Arne Mellnäs: Passages

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Stylistically, he falls into that easily underestimated category which, rather than blaze a trail, draws on a range of options in a music of and for its time: a composer steeped in his localised... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 More…

Release Date: 24th Jan 2011
Catalogue No: PSCD175
Label: Phono Suecia
Length: 62 minutes

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Mellnäs: Passages

Work length16:54

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen

Mellnäs: Alto Saxophone Concerto "Labyrinthos"

Work length19:40

Jorgen Pettersson
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Viotti

I. Moderato

Track length6:48

II. Lento

Track length7:59

III. Vivace

Track length4:53

Mellnäs: Symphony No. 1 "Ikaros"

Work length25:34

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Imants Resnis

I. Labyrinten

Track length5:02

II. Bort

Track length6:14

III. Och

Track length5:52

IV. Sedan

Track length3:47

V. Nu

Track length4:39

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As a composer Arne Mellnäs (1933-2002) began to attract the attention of critics, audiences and other composers during the 1960s with music that embodied brilliance of technique as well as an inquisitiveness and playfulness of style. The three works recorded here embellish his style of composition and so much more.

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February 2011

Stylistically, he falls into that easily underestimated category which, rather than blaze a trail, draws on a range of options in a music of and for its time: a composer steeped in his localised environment, while never in the least provincial...Pettersson is a formidable soloist, while the orchestral contributions in all three of these performances leave little to be desired.

January 2011

Drop in anywhere and you'll find power, colour, tension, excitement and intensity...the variety of his textures and inventiveness of his scoring end up being their own reward.

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