Composer: Hans Abrahamsen
Orchestra: Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: John Storgårds
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dacapo
Catalogue: 6.220585
Release: 2022
Size: 1.58 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schnee
01. Canon 1a
02. Canon 1b
03. Canon 2a
04. Intermezzo 1
05. Canon 2b
06. Canon 3a
07. Canon 3b
08. Intermezzo 2
09. Canon 4a
10. Canon 4b
11. Intermezzo 3
12. Canon 5a
13. Canon 5b
Hans Abrahamsen’s Schnee (2008) is a gorgeous marvel which encapsulates winter. The instrumental cycle, already a classic of the twenty-first century, comprises a set of ten canons making up an hour of ghostly, feathery music. There is no hurrying, but great depth. As Abrahamsen himself says: ‘In Schnee, a single moment is stretched as far as possible. At some point, the music disappears. There is just a breath of air left’.