Henning Kraggerud & Bugge Wesseltoft – Bugge & Henning: Last Spring (2012/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:01 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Jazz
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As the title implies, Last Spring is a revisiting of the joys of springtime. It is not an exulting, whirling awakening, but a sustained, minimalistic meditation, oriented strongly towards the details, the variance of the melodies and the breadth and beauty of the sound. It is based on the most perfect interaction possible: soft piano melts into the pizzicato melodies that Henning Kraggerud entices out of his 1744 Guarneri violin, his Harald Lund viola and his unique six-stringed viola Concorda.
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Henning Kraggerud, Dalasinfoniettan & Bjarte Engeset – Nordic Violin Favourites (2015 Remaster) (2012/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:27 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Classical Music
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This highly praised recital album from Henning Kraggerud reflects the rich vein of Nordic writing for the violin that emerged between 1910 and 1930. Kraggerud, an exemplary stylist, explores this memorable repertoire ranging from Halvorsen to Stenhammar to the late romanticism of Sinding. Sibelius’s Six Humoresques remain a masterpiece of the genre, while the earlier works of Ole Bull illustrate the brilliance and panache of the “Nordic Paganini.”
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