Nordic Noir Mari Samuelsen, Trondheim Soloists & Hakon Samuelsen

• Uno Helmersson (1977- ):
• 1 Timelapse 02:41
• Ólafur Arnalds (1986- ):
• 2 Near Light 02:59
• Frans Bak (1958- ):
• 3 The Mist: Pt. 1 04:45
• 4 The Mist: Pt. 2 02:30
• 5 The Mist: Pt. 3 02:34
• Arvo Pärt (1935- ):
• 6 Darf ich ... 03:43
• Johan Söderqvist (1966- ):
• 7 Love & Rage 03:14
• 8 Study In Rituals, Prelude 03:36
• Uno Helmersson:
• 9 Study In Rituals, Pt. 1 06:03
• 10 Study In Rituals, Pt. 2 02:55
• Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981):
• 11 Vél komne Med Aera 03:29
• Ólafur Arnalds:
• 12 Words Of Amber 04:39
• Total Runtime 43:08

Info for Nordic Noir

Mit „Nordic Noir“ präsentiert die Violinistin Mari Samuelsen nun bei Decca ihr Aufnahmedebüt als Solistin und widmet sich dabei geheimnisvollen und melancholischen Kompositionen.

Der Titel bezeichnet das zumeist etwas düstere skandinavische Drama- und Krimi-Genre. Wie die Musik dazu klingt, kann man auf dem gleichnamigen Album hören, das Mari Samuelsen im Londoner Barbican Centre im Mai 2017 uraufgeführt hat.

Bei der Komposition dieser zeitgenössischen Stücke war Mari selbst involviert, in Zusammenarbeit mit Künstlern wie Ólafur Arnalds, Frans Bak, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderqvist und Arvo Pärt.

Samuelsen durchdringt die Musik mit ihrer Persönlichkeit und schafft Momente, deren authentische Strahlkraft unter die Haut gehen.

Mari Samuelsen, Violine
Trondheim Soloists
Hakon Samuelsen, Leitung

Mari Samuelsen
Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen has enjoyed a remarkable rise on the international concert stage through a characteristic mixture of artistry and enterprise. Her concerts combine a breathtaking musical finesse and virtuosity and an imaginative and innovative approach to presentation.

Mari has appeared as soloist at some of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, New York; Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris; Konzerthaus, Berlin; Smetana Hall, Prague; Kremlin Hall, Moscow and the Victoria Hall, Geneva. Recent performances have included a return to the Barbican, London; debuts at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and with Kristjan Järvi and the MDR Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig and performances in Munich and Luzern.

She works regularly with composer Max Richter, as soloist in concert performances of his works ‘Recomposed’ (most recently in Leipzig and Paris) and ‘Memoryhouse’.

Future highlights include opening this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival, Philip Glass’s double concerto in Istanbul, performances at the Bremen Musikfest and the release of her solo album, ‘Nordic Noir’ (Universal) featuring new works from contemporary Nordic composers.

For the past two years, alongside her brother, Håkon, Mari has been artistic director of the Yellow Lounge in Norway, bringing the Berlin-born clubnight to Oslo and collaborating with partners such as the pre-eminent video artist, Philipp Geist. Their debut album, Pas de Deux, on Mercury Classics (Universal), included a new work written for them by the Oscar-winning composer, the late James Horner. It went straight to no. 1 in the Norwegian pop charts, the first classical album to do so in more than 20 years.

Mari Samuelsen plays the ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ Stradivarius 1724, generously on loan from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, London.

This album contains no booklet.