Arne Mellnäs: Passages
Jörgen Pettersson (alto saxophone)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestr, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marcello Viotti, Imants Resnis
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...
Arne Mellnäs: Passages
Jörgen Pettersson (alto saxophone)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestr, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marcello Viotti, Imants Resnis
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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...
About
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.
Contents and tracklist
Mellnäs:
Alto Saxophone Concerto "Labyrinthos"
Work length19:40
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
Awards and reviews
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.
