Michala Petri - Sunleif Rasmussen: Territorial Songs, Works for Recorder (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 72:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: OUR Recordings | # 6.220674 | Recorded: 2011-2020
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 72:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: OUR Recordings | # 6.220674 | Recorded: 2011-2020
Beginning with his expansive concerto for recorders and large orchestra, Territorial Songs (2008-09), Rasmussen sought to expand the instrument's persona and possibilities, freeing it from its historic associations with the music of the Renaissance and Baroque, pushing it into new territories. In this mission, the composer has been exceptionally fortunate to have as muse and musical partner one of the greatest recorder players ever, Michala Petri. The current project represents an overview of works composed from 2009 to 2020. All are scores featuring the recorder: as concerto soloist with a symphony orchestra, (Territorial Songs), a string ensemble (Winter Echoes), an obbligato in a complex choral setting ('I' ), chamber music (Flow), and unaccompanied (Sorrow and Joy Fantasy), each work a milestone in Rasmussen's musical development .