Revivals have moved onto the agenda among Danish composers, and this month two violent operas by Matias Vestergård benefited from the trend. What is it that makes him so good at writing precisely that kind of work?
Local traditions play a central role in the second-ever Faroese opera, in which Sunleif Rasmussen reclaims a local story made famous by Wagner.
Genopførelser er kommet på dagsordenen blandt danske komponister, og i denne måned kom det to blodige operaer af Matias Vestergård til gode. Hvad er det, der gør ham så god til at skrive lige netop den slags?
Nogle ville måske have ønsket sig en blidere indgang til musikåret 2026 end en koncert med Merzbow, men koncerten understregede de ambitioner, det aarhusianske spillested Radar aktuelt arbejder med.
Air raid sirens, artillery, and everyday sounds have altered the city’s rhythm – and forced its residents to develop new ways of listening.
Luftalarmer, artilleri og hverdagslyde har ændret byens rytme – og tvunget dens indbyggere til at udvikle nye måder at lytte på.
»Crooked, meandering passages and bubbling harmonies that only just brushed against a peculiar sense of tempo.«
»Kirstine Fogh Vindelev’s discreet soundscape for the power performance Animal provides much-needed breathing room in Alexandra Moltke Johansen’s dense text.«
Gently lapping, quiveringly simple, and almost self-effacingly discreet.
»Phantom Orchestra« is a dazzling, slightly mad experiment, driven by a will to create harmony in chaos.
»ELECTRIO aim to renew 'Stabat Mater' with guitar, electronics and baroque threads, but the result is too neat, too familiar, and far too painless.«
It’s a fascinating project, but what about the music? It’s a mixed experience.