Program 739: Per Nørgård
KALW Broadcast Date: April 30, 2023 | Host: Richard Friedman
Over the past 50 or more years, Per Nørgård has been considered the one of the most prominent and influential Nordic composers since Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius. To date, he has composed over 400 works in nearly all genres, including operas, music for children, chamber music, solo works, and for the theater. Nørgård was a featured composer at Other Minds Festival 12 in 2006. In this program we’ll hear four of his large orchestral works and a bit of one of his ten string quartets.
Program Audio
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Title: Symphony No. 2 In One Movement
Composer: Per Nørgård
Performers: Oslo Philharmonic; John Storgårds, conductor
Recording Title: Per Nørgård: 8 Symphonies
Record Label: Dacapo Records
Catalog Number: 6.204002
Title: Spaces of Time for orchestra with piano
Composer: Per Nørgård
Performers: Ida Mo, piano; Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Rolf Gupta, conductor
Recording Title: Per Nørgård Violin Concertos
Record Label: BIS
Catalog Number: BIS-CD-1872
Title: Symphony No. 7
Composer: Per Nørgård
Performers: Danish Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Recording Title: Per Nørgård: 8 Symphonies
Record Label: Dacapo Records
Catalog Number: 6.204002
Title: Symphony No. 8
Composer: Per Nørgård
Performers: Vienna Philharmonic; Sakari Oramo, conductor
Recording Title: Per Nørgård: 8 Symphonies
Record Label: Dacapo Records
Catalog Number: 6.204002
Title: String Quartet No. 9
Composer: Per Nørgård
Performers: The Kroger Quartet
Recording Title: Per Nørgård: String Quartets 7, 8, 9, and 10
Record Label: Dacapo Records
Catalog Number: 8.226059
