Thedeen (cello) & Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
Oslo Kammerkor, Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Berit Norbakken (soprano) & Solmund Nystabakk (lutes)
Magnus Boye Hansen, Mathias Halvorsen
Tine Thing Helseth, tenThing Brass Ensemble
Marianne Beate Kielland, Halvor Festervoll Melien, Nils Anders Mortensen
Jan Martin Smordal
Daniel Saether, Ensemble C4
