The Norwegian word strid means struggle, and the title of this release from Norway's consistently innovative 2L label has a specific connatation and indicates a unique method in the program. The packaging summarizes that method: "When classical music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, and Bruckner [is] combined with religious folk tunes the result is a novel contemporary expression, where two very different melodies, singing techniques, and texts are juxtaposed. The STRUGGLE that arises reveal[s] new dimensions of music." As if ...
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The Norwegian word strid means struggle, and the title of this release from Norway's consistently innovative 2L label has a specific connatation and indicates a unique method in the program. The packaging summarizes that method: "When classical music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, and Bruckner [is] combined with religious folk tunes the result is a novel contemporary expression, where two very different melodies, singing techniques, and texts are juxtaposed. The STRUGGLE that arises reveal[s] new dimensions of music." As if that weren't enough, Oslo Chamber Choir conductor Håkon Daniel Nystedt expands a bit on the concept: both classical church music and religious folk tunes are "about longing, but "the classical music attempt[s] to describe the object of longing, whereas the folk tunes seek to describe the longing itself." This does not fit 100% with the struggle idea, but the "new dimensions of music" claim is accurate: this sounds like nothing you've heard before. The basic idea is realized in various...
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Add this copy of Strid to cart. $27.04, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by 2L.
