Echos of what will come - Conversations with J.S Ernst Simon Glaser

• Magnar Åm (b. 1952): Echo of What Will Come:
• 1 Åm: Echo of What Will Come 12:14
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 2 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude 02:19
• Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010:
• 3 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande 04:18
• Bjørn Kruse (b. 1946): Der Bach an der Quelle:
• 4 Kruse: Der Bach an der Quelle 16:56
• Lene Grenager (b. 1969): Ripensamento:
• 5 Grenager: Ripensamento 08:08
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008:
• 6 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante 02:15
• Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011:
• 7 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande 03:12
• Eivind Buene (b. 1973): Conversation with J.S.:
• 8 Buene: Conversation with J.S.: I 03:02
• 9 Buene: Conversation with J.S.: II 01:11
• 10 Buene: Conversation with J.S.: III 02:07
• 11 Buene: Conversation with J.S.: IV 00:47
• 12 Buene: Conversation with J.S.: V 02:02
• Therese Birkelund Ulvo (b. 1982): Dancing Shades:
• 13 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: I 04:08
• 14 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: II 01:19
• 15 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: III 01:44
• 16 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: IV 02:31
• 17 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: V 01:43
• 18 Ulvo: Dancing Shades: VI 01:51
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009:
• 19 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourée No. 1 01:33
• Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012:
• 20 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue 04:20
• Olav Anton Thommessen (b. 1946): PARASIxTh:
• 21 Thommessen: PARASIxTh: 1. Prelude 03:23
• 22 Thommessen: PARASIxTh: 3. Courante 04:15
• 23 Thommessen: PARASIxTh: 4. Fantasie 04:01
• 24 Thommessen: PARASIxTh: 6. Gavotte II 01:24
• Total Runtime 01:30:43

Info for Echos of what will come - Conversations with J.S

Glaser has had a number of works written for him and he is currently working on his project "Conversations with J.S.Bach". Glaser wants to explore the potential to connect the music of Bach with present-day approaches and has commissioned new companion pieces to be played alongside each of the Bach cello suites. Six different Norwegian composers have focussed on one Bach suite each. His hope is to create a unique meeting point between the past and the present; a conversation across timelines.

In January 2019 Ernst Simon Glaser performed a cello concerto written by Hungarian composer, Peter Eötvös, with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra with Eötvös conducting.

"In the cello concerto, the orchestra's principal cellist, Ernst Simon Glaser, impressively reveals the virtuoso levels against the eight cello voices that make the music sing and tonal" - Magnus Hagland (about Peter Eötvö's cello concert), Göteborgs-Posten

Glaser received the Young Soloist of the Year award in 2001 and the Debut Prize in 2004 in Norway. His debut recording of 2005 with Liv Glaser on fortepiano (Schumann and Schubert - Simax) was well received. His recording with the Norwegian Navy Wind Band consisting of four cello concertos with winds inspired an English reviewer to write that Glaser "with groove and elegance explores new avenues within contemporary music ".

His latest CD on BIS (2017) was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. Here Glaser is a soloist in Tommie Haglund's "Flaminis Aura" with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (conductor David Afkham).

After studying with Ralph Kirshbaum, Ernst Simon Glaser was employed as the co-principal cellist in Trondheim Symphony Orchestra at the age of 22. From 2001-2011 he was a principal cellist in the Norwegian Opera Orchestra. He is currently a principal cellist in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden's National Orchestra.

Glaser has previously taught at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim, and at the Norwegian Academy of Music as Truls Mørk's assistant, and substitute. He has also given master classes at home and abroad in addition to teaching at the Barratt-Due Music Institute in Oslo.

Ernst Simon Glaser plays on a cello built by Francesco Ruggieri, Cremona approx. 1680, generously made available by Dextra Musica.

Ernst Simon Glaser, cello

Ernst Simon Glaser
(b. 1975) is currently principal cellist of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – Sweden’s National Orchestra. After completing his studies with Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester he moved to Norway to become the co-principal cellist of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra at 22 years of age. Glaser has also held the post of Principal Cellist of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet Company for 10 years.

After receiving the “Young Solist of the Year Award 2002” by Rikskonsertene, Glaser recorded his debut CD with works by Schubert and Schumann for the SIMAX label. His recording received excellent reviews both in Norway and abroad. In 2004, he was also awarded the Biannual Friends of Music Society "Debut Prize" for his debut recital.

He has worked with some outstanding musicians and conductors including Shlomo Mintz, Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse, Omer Wellber, Olaf Henzold, Rolf Gupta, Ole Kristian Ruud, Sveinung Bjelland, Arvid Engegård, Liv Glaser and Hagai Shaham. As a chamber musician and soloist Glaser has played with most of the Norwegian Orchestras and in several Scandinavian and european countries in addition to Canada, Israel and China. Ernst Simon Glaser plays a Francesco Ruggeri cello, Cremona ca. 1680, generously provided by Dextra Musica AS.

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