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Featured
Recording
Victoria Borisova-Ollas (1969- )
Wings of the Wind (1997); Symphony No.1, The Triumph of Heaven (2001);
Roosters in Love (1999); Im Klosterhofe (1999); Silent Island (2000)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Mats Rondin, conductor; Rascher Saxophone Quartet;
Pia Segerstam, cello; Christophe Sirodeau, piano; Eva Sidén, piano
Phono Suecia 171
"In the United Kingdom Victoria Borisova-Ollas is probably best known for two works. In 1998 she won second prize in the first Masterprize competition with Wings of the Wind, and more recently, her opera–cum–theatre piece The Ground Beneath Her Feet (based on a novel by Salman Rushdie) was given in Manchester in June 2007, and subsequently in Stockholm in May 2008, when Swedish Radio broadcast it live. Her language is easy to assimilate but she expects you to do some work whilst listening for she likes a thick texture and isn’t afraid to go for the big gesture, which she can bring off with ease. Wings of the Wind is a fine example of this. Starting with a whispered idea for winds the music builds to a short–lived climax. After this, the forward momentum really gets going. Another climax, with drums to the fore, gives way to a richly scored, more relaxed, section, with bells, then it’s all over. This piece has big intentions and Borisova–Ollas carries out her aim with a style and verve not often experienced in recent orchestral music. The Symphony No. 1 is equally serious, and just as approachable.
This disk must not be missed by anyone for the music is of the very highest order
and the significance of this exciting composer cannot be understated . . ."
... to read more click here
- Bob Briggs, MusicWeb International
*** Click here to hear excerpts from this Phono Suecia disc ***
Check the Crotchet Web Store for more information
Victoria Borisova-Ollas (1969- )
Wings of the Wind (1997); Symphony No.1, The Triumph of Heaven (2001);
Roosters in Love (1999); Im Klosterhofe (1999); Silent Island (2000)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Mats Rondin, conductor; Rascher Saxophone Quartet;
Pia Segerstam, cello; Christophe Sirodeau, piano; Eva Sidén, piano
Phono Suecia 171
"In the United Kingdom Victoria Borisova-Ollas is probably best known for two works. In 1998 she won second prize in the first Masterprize competition with Wings of the Wind, and more recently, her opera–cum–theatre piece The Ground Beneath Her Feet (based on a novel by Salman Rushdie) was given in Manchester in June 2007, and subsequently in Stockholm in May 2008, when Swedish Radio broadcast it live. Her language is easy to assimilate but she expects you to do some work whilst listening for she likes a thick texture and isn’t afraid to go for the big gesture, which she can bring off with ease. Wings of the Wind is a fine example of this. Starting with a whispered idea for winds the music builds to a short–lived climax. After this, the forward momentum really gets going. Another climax, with drums to the fore, gives way to a richly scored, more relaxed, section, with bells, then it’s all over. This piece has big intentions and Borisova–Ollas carries out her aim with a style and verve not often experienced in recent orchestral music. The Symphony No. 1 is equally serious, and just as approachable.
This disk must not be missed by anyone for the music is of the very highest order
and the significance of this exciting composer cannot be understated . . ."
... to read more click here
- Bob Briggs, MusicWeb International
*** Click here to hear excerpts from this Phono Suecia disc ***
Check the Crotchet Web Store for more information
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Here are some
of the many record labels that feature contemporary art music.
Tell us about any others you know of - we'd love to add them to our growing list.
Tell us about any others you know of - we'd love to add them to our growing list.
Contemporary Music Recordings
Albany Records
Atopos
Blipfonica
Bridge Records
Cedille Records - contemporary
Centrediscs (Canadian Music Centre)
EMC (Experimental Music Catalog)
ERM Media
Fleur de Son Classics
Innova Recordings (The Label of the American Composers Forum)
Komplott
Mode Records
MSR Classics - contemporary
Musica Omnia - 20th century
musicnow
Naxos
New Albion Records
New Amsterdam Records
New Focus Recordings
New Music from Indiana University: Volumes 1 and 2
New Tertian Recordings
New World Records
Nonesuch Records
numusic.org
Toccata Classics
Trace Label (Paris, France)
Zimbel Records
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In addition
to individual record labels, contemporary recordings can be
searched
by the composer's name at such sites as:
by the composer's name at such sites as:
Amazon.com
ArkivMusic.com
CD Baby: Music Now
ClassicsOnline: 20th Century or Contemporary or by Composer
e classical: Contemporary
ArkivMusic.com
CD Baby: Music Now
ClassicsOnline: 20th Century or Contemporary or by Composer
e classical: Contemporary
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