La Flûte Norvégienne by Tom Ottar Andreassen

Various composers

Tom Ottar Andreassen

La Flûte Norvégienne

Format: CD
Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020181394
Catnr: LWC 1127
Release date: 04 August 2017
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Label
Lawo Classics

UPC
7090020181394

Catalogue number
LWC 1127

Release date
04 August 2017

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About the album

NORWEGIAN FLUTE HISTORY
“La Flûte Norvégienne” is the title of flautist Tom Ottar Andreassen’s first solo CD on the LAWO Classics label. Besides flute concertos by Edvard Fliflet Bræin and Johan Kvandal, the recording includes Egil Hovland’s “Suite for Flute and Strings” together with Finn Mortensen’s legendary “Sonata for Solo Flute”.

All four works were composed between 1953 and1963, a period of change in Norwegian musical life and a decade in which Norwegian composers worked in widely varied traditions, from Fliflet Bræin’s light-hearted music to Hovland’s serial style.

Andreassen has selected these works precisely because they demonstrate this diversity of expression and style and explore the flute’s full range. All were written for Alf Andersen and Per Øien, who like Andreassen studied with Ørnulf Gulbrandsen and served in turn as Principal Flute in the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Thus it is extra fitting that it is the orchestra featured on this recording, led by conductor Ingar Bergby.

Tom Ottar Andreassen is one of the leading flute players of his generation in Scandinavia and is in frequent demand as chamber musician and soloist. He is Co-Principal Flute in Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Flute in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. Andreassen has been Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music since 2009.

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is known and cherished throughout the land and regarded by music-loving Norwegians with a unique combination of respect and affection. The orchestra is comprised of highly talented and versatile classical instrumentalists whose musical philosophy is distinguished by a light-hearted approach and a curiosity for all kinds of music.

"La Flûte Norvégienne" ist der Titel der ersten Solo-CD des Flötisten Tom Ottar Andreassens auf dem Label LAWO Classics. Neben Flötenkonzerten von Edvard Fliflet Bræin und Johan Kvandal beinhaltet die Aufnahme Egil Hovlands "Suite für Flöte und Streicher" zusammen mit der legendären "Sonate der Solo-Flöte" von Finn Mortensen.
Alle vier Werke wurden zwischen 1953 und 1963 komponiert, eine Zeit des Wandels im norwegischen Musikleben und ein Jahrzehnt, in dem norwegische Komponisten in vielfältigen Traditionen arbeiteten, von der glitzernden Musik von Fliflet Bræin bis hin zu Hovlands Serienstil.
Andreassen hat diese Werke ausgewählt, weil sie die Vielfalt von Ausdruck und Stil demonstrieren und das gesamte Spektrum der Flöte erforschen. Alle Titel wurden für Alf Andersen und Per Øien geschrieben, der wie Andreassen mit Ørnulf Gulbrandsen studierte.

Tom Ottar Andreassen ist einer der führenden Flötenspieler seiner Generation in Skandinavien und ist häufig als Kammermusiker und Solist gefragt. Er ist Co-Principal Flötist im Oslo Philharmonischen Orchester und Hauptflötist im Norwegischen Kammerorchester. Andreassen ist seit 2009 Professor an der Norwegischen Akademie für Musik.
Das norwegische Rundfunkorchester ist im ganzen Land bekannt und geschätzt und von musikliebenden Norwegern mit einer einzigartigen Kombination von Respekt und Zuneigung angesehen. Das Orchester besteht aus hochtalentierten und vielseitigen klassischen Instrumentalisten, deren musikalische Philosophie aus einem unbeschwerten Ansatz und einer Neugier für alle Arten von Musik besteht.

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Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute)

Tom Ottar Andreassen is one of the leading flute players of his generation in Scandinavia and is in frequent demand as chamber musician and soloist. He is Co-Principal Flute in Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Flute in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. A successful debut concert in Oslo in 1993 with the orchestra under the direction of Antonio Pappano led to numerous appearances as soloist and chamber musician at many Norwegian festivals. Andreassen has contributed to a number of recordings of Norwegian contemporary music, including as soloist with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in Yngve Slettholm’s “PossibleSelections” and in “Tractatus” by Arne Nordheim with Oslo Sinfonietta. Andreassen has for many years also been Principal Flute in the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra...

Tom Ottar Andreassen is one of the leading flute players of his generation in Scandinavia and is in frequent demand as chamber musician and soloist. He is Co-Principal Flute in Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Flute in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
A successful debut concert in Oslo in 1993 with the orchestra under the direction of Antonio Pappano led to numerous appearances as soloist and chamber musician at many Norwegian festivals.
Andreassen has contributed to a number of recordings of Norwegian contemporary music, including as soloist with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in Yngve Slettholm’s “PossibleSelections” and in “Tractatus” by Arne Nordheim with Oslo Sinfonietta.
Andreassen has for many years also been Principal Flute in the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and has guested with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the West German Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tom Ottar Andreassen studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he has been Professor since 2009.

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Norwegian Radio Orchestra

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is known as “the whole land’s orchestra” and is today regarded with a unique combination of respect and affection by its music-loving public. With its remarkably diverse repertoire, this is no doubt the orchestra most heard throughout the land – on the radio, television, and online, and at various diverse venues around the country.
It is a flexible orchestra, performing all from symphonic and contemporary classical music to pop, rock, folk, and jazz. Each year the orchestra performs together with internationally acclaimed artists at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which is aired to millions of viewers worldwide. Those with whom the orchestra has collaborated in recent years include the Kaizers Orchestra, Mari Boine, Jarle Bernhoft, Diamanda Galàs, Renée Fleming, Andrew Manze, Anna Netrebko, and Gregory Porter.
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra was founded by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1946. Its first conductor, Øivind Bergh, led the ensemble in a series of concerts from the broadcasting company’s main studio, establishing the basis of its popularity and securing its status as a national treasure. The orchestra continues to perform in the context of important media events. It is comprised of highly talented classical instrumentalists and yet its musical philosophy has remained the same: versatility, a light-hearted approach, curiosity for all kinds of music, and an unwillingness to pigeonhole musical styles. Petr Popelka is currently the orchestra’s Chief Conductor.

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Ingar Bergby (conductor)

Ingar Heine Bergby is one of Norway’s leading conductors, with many achievements within classical music, opera, and contemporary and crossover music. He has distinguished himself as an artist with the power to shape ideas and one with passion and dedication to his work. Bergby was born in 1964 in Sarpsborg, Norway into a musical family and began playing band music. He studied clarinet with Richard Kjelstrup at the Norwegian Academy of Music and later orchestra conducting there with Karsten Andersen, as well as with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy. He received a degree in conducting with honours from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1991.

Ingar Heine Bergby is one of Norway’s leading conductors, with many achievements within classical music, opera, and contemporary and crossover music. He has distinguished himself as an artist with the power to shape ideas and one with passion and dedication to his work.
Bergby was born in 1964 in Sarpsborg, Norway into a musical family and began playing band music. He studied clarinet with Richard Kjelstrup at the Norwegian Academy of Music and later orchestra conducting there with Karsten Andersen, as well as with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy. He received a degree in conducting with honours from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1991.

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