Thommessen Hegdal Hvoslef & Xenakis Hegdal:
Form Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen
Hegdal's 'time sculpture' is perhaps the most disturbing, needing more than one hearing to come to terms with its Form and deliberate stylistic variation; juxtapositions which the composer sees as an expression of 'breadth, openness and freedom with underlying unpredictability'. Hvoslef's Serenata explores 'latent energy' with intriguing use of pauses as a significant structural feature, a delightful piece of strikingly individual personality. Thommessen's Corelli Machine embodies the composer's affectionate regard for that composer's sound, 'more about chords, sequences and rhythm than about melodies'. It should be as well known as Tippett's Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli and the two would sit well together in a concert programme. Superbly recorded and elegantly produced, my only complaint is that, with plenty of spare space in the cover and booklet, the players weren't named individually. Peter Grahame Woolf
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