℗ 2023 LAWO Classics
Released | February 24, 2023 |
Duration | 49m 36s |
Record Label | Lawo Classics |
Catalogue No. | LWC1250 |
Genre | Classical (20th/21st Century) |
Arne Nordheim: The Tempest
Beate Mordal, Jeremy Carpenter, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
The Tempest (Suite from the Ballet)
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1.1
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I. Calm Sea
Arne Nordheim; William Shakespeare; Beate Mordal; Jeremy Carpenter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
5:41 | |||
1.2
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II. Storm with Lightning and Thunder
Arne Nordheim; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
4:14 | |||
1.3
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III. Awakening
Arne Nordheim; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
1:28 | |||
1.4
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IV. Magic Circle
Arne Nordheim; William Shakespeare; Beate Mordal; Jeremy Carpenter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
6:47 | |||
1.5
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V. Lacrymae
Arne Nordheim; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
8:42 | |||
1.6
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VI. A Mazed Trod
Arne Nordheim; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
2:59 | |||
1.7
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VII. Four Legs and Two Voices
Arne Nordheim; William Shakespeare; Beate Mordal; Jeremy Carpenter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
6:41 | |||
1.8
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VIII. Caliban’s Warning
Arne Nordheim; William Shakespeare; Beate Mordal; Jeremy Carpenter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner |
13:04 |
Arne Nordheim was Norway’s most significant and respected composer until his death in 2010, and one of the few figures in contemporary western music who proved himself able to move beyond traditional harmonic relationships while maintaining a distinct ability to communicate widely through his striking, physical music.
The Bergen Philharmonic has been far from immune to that music’s power, championing it throughout the composer’s lifetime and premiering his first orchestral work, Canzona, as well as his last, Fonos. It has given multiple performances of Nordheim’s orchestral works and has recorded Tenebrae (Cello Concerto), Aurora and Wirklicher Wald. In 1992, Nordheim was the subject of a special focus at the Bergen International Festival, where the orchestra premiered Magic Island – a revised version of Be Not Afeard (the starting point for The Tempest).
Nordheim’s music for The Tempest is the conjuring of a musical realm as elusive as Shakespeare’s stage equivalent – one in which time as we know it, along with so many other anchors (including text) barely exists. It is a world of ‘transfigured, consonant lyricism’ to quote on critic, in which we clearly hear Nordheim’s central creative urge to reconcile simple, lucid material with his own protracted schemes and techniques. For conductor Edward Gardner, the process draws us into a ‘beautiful, seductive world’ and music possessed of ‘a glow that can only be Nordheim’s.’ Norwegian soprano Beate Mordal and English baritone Jeremy Carpenter contribute as soloists to this contemporary masterpiece.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Lawo Classics Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.64 -13.01 to -1.00 | -25.31 -31.80 to -20.60 | -21.09 -27.90 to -16.40 | 14 12 to 16 | |
1 | I. Calm Sea | -1.00 | -25.51 | -21.8 | 15 |
2 | II. Storm with Lightning and Thunder | -1.10 | -20.60 | -16.4 | 13 |
3 | III. Awakening | -13.01 | -31.80 | -27.9 | 12 |
4 | IV. Magic Circle | -1.03 | -23.77 | -19.4 | 14 |
5 | V. Lacrymae | -1.37 | -27.13 | -22.4 | 16 |
6 | VI. A Mazed Trod | -1.29 | -24.08 | -20.7 | 15 |
7 | VII. Four Legs and Two Voices | -1.28 | -25.01 | -20.1 | 15 |
8 | VIII. Caliban’s Warning | -1.04 | -24.60 | -20.0 | 15 |