Concerto in Pieces, Violin Concerto No.1, Monodrama : Sondergard / Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Heide, Reumert

POUL RUDERS: Concertos

Erik Heide, violin
Mathias Reumert, percussion
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sondergard, conductor

Poul Ruders is one of the biggest names in contemporary Scandinavian music. His orchestral works in particular have a brilliance and intensity that have made a great impression on audiences around the world. Concerto in Pieces was played at the Last Night of the Proms in 1995 and is one of the most successful orchestral works of our time. It is based on a theme by Purcell and is a witty, explosively colourful successor to Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. In the sunny Violin Concerto no. 1 the present day meets both Vivaldi and Schubert, while the percussion concerto Monodrama is a strong example of the primal Nordic power that fuels all of Ruders' works. ( DACAPO )

Concerto in Pieces (1994-95) Purcell Variations for Orchestra
1. Theme and Variation I. Vivace maestoso
2. Variation II. Vivace scherzando
3. Variation III. Parlando alla breve
4. Variation IV. Largo recitativo
5. Variation V. Allegretto capriccioso
6. Variation VI. Martellato feroce
7. Variation VII. Andante lamentoso
8. Variation VIII. Adagio lontano
9. Variation IX. Intermezzo
10. Variation X. Finale fugato vivace

Violin Concerto no. 1 (1981)
11. Echi d'una Primavera
12. Ninna-nanna
13. Ciaccona d'Inverno

14. Monodrama (1988) Drama Trilogy II for percussion and orchestra

Recorded at Aarhus Concert Hall on 23-25 June 2008 (Concerto in Pieces)
7-10 October 2008 (Violin Concerto and Monodrama)
Recording producer: John Frandsen
Sound engineer: Viggo Mangor