Bent Sørensen & Hans Abrahamsen: Air

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This arresting disc presents works by contemporary Danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. The pairing of strings and accordion proves... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Aug 2016
Catalogue No: 4812802
Label: ECM
Series: New Series
Length: 44 minutes

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Sørensen, B: It Is Pain Flowing Down Slowly On A White Wall

Work length21:29

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Frode Haltli (accordion), Trondheim Soloists (chamber ensemble)
Recorded: 2014-11
Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke

Abrahamsen: Air

Work length11:03

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Frode Haltli (accordion)
Recorded: 2014-11
Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke

Abrahamsen: Three Little Nocturnes

Work length8:50

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Frode Haltli (accordion), Arditti Quartet (string quartet), Irvine Arditti (violin), Ashot Sarkissja (violin), Ralf Ehlers (viola), Lucas Fels (cello)
Recorded: 2014-11
Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke

Andante amabile

Track length2:23

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Allegro appassionato

Track length2:36

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Langsam gehend, immer zögernd, mit unsicheren, schleppenden Schritten

Track length3:51

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Sørensen, B: Sigrids Wiegenlied

Work length3:27

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Frode Haltli (accordion)
Recorded: 2014-11
Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke

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The innovative Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli is heard here with chamber orchestra, with string quartet and solo, performing music written for him by the Danish composers Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen.

Sørensen, he notes, has been an influence on his development as a player, challenging perceptions of what can be achieved on the accordion through tone control and nuances in soft dynamics, a subject explored in detail on ‘It is Pain Flowing Down Softly on a White Wall’, where Haltli is heard with the Trondheim Soloists.

Hans Abrahamsen’s Three Little Nocturnes find the accordionist in the company of the redoubtable Arditti Quartet. For the title composition Air, Hans Abrahamsen returned, at Frode Haltli’s suggestion, to the early solo work Canzona, reworking until it became a new piece “characterized by a great sense of peace and a cohesive form”.

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January 2017

This arresting disc presents works by contemporary Danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. The pairing of strings and accordion proves a glorious combination and the disc’s two ensemble works are much the most affecting. While the accordion can hold its own as a solo voice, it can also creep almost imperceptibly among string textures, subtly shifting the ensemble’s timbre to mesmeric effect

November 2016

Haltli’s playing proves that true sensitivity and restraint are as important on an accordion as they are on a concert grand

30th October 2016

Sørensen’s elaborate It Is Pain Flowing Down Slowly on a White Wall, given with the Trondheim Soloists, sets a contemplative tone for the accordionist Frode Haltli’s recital.

Bent Sørensen & Hans Abrahamsen: Air

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