Magnus Lindberg: Graffiti - Seht die Sonne Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo

• Magnus Lindberg (1958-): Graffiti (2009) World Prèmiere Recordings
• 1Beginning04:12
• 2Bar 11104:16
• 3Bar 23206:13
• 4Bar 40304:41
• 5Bar 51806:28
• 6Bar 68205:37
• Seht die Sonne (2007)
• 7I. —12:17
• 8II. —07:41
• 9III. —05:43
• Total Runtime57:08

Info for Magnus Lindberg: Graffiti - Seht die Sonne

Magnus Lindberg is widely recognized as one of the top composers of our time. He currently serves as the New York Philharmonic's Composer-in-Residence. The present recording of GRAFFITI earned Lindberg a 2010 GRAMMY award nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

This recording showcases his famed skills as an orchestral composer. Seht die Sonne ('Behold the Sun'; 2007) borrows its title from the final chorus in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder; it is an ideal example of his recent, more approachable style. GRAFFITI (2009) is Magnus Lindberg's first large-scale choral work with orchestra, which earned him the 2009 Finnish Composer Society's Award. The sung texts (performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir) are a selection of 2000-year-old Latin graffiti inscriptions from the walls of excavated Pompeii houses. Their themes cover a range of aspects of domestic, political or civic life, including even some graphic language. International performances of this vital music (with hints of Stravinsky, Britten and Orff) have been received with great public and critical acclaim.

„Lindberg's conviction, and technical resourcefulness, in creating this sound world can inspire rapturous enjoyment or alienated bafflement (...). The effect is always upbeat, exuberant and laid down with immense panache by the Finnish forces involved, in spectacularly vivid sound.“ (Arnold Whittall, Gramophone)

„Graffiti is as intelligent as it is beautiful, appealing, and exciting (...). Seht die Sonne (...) is an absolutely bewitching piece of orchestral writing. (...) The performances are vivid, even thrilling, the engineering outstandingly lifelike and (...) well-balanced. Hot stuff!“ (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Sakari Oramo, conductor

Recorded at House of Culture, Helsinki 4-5 September 2008, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki 23 May 2009

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Since the appointment of Sakari Oramo as Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in August 2003, HarrisonParrott has been intrinsic in formulating an international touring strategy to enhance the reputation and standing of this fine orchestra. Each season they give concerts throughout Europe and further afield and in autumn 2011 unveiled the stunning new concert hall in Helsinki, the Musikkitalo. Hannu Lintu took over as Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra at the start of the 2013/14 season, and HarrisonParrott is delighted to continue to work on a number of exciting new ventures with them, including a recent tour to Spain and Italy.

Sakari Oramo
is Chief Conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and from the beginning of the 2013/14 season, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, a position which began with the First Night of the Proms in July 2013. Oramo is also Principal Conductor of the West Coast Kokkola Opera and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. After a decade as Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he became Honorary Conductor of the orchestra in the 2012/13 season. Between 1998 and 2008, he was Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

This season, highlights include performances at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and a ‘Total Immersion’ project featuring the music of Villa-Lobos at London’s Barbican Centre with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Anu Komsi.

The 2012/13 season included performances with the Wiener Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and hr-Sinfonieorchester as well as the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and a successful tour of North America with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, Oramo is also a regular guest conductor at the NDR Sinfonieorchester, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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