- Per Nørgård (b. 1932): Cello Concerto No. 1 "Between":
- 1 Nørgård: Cello Concerto No. 1 "Between": I. In Between 11:10
- 2 Nørgård: Cello Concerto No. 1 "Between": II. Turning Point 04:21
- 3 Nørgård: Cello Concerto No. 1 "Between": III. Among 13:28
- Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952): Notes on Light:
- 4 Saariaho: Notes on Light: I. Translucent, Secret 05:52
- 5 Saariaho: Notes on Light: II. On Fire 03:05
- 6 Saariaho: Notes on Light: III. Awakening 11:30
- 7 Saariaho: Notes on Light: IV. Eclipse 05:11
- 8 Saariaho: Notes on Light: V. Heart of Light 07:22
- Per Nørgård (b. 1932): Viola Concerto No. 1 "Remembering Child" (Arr. J. Kullberg for Cello & Orchestra):
- 9 Nørgård: Viola Concerto No. 1 "Remembering Child" (Arr. J. Kullberg for Cello & Orchestra): I. — 08:59
- 10 Nørgård: Viola Concerto No. 1 "Remembering Child" (Arr. J. Kullberg for Cello & Orchestra): II. — 11:10
Info for Remembering
On Remembering, the Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg continues his collaborations with two of the foremost Nordic composers: Per Nørgård and Kaija Saariaho. Praised internationally for his performances of the modern cello concerto, Kullberg regards the concerto form as the encounter of an individual soloist with the sound world of a composer. With living composers this approach often results in an unusual degree of collaboration, as the works gathered here bear witness to. Since 1999, Kullberg has enjoyed a close and unique partnership with Nørgård which has resulted in a large number of works.
Between, the opening work on the disc, hails from a time before this, but Nørgård’s viola concerto Remembering Child in its version for the cello is very much an example of Kullberg’s process. He has not only transferred the concerto to his own instruments, but has also – in consultation with the composer – written his own cadenza as well as added details to the score. Likewise, at a climactic point exactly halfway through Saariaho’s concerto Notes on Light, Kullberg creates an expressive space of his own, with a two-minute cadenza he has composed himself. In this work, as well as in Nørgård’s Between, Kullberg is supported by the BBC Philharmonic, with Sinfonia Varsovia appearing in the closing concerto.
Jakob Kullberg, cello
BBC Philharmonic
Michael Francis, conductor
John Storgards, conductor
Sinfonia Varsovia
Szymon Bywalec, conductor
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Booklet for Remembering