Vegard Landaas & Anders Eidsten Dahl
Release Date: 24 August 2018
Label: Lawo
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090020181813
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
"Saxophone and Organ: a combination we are not used to seeing performing Norwegian Folk Tunes and Baroque. Surprisingly beautiful and rich in tone." BBC Music Magazine 4****
Vegard Landaas (born 1973) received his diploma in 2000 from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he studied with Harald Bergersen and was the first student with saxophone as principal instrument.
Landaas has received sparkling reviews for his solo concertos. His repertoire features a number of solo and chamber concertos with works from the standard literature and a special emphasis on music of contemporary composers. Among those who have dedicated compositions to him are Jon Balke, Olav Berg, Therese Birkelund Ulvo, Håvard Caspersen, Roy Hellvin, Risto Holopeinen, Vidar Johansen, Bjørn Kruse, Mauritz Løvgren, Yngve Slettholm, Jens Wendelboe, and Øivind Westby.
Landaas has been a soloist with various orchestras, choirs, and bands. The many major ensembles throughout the country with which he has performed include the Oslo Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Oslo Sinfonietta, and the BIT 20 Ensemble (Bergen Ensemble for Contemporary Music). In August, 2004 Landaas recorded the saxophone concerto "The Nights Exist" with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Aurora Records). The piece was composed by Yngve Slettholm and dedicated to Landaas, who premiered the work with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in the spring of 2000. As a member of NoXaS Saxophone Quartet, he premiered Olav Anton Thommessen's "Tuba mirum" with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the autumn of 2010. Landaas has previously participated on the recordings "Yngve Slettholm Chamber Music for Saxophone and Percussion" (LWC1017) and "The Golden Hindemith" (LWC1005). With organist Anders Eidsten Dahl he has previously released "Aria" (LWC1046). Landaas has also produced numerous recordings for classical artists.
Tracklisting
Harpreet Bansal, Cikada, Harpreet Bansal Trio
Ingela Oien, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingar Bergby, BIT20 Ensemble
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ingar Bergby
Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
Kristiansand Symfoniorkester, Nils Anders Mortensen, Sanae Yoshida, Rolf Gupta, Helge Iberg
Amalie Stalheim, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo filharmonisk kor, Ensemble 96, Peter Szilvay, In
Audun Sandvik, Sveinung Bjelland, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Anna-Maria Helsing
NyNorsk Messingkvintett, Thorolf Thuestad
Quatuor Molinari
Ariane Brisson; Philip Chiu
Renato Criscuolo|Aldo Criscuolo
Ragna Schirmer, Hofkapelle Munchen, Rudiger Lotter
Piercarlo Sacco|Andrea Dieci
Peter Hanson (violin); Andrew Arthur (fortepiano)
Nina Kotova; Fabio Bidini
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker; Martin Helmchen
