Sentralt i BBCs enorme musikktilbud står Robert Layton. Kjent i det internasjonale musikkliv for sin oversikt og sitt engasjement. Han er imponert over Kvandals “Antagonia”. Continue reading
BBC impressed by Norwegians
Robert Layton is a central figure in the BBC’s musical productions. Renowned on the international music scene for his overview and engagement. He is impressed by Johan Kvandal’s ‘Antagonia’ for orchestra.
Elg på vidvanke
Verket har fått tilnavnet «Elgsonaten» fordi det sto en elg og stirret på Johan Kvandal hver gang han så ut av vinduet mens han skrev det.
Moose on the loose
The work has been nicknamed “”Elgsonaten”” (Elk Sonata) because a moose (elk) kept staring at Johan Kvandal every time he looked out the window of his study while writing it.
Far og sønn på samme cd
På sin nye plate spiller Håvard Gimse og Oslo-Filharmonien klaverkonserter av David Monrad Johansen (1888-1974) og Johan Kvandal (1919-1999). De to var far og sønn, men kolliderende mennesketyper.
Father and son on the same CD
On their new record, Håvard Gimse and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra perform piano concerts by David Monrad Johansen (1888-1974) and Johan Kvandal (1919-1999). The two were father and son, but colliding personality types.
Kvandal’s protest release
Finally, the Norwegian composer Johan Kvandal (78), one of Norway’s most performed composers has fulfilled his long time dream of having his most important works recorded. He has worked on the case for a long time and finally decided, almost in protest, to use a Russian orchestra.
Kvandals protest-cd
Endelig har den norske komponisten Johan Kvandal (78) en av landets mest fremførte komponister fått oppfylt sin mangeårige drøm om å få utgitt sine mest sentrale verk på CD. Men han har jobbet lenge med saken, og til slutt bestemte han seg nærmest i protest for å bruke et russisk orkester.
Scandinavian Future: Treasures from the Nordic chamber music repertoire
The Dutch ensemble De Bezetting Speelt has discovered Quintet for Hardanger fiddle and string quartet, op. 50 (1978). With the 2012- 13 concert series Nordic Light and Scandinavian Innovators, De Bezetting Speelt aims to put spotlight on Nordic treasures from the chamber music repertoire. The work is again on the ensemble´s programme for 2017.
A keyword for the concert series is ‘Scandinavian future’, and the hardanger fiddle quintet by Kvandal is emphasized as one of few classical, complex works composed for this unique folk music instrument. The ensemble has performed the quintet on numerous occasions in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and other main Dutch cities, most recently in December 2013. On the programme is also works by Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius.
Listen to the work on De Bezetting Speelt’s channel on Youtube.
Layton: – We should be listening to more music by Kvandal in England
Praises Norwegian music. – I am deeply impressed by the variety of the Norwegian music scene! It is not just anybody expressing the laudatory words: Robert Layton, a main character on the rich music scene in London.