Bent Sørensen & Hans Abrahamsen: Air
Frode Haltli (accordian)
Trondheim Soloists, Arditti Quartet
This arresting disc presents works by contemporary Danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. The pairing of strings and accordion proves...
Bent Sørensen & Hans Abrahamsen: Air
Frode Haltli (accordian)
Trondheim Soloists, Arditti Quartet
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This arresting disc presents works by contemporary Danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. The pairing of strings and accordion proves...
About
The innovative Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli is heard here with chamber orchestra, with string quartet and solo, performing music written for him by the Danish composers Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen.
Sørensen, he notes, has been an influence on his development as a player, challenging perceptions of what can be achieved on the accordion through tone control and nuances in soft dynamics, a subject explored in detail on ‘It is Pain Flowing Down Softly on a White Wall’, where Haltli is heard with the Trondheim Soloists.
Hans Abrahamsen’s Three Little Nocturnes find the accordionist in the company of the redoubtable Arditti Quartet. For the title composition Air, Hans Abrahamsen returned, at Frode Haltli’s suggestion, to the early solo work Canzona, reworking until it became a new piece “characterized by a great sense of peace and a cohesive form”.
Contents and tracklist
- Frode Haltli (accordion), Trondheim Soloists (chamberensemble)
- Recorded: 2014-11
- Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke
- Frode Haltli (accordion)
- Recorded: 2014-11
- Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke
- Frode Haltli (accordion), Arditti Quartet (stringquartet), Irvine Arditti (violin), Ashot Sarkissja (violin), Ralf Ehlers (viola), Lucas Fels (cello)
- Recorded: 2014-11
- Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke
- Frode Haltli (accordion)
- Recorded: 2014-11
- Recording Venue: Selbu Kirke
Awards and reviews
January 2017
This arresting disc presents works by contemporary Danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. The pairing of strings and accordion proves a glorious combination and the disc’s two ensemble works are much the most affecting. While the accordion can hold its own as a solo voice, it can also creep almost imperceptibly among string textures, subtly shifting the ensemble’s timbre to mesmeric effect
November 2016
Haltli’s playing proves that true sensitivity and restraint are as important on an accordion as they are on a concert grand
30th October 2016
Sørensen’s elaborate It Is Pain Flowing Down Slowly on a White Wall, given with the Trondheim Soloists, sets a contemplative tone for the accordionist Frode Haltli’s recital.
