Per Norgard: A Drummer's Tale, episode one (Da Capo Audio CD)

PER NØRGÅRD
A Drummer's Tale, episode one
Gert Sørensen, percussion

Per Nørgård, composer

About
One of the key Scandinavian composers of the century, Per Nørgård has so far created more than 300 works, symphonies, operas, concertos, chamber and vocal music, electronic music, ballet, and film scores. As a child Nørgård made hundreds of comic strips, which he projected as, slides accompanied by his own and his brother’s dialogues, songs, and piano pieces, and ultimately that became the obsession of his life. "A music that arose out of a single melody that rushed around through all instruments of the orchestra." Certain of those instruments, such as cello, piano, guitar, choir and percussion in particular has had an important role as a kind of Nørgårdian growth indicator. Today Nørgård’s works for percussion belong to the international repertoire and have placed him in the company of percussion composers like Cage, Reich, and Xenakis.

Reviews
"Mit dem innovativen Percussionisten und Produzenten Gert Sørensen hat Nørgård den idealen Partner gefunden" (Percussion Newsletter)

Credits
Recorded at Energy Fields Studio, Copenhagen, December 1994 to June 1995

Recording producer, sound engineer, editor, mix: Gert Sørensen
Recording producer: Palle Mikkelborg
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen AS, member of KODA

This recording has been supported by Danish Composers’ Society/KODA’s Funds for Social and Cultural Purposes, The Danish Music Council and Danish Musicians' Union