På et nyt album med kammerkoncerter af Anders Koppel kan du høre Concertino for to guitarer og kammerensemble, som kombinerer latinamerikanske rytmer med et køligt nordisk gemyt.
Værket er skrevet til og indspillet af Scandinavian Guitar Duo, bestående Jesper Sivebæk og Per Pålsson. I mere end tre årtier har duoen sat deres markante præg på den danske kammermusikscene, med deres kombination af teknisk dygtighed og kunstnerisk finesse
Album release 15. marts på CD og streaming.
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Since their debut 30 years ago, guitarists Per Pålsson and Jesper Sivebæk - the Scandinavian Guitar Duo have established themselves among the most popular chamber ensembles in Denmark. They literally exploded on the concert scene just shortly after graduating from the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark when they won first prize in Danish Radio’s prestigious Chamber Music Competition. From that auspicious beginning their fame and accomplishments continue to grow, receiving the Sonning Foundation’s special Segovia Prize, founded by the legendary Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia as well as taking Gold or Silver in many international guitar competitions. The Duo has toured in Europe, USA and China. While impeccable in their musicianship, it is their incredible interconnectedness as a duo, performing almost as a single instrument, that has wowed critics and audiences the world over.
For their new album, Per and Jesper chose some of the pieces they love most dearly and have played for many years. From their own arrangement of Händel’s virtuosic Chaconne to the enchanting innocence of Faure’s Dolly Suites, (written by Faure for his daughter), an original from Fernando Sor, the Paganini of the guitar, and of course, a stop along the way to sunny Spain, courtesy of Enrique Granados as well. While fans of the guitar will thrill to the Duo’s effortless precision, this is an album that most fully displays the guitar as beloved broadcaster and teacher Jim McCutcheon has described as “the instrument held closest to the heart.”
Kim Larsen (1945-2018) – the much loved Danish rock musician and multi-artist - captures – in music and words – the Danish soul. With his 500 recorded songs and 40 albums he is known by all Danes of all ages.
Guitarist, and head of guitar department at The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Jesper Sivebæk, had 2 heroes in his youth: Andrés Segovia and Kim Larsen – and they have followed him ever since.
For more than 10 years Jesper Sivebæk has worked on the pieces on this album. With his great experience he uses the possibilities of the guitar to the utmost, and follows the classical tradition of making instrumental versions of folk songs – like in Miguel Llobet’s arrangements of Catalan folksongs, in Benjamin Britten’s English and Chinese folksongs arrangements, and in Bela Bartok’s Hungarian folk songs. Sivebæk is true both to the beauty and the simplicity of Kim Larsens songs, and to his instrument
– the classical Spanish guitar. In these arrangements classical guitar players around the globe now have 12 new pieces to discover and put on their concert programs.
Buy the album here, or listen to it on Spotify
Variations for erhu and guitar duo, based on the oldest written piece of Scandinavian music — a medieval folk tune from Denmark. Performed by Scandinavian Guitar Duo and Ziling Xu. Composed by John Frandsen.