Nørgard & Ruders: Works for Solo Cello / Wilhelmina Smith
Cellist Wilhelmina Smithâs second album release on Ondine continues exploring contemporary Nordic repertoire for solo cello. In her new album Smith has focus on Danish contemporary composers, Per NørgĂĽrd (b. 1932) and Poul Ruders (b. 1949). Both NørgĂĽrd and Ruders are known for their large-scale orchestral works. NørgĂĽrd, in particular, is known for his eight symphonies and has been hailed by many as one of the greatest living symphonists. It is therefore intriguing to look closer to his two very early lyrical solo cello sonatas, early masterpieces written just before completing his 1st Symphony. In 1980, the composer revised his second sonata by adding an extensive second movement, almost an entirely new sonata, to the existing work. NørgĂĽrdâs 3rd sonata âWhat â Is the Word!â from 1999 is a short âSonata breveâ that takes its title from a quote by Irish playwriter Samuel Beckett. Another major Danish composer of our times, Poul Ruders (b. 1949), has also written 5 symphonies alongside several concertos and three operas. Ruders wrote his 10-movement Bravourstudien in 1976, just at the brink of a major stylistic change. This work is a set of variations on a Medieval folk tune âLâhomme armĂŠâ. In this work, however, the original theme is heard at the very end of the work.
Cellist Wilhelmina Smithâs second album release on Ondine continues exploring contemporary Nordic repertoire for solo cello. In her new album Smith has focus on Danish contemporary composers, Per NørgĂĽrd (b. 1932) and Poul Ruders (b. 1949). Both NørgĂĽrd and Ruders are known for their large-scale orchestral works. NørgĂĽrd, in particular, is known for his eight symphonies and has been hailed by many as one of the greatest living symphonists. It is therefore intriguing to look closer to his two very early lyrical solo cello sonatas, early masterpieces written just before completing his 1st Symphony. In 1980, the composer revised his second sonata by adding an extensive second movement, almost an entirely new sonata, to the existing work. NørgĂĽrdâs 3rd sonata âWhat â Is the Word!â from 1999 is a short âSonata breveâ that takes its title from a quote by Irish playwriter Samuel Beckett. Another major Danish composer of our times, Poul Ruders (b. 1949), has also written 5 symphonies alongside several concertos and three operas. Ruders wrote his 10-movement Bravourstudien in 1976, just at the brink of a major stylistic change. This work is a set of variations on a Medieval folk tune âLâhomme armĂŠâ. In this work, however, the original theme is heard at the very end of the work.
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Cellist Wilhelmina Smithâs second album release on Ondine continues exploring contemporary Nordic repertoire for solo cello. In her new album Smith has focus on Danish contemporary composers, Per NørgĂĽrd (b. 1932) and Poul Ruders (b. 1949). Both NørgĂĽrd and Ruders are known for their large-scale orchestral works. NørgĂĽrd, in particular, is known for his eight symphonies and has been hailed by many as one of the greatest living symphonists. It is therefore intriguing to look closer to his two very early lyrical solo cello sonatas, early masterpieces written just before completing his 1st Symphony. In 1980, the composer revised his second sonata by adding an extensive second movement, almost an entirely new sonata, to the existing work. NørgĂĽrdâs 3rd sonata âWhat â Is the Word!â from 1999 is a short âSonata breveâ that takes its title from a quote by Irish playwriter Samuel Beckett. Another major Danish composer of our times, Poul Ruders (b. 1949), has also written 5 symphonies alongside several concertos and three operas. Ruders wrote his 10-movement Bravourstudien in 1976, just at the brink of a major stylistic change. This work is a set of variations on a Medieval folk tune âLâhomme armĂŠâ. In this work, however, the original theme is heard at the very end of the work.
