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Conrad Baden - Intrada Sinfonica & other orchestral works | Simax PSC1802

Conrad Baden - Intrada Sinfonica & other orchestral works

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Label: Simax

Cat No: PSC1802

Barcode: 7033662018024

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 17th November 2008

Contents

Works

Baden
Intrada sinfonica for orchestra

Baden
Concertino for clarinet and strings

Baden
Pastorale e fuga for chamber orchestra

Baden
Eventyr-suite / Fairytale suite for orchestra

Baden
Concerto for piano and orchestra

Baden
Variazioni for orchestra

Artists

Geir Henning Braaten (piano)
Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Karsten Andersen
Heinz Freudenthal
Sverre Bruland
Alf Ardal
Kjell Ingebretsen

Works

Baden
Intrada sinfonica for orchestra

Baden
Concertino for clarinet and strings

Baden
Pastorale e fuga for chamber orchestra

Baden
Eventyr-suite / Fairytale suite for orchestra

Baden
Concerto for piano and orchestra

Baden
Variazioni for orchestra

Artists

Geir Henning Braaten (piano)
Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Karsten Andersen
Heinz Freudenthal
Sverre Bruland
Alf Ardal
Kjell Ingebretsen

About

Conrad Baden (1908-89) began to write music in his 30s, at first mostly pieces for choir and organ. Baden worked as an organist, first in Drammen and later on in Oslo, but he was also an active music journalist in many Norwegian newspapers all through his life. In 1946, Baden presented his compositions in public and after a period of studies in Paris in 1950 he decided to focus on chamber music and larger works for orchestra. The Norwegian Society of Composers started a collaboration with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra which gave several composers an opportunity to hear their music played, and this gave Baden an unique chance to improve and develop both his form and instrumentation.

However, in the 1960s the national orchestras lost interest in performing Norwegian music. If the composers wanted any chance of getting their music played, the pieces had to be short and concise. Baden wrote Intrada Sinfonica as sort of an overture to a romantic concert program and the piece lasts no more than ten minutes. It was premiered at the Bergen International Music Festival with Karsten Andersen as conductor.

This record shows the great breadth in Baden’s symphonic production. He was inspired by everything from neoclassicism (Concertino for clarinet and strings), Norwegian folk dance rhythms (Concert for piano and orchestra) and twelve-tone technique (Variazioni), but between it all one can sense his warm romantic sound and melodic lines. Baden never stopped looking for the perfect form where he could reflect both himself and the time in which he lived, and the critics honoured him for his genuine, personal and expressive works.

Contents:
- Intrada sinfonica for orchestra (1969)
Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester • Karsten Andersen

- Concertino for clarinet and strings (1954)
Bjørn Halvorsen, clarinet
Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester • Karsten Andersen

- Pastorale e fuga for chamber orchestra (1958)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra • Heinz Freudenthal

- Eventyr-suite / Fairytale suite for orchestra (1960)
Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester • Sverre Bruland

- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1979)
Geir Henning Braaten, piano
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra • Alf Årdal

- Variazioni for orchestra (1963)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra • Kjell Ingebretsen

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