Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Per Nørgård's "Norgard: Siddharta / Percussion Concerto, 'For A Change'." This 1995 release from Dacapo Records is a masterful blend of neoclassical and avant-garde genres, showcasing Nørgård's unique compositional style. The album is a two-part journey, beginning with the operatic "Siddharta (Play for the Expected One)," a dramatic and introspective work that delves into the life and enlightenment of the Buddha. The second part features the Percussion Concerto 'For a Change,' a dynamic and innovative piece that highlights the versatility and expressive power of percussion instruments. Conducted by Jan Latham-König and performed by the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, this album is a testament to Nørgård's genius and the exceptional talent of the performers. With a duration of over two hours, this album is a profound and engaging exploration of sound and emotion, perfect for fans of contemporary classical music.
1995 Dacapo1995 Dacapo
Tracks
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: Introduction 'Folket straler, lyser' (Suddhodana) (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Musik!' (Suddhodana) (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Se: Maya star sa ene' (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Se Maya danser' (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Hor, Maya har fodt'Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Gik mod nord' (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Han vil se' (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Al jordens lyst skal binde ham' (Suddhodana) (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act I: 'Sorgen har ramt os' (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: IntroductionPer Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Nu straler dagens lys' (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Men under hver blomst' (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Se der! Hven danser?' (Suddhodana) (Siddharta) (Yasodhara)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Elskov er grusom' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta) (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: ContestPer Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: Yasodhara: der er du' (Siddharta) (Yasodhara)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Bryllup, Bryllup nu!' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta) (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act II: 'Selv nu er jeg bange' (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: IntroductionPer Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'Mragatrashana, tryllerske tryl for os' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'Forunderlige Amra' (Siddharta) (Yasodhara)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'Hun er syg, hun er syg, syg' (Siddharta)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'Sa er det sket' (Prajapati)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'I denne nat' (Yasodhara) (Prajapati) (Suddhodana)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Siddharta (Play for the Expected One): Act III: 'Ja min fader' (Yasodhara) (Siddharta)Per Nørgård, Stig Fogh Andersen, Christian Christiansen, Poul Elming, Anne Frellesvig, Birgitte Frieboe, Edith Guillaume, Erik Harbo, Aage Haugland, Kim Janken, Tina Kiberg, Minna Nyhus, Danish National Radio Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
For a Change: Thunder Repeated: The Image of ShockPer Nørgård, Gert Mortensen, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
For a Change: The Taming Power of The SmallPer Nørgård, Gert Mortensen, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
For a Change: The Gentle, The PenetratingPer Nørgård, Gert Mortensen, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
For a Change: Towards Completion: Fire Over WaterPer Nørgård, Gert Mortensen, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
Per Nørgård, a towering figure in Danish music, was a composer whose work spanned neoclassical and avant-garde genres, leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape. Born in Gentofte in 1932, Nørgård's career was marked by a relentless exploration of sound, form, and tonality, earning him a reputation as one of Denmark's most significant composers. His music, often characterized by repeated motifs, reflects a deep sensitivity and strong personality that were evident even in his early works, such as his first solo cello sonata composed between the ages of 19 and 21. Nørgård's admirations ranged from the symphonies of Sibelius to the humor of South Park, a duality that found expression in his own compositions, blending the full force of nature with a playful wit. Throughout his prolific career, Nørgård's contributions to the world of music were as varied as they were influential, making him a beloved figure among enthusiasts and critics alike.
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