The Silk Road - Chamber Music for Winds Oslo kammerakademi

• Camille Saint-Säens (1835 - 1921): Orient et Occident, Op. 25 (arr. by Trond Olaf Larsen):
• 1 Saint-Säens: Orient et Occident, Op. 25 (arr. by Trond Olaf Larsen): Marche. Allegro – Moderato assai sostenuto – Allegro 07:32
• André Caplet (1878 - 1925): Suite Persane:
• 2 Caplet: Suite Persane: No. 1, Scharki (Chant d’amour). Allegretto, quasi Andante 04:42
• 3 Caplet: Suite Persane: No. 2, Nihawend. Andantino 04:18
• 4 Caplet: Suite Persane: No. 3, Iskia Samaïsi. Vivo 07:54
• Gisle Kverndokk (b. 1967): The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements:
• 5 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 1, Venice. Song of the Silk Merchants 02:37
• 6 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 2, Turkey. Don’t leave any Hazelnuts on the Tree 01:50
• 7 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 3, Armenia. You are a Ploughman 04:11
• 8 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 4, Azerbaijan. Shampan Ragsi – Country Dance 02:07
• 9 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 5, Iran. Khayam and the Pots 03:43
• 10 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 6, Afghanistan. Atan – Nomad Dance 01:40
• 11 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 7, Uzbekistan. Morning in the Desert 04:04
• 12 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 8, Kyrgyzstan. Shepherd’s Melody 05:06
• 13 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 9, Mongolia. Dance Melody 04:14
• 14 Kverndokk: The Silk Road, Suite in 10 movements: No. 10, China. I love you, Snow in the North 04:41
• Mert Karabey (b. 1976): The Last Days of Sultan Selim III:
• 15 Karabey: The Last Days of Sultan Selim III 06:13
• Total Runtime 01:04:52

Info for The Silk Road - Chamber Music for Winds

In a world where unrest and war make constant headlines, human migration is an issue that touches peoples everywhere. On its latest release, The Silk Road, the Oslo-based wind chamber ensemble Oslo Kammerakademi presents a beautiful programme inspired by the subject of cultural migration - what happens when cultures meet, for example because of the movement of populations, trade, politics or conflict.

The Silk Road features four works. Two of them are by 19th-century composers who were fascinated by the music of North Africa and the Middle East -Saint-Saens' work for military band, L'Orient et occident (1869), and Andre Caplet's three-movement Suite Persane (1900).

The album also contains two works commissioned by Oslo Kammerakademi: the story of The Last Days of Sultan Selim III (2011) retold in music by Turkish composer Mert Karabey, and the album's title work, Gisle Kverndokk's suite The Silk Road (2017), inspired by music that might have been encountered along a trade route between Venice and China.

Oslo Kammerakademi was founded in 2009 by oboist and artistic director David Friedemann Strunck, and performs chamber music for winds with the historical Harmoniemusik instrumentation as a foundation - from its origin in Vienna in the 1780s to the music of our own time. The ensemble has established itself as a leader in Europe, with critically acclaimed CD recordings and invitations to prestigious festivals throughout Europe. The Silk Road is Oslo Kammerakademi's seventh recording for LAWO Classics.

Oslo Kammerakademi
David Friedemann Strunck, conductor

Oslo Chamber Academy (Kammerakademi)
performs chamber music for winds with the historical Harmoniemusik instrumentation as a foundation. Founded by Artistic Director and Oslo Philharmonic Principal Oboist David Friedemann Strunck, the ensemble has established itself as a leader in Europe, with critically acclaimed CD recordings and recurring invitations to prestigious festivals such as the Rheingau Music Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Summerwinds Woodwind Festival Münsterland, Glogerfestspillene, the Fartein Valen Festival, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, Stavanger Chamber Music Festival, and the Valdres Summer Symphony Festival, among others.

Oslo Chamber Academy utilizes historical brass instruments in repertoire from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods. This contributes to the ensemble’s authentic sound and historically-oriented performances. Since its inception in 2009, the ensemble’s ambition has been to embrace the full range of literature for the Harmonieensemble – from its origins in Vienna in the 1780s to the music of our own time. The ensemble premiered The Last Days of Sultan Selim III by Mert Karabey in 2011, the first beauty of Magnar Åm in 2012, Retour á la Nature by Ketil Hvoslef in 2015, G8 by Trygve Brøske in 2016, The Silk Road by Gisle Kverndokk in 2017, and I Vesterled by Morten Gaathaug in 2019.

The Oslo Chamber Academy regularly plays concerts at Scene 2 and Prøvesalen in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet. The ensemble celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2019 with a tour to Germany and a magnificent anniversary concert. In this same year, the ensemble also launched its own festival: SKI GARDEN FESTIVAL - classical music in green surroundings.

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