Scandinavian music, like the landscapes of the North, is characterized by its very own hues of light – mysterious colors from a twilight universe in new shades. In AURORA, BREEZE interpretes compositions by Scandinavian composers who set the moods of their homeland to floating sounds. In addition to the quintet by the great Danish symphonist Carl Nielsen, the program also includes works by Anders Hillborg and Kalevi Aho, two of Scandinavia’s leading contemporary composers. The program is rounded off by imaginative arrangements for woodwind quintet by the incomparable Icelandic songwriter Björk. In the concert version with (optional) video installation by video artist Paul Biessmann, AURORA becomes an all-round-experience, in which nature and light merge.
AURORA, the northern lights
Jill Jeschek, flute
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Přemysl Vojta, horn
Paul Biessmann, video artist (optional)
Commission ‘Aurora’: Jelle Tassysns (1979–)
Björk (1965–) Selection of songs (cover)
Kalevi Aho (1949–) Wind Quintet No. 1 (2006)
I Agitato – Cantando
II Vivace, leggiero – Allegro marcato
III Marziale, pesante – Furioso – Tempo I
IV Andante, con tristezza
– Interval –
Anders Hilborg (1954–) Six Pieces for Wind Quintet
Björk (1965–) Selection of songs (cover)
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) Wind Quintet Op. 43
I Allegro ben moderato
II Menuet
III Praeludium – Theme with Variations