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Olsen, Esbjerg Ensemble, Austin
Olsen: In A Silent Way
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Kata, for chamber ensemble
2. In a Silent Way, for chamber ensemble
3. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 1. Slowly
4. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 2. Very very slow
5. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 3. Poco pesante
6. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 4. Very slow
7. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 5. Rumoroso
8. Oryq, for chamber ensemble: 6. Slowly
9. Ictus, for chamber ensemble

Of contemporary developments in the thriving music of Denmark, one might say that all things are possible, and — some things are more possible than others, bu none might be predicted. The work of Morten Olsen is one such — p... more »

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All Artists: Olsen, Esbjerg Ensemble, Austin
Title: Olsen: In A Silent Way
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Da Capo [Naxos]
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 3/31/2009
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 636943652527

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Of contemporary developments in the thriving music of Denmark, one might say that all things are possible, and
some things are more possible than others, bu none might be predicted. The work of Morten Olsen is one such
phenomenon, growing from a rich and deeply rooted culture, yet flourishing in a way that no amount of aesthetic
wisdom might have foretold. The four items in this collection are the most recent testimony to his adventure in
composing.

CD Reviews

In a different silence...

Tym S. | San Francisco, CA USA | 05/11/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" (1969) is the inspiration for the title and approach of this contemporary classical album by Danish composer Olsen. The original was midnight meditation music, yellow candles in an indigo darkness, with furtive vamps and brilliant half-thoughts ebbing and flowing from stillness into inspired groove. While made with an electric ensemble, it had a warm rounded sound, intimate and glowing.

By contrast, Olsen has taken the contemplative dynamics of the source's approach, and crafted an entirely new piece that is more austere and spacious. It has a different beauty to it, by turns tense and melancholy. Olsen takes the title very seriously with pockets of stillness and low rises of sound. It feels like tentative footsteps finding their way through troubled shadows. In form and emotional effect it actually recalls the textural moods of cinematic thriller scores by Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, or Roy Budd. That's a compliment; it was enjoyable to me as much for its cinematic parallels as for its new music approach. This is a music of smart darkness."