Composer: Ole Schmidt
Performer: Gábor Tarkövi, Jesper Busk Sørensen, Jens Bjorn-Larsen, Stefan Dohr
Orchestra: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Giordano Bellincampi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dacapo
Catalogue: 6.220702
Release: 2022
Size: 694 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Pièce concertante, Op. 19
Tuba Concerto
02. I. Allegro moderato
03. II. Lento
04. III. Allegro giusto
Horn Concerto
05. I. Largo
06. II. Allegro giusto
As pianist, conductor and composer, Ole Schmidt was one of the great polymaths of the Nordic musical world. His music was influenced by Bartók, Stravinsky and the French school and is underpinned by a certain Nordic clarity. It combines rhythmic energy, high concentration, elemental expressivity and deadpan humour. Schmidt’s experience on the podium gave him an inside track on the working of the orchestra, and his pragmatism and refinement are evident in his larger scores, including the three momentous concertos on this album.