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Despite its dreamy title and cover, Nordic Spell is actually solid and substantial, and the modern flute concertos on this 2005 release from BIS are, for the most part, far from fluff. The highly gifted flutist and prolific recording artist Sharon Bezaly is the recipient of many new works, and this CD presents pieces by Kalevi Aho, Haukur Tómasson, and Christian Lindberg, who specifically tailored their concertos to showcase her talents. Most ambitious of the three selections is Aho's Concerto for flute and orchestra (2002), which eschews virtuosity for its own sake and pursues a more symphonic approach. Bezaly still has opportunities for display, particularly in the second movement's darting cadenza, but Aho's material is integrated throughout, and the flute part is tightly woven with the orchestra's dramatically argued music. Tómasson's shorter but denser Flute Concerto No. 2 is more conventional in its layout, though interesting for its mingling of the flute part with small groups of soloists in concertino style. The World of Montuagretta (2001-2002) is the weakest offering, and its eclectic material is insufficiently interesting to justify Lindberg's magpie approach to composition. Bezaly is accurate and attractive in all the performances, and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra are all in fine form in these clear recordings.
© TiVo
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Flute Concerto (Kalevi Aho)
Osmo Vänskä, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Osmo Vänskä, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Osmo Vänskä, Conductor, MainArtist - Kalevi Aho, Composer - Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Flute Concerto No. 2 (Tomasson Haukur)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haukur Tomasson, Composer - Bernhardur Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haukur Tomasson, Composer - Bernhardur Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haukur Tomasson, Composer - Bernhardur Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haukur Tomasson, Composer - Bernhardur Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haukur Tomasson, Composer - Bernhardur Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Flute Concerto, "the World of Montuagretta" (Christian Lindberg)
Christian Lindberg, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Svenska Kammarorkestern, Orchestra, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Svenska Kammarorkestern, Orchestra, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Svenska Kammarorkestern, Orchestra, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Svenska Kammarorkestern, Orchestra, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Sharon Bezaly, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Svenska Kammarorkestern, Orchestra, MainArtist
2005 BIS 2005 (P) BIS
Album review
Despite its dreamy title and cover, Nordic Spell is actually solid and substantial, and the modern flute concertos on this 2005 release from BIS are, for the most part, far from fluff. The highly gifted flutist and prolific recording artist Sharon Bezaly is the recipient of many new works, and this CD presents pieces by Kalevi Aho, Haukur Tómasson, and Christian Lindberg, who specifically tailored their concertos to showcase her talents. Most ambitious of the three selections is Aho's Concerto for flute and orchestra (2002), which eschews virtuosity for its own sake and pursues a more symphonic approach. Bezaly still has opportunities for display, particularly in the second movement's darting cadenza, but Aho's material is integrated throughout, and the flute part is tightly woven with the orchestra's dramatically argued music. Tómasson's shorter but denser Flute Concerto No. 2 is more conventional in its layout, though interesting for its mingling of the flute part with small groups of soloists in concertino style. The World of Montuagretta (2001-2002) is the weakest offering, and its eclectic material is insufficiently interesting to justify Lindberg's magpie approach to composition. Bezaly is accurate and attractive in all the performances, and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra are all in fine form in these clear recordings.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:21
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sharon Bezaly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2005 BIS 2005 BIS
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