This Wednesday a small group went to the free opening concert of the announced Saxophone festival (See here: Musikkonservatorium). It took place in the Musikhuset Aarhus (Music house Århus)´s small hall at 19:30 and ended 2 hours later.
Program:
Elliot Carter (1908) – Canonic Suit
Jonas Asplund (1971) – Subarctic Mycelium
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) – Flute sonata in H Moll BWV 1030
Toru Takemitsu (1930-96) – Masque
Pause
Paul Wehage (1963) – This burning sun of grief and memory
J. Feld (1925) – Partita
C. Debussy (1862-1918) – The petite suite
Etienne Rollin (1952) – Aphorismen A.B.C.D.F.
Singelée (1812-75) – Premier Quatour
Participants: Kouju Nakamura, Henriette Jensen, Natalka Astramovicz, Johannes Nilsson, David Kolden, Anja Nedremo, Andras Pleian, Frederik Olesen, Sabine Mogensen, Line Møbjerg, Henrik A. Bønsvang, Richard Svensson, Karen Owrenn, Noëmi Schwank, Sandra Hallgren, Hanna Olsson, Anna Franciska Reiske, Claus Olesen, Johannes Thorell.
Why am I writing down all these unfamiliar names? Well, maybe one or the other of these newcomers will be big stars, so I can state, I have seen him/her years ago,… or maybe not. But of course we are now able to reconstruct the night´s program by researching in the web. For example, the Flute sonata from J.S.Bach, performed with an oboe and an accordion instead of a cembalo was remarkable! Here is an audio sample with the original instruments:
Since I was brought up with classical music in Vienna, the capitol city of classics, I can say that two to three performances where outstanding. I just don´t know what to say about the others. Since Denmark turns out to be extraordinarily fond of modern and contemporary art, it is no big surprise that 55% of the plays were of this type. I am a layperson, alas, all I can say is that oftentimes I was overwhelmed by cacophony. I found myself in surreal fantasy worlds while listening to the music. On the other side it was an interesting experience to see, how else instruments can be used – malfunctioned saxophone? Blowing, sucking, whistling, with tone, without tone, clicking, pressing … this was artistic!
Just check out the homepage of the Music house for more interesting free performances, it is worth going and spending an evening or more there! Music house
