The Nightingale IV: In The Quest // Michala Petri & The Danish National Vocal Ensemble (Live)

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Nightingale IV: In The Quest
Composed by Ugis Praulins
Lyrics based on Hans Christian Andersen
Recorder: Michala Petri
Danish National Vocal Ensemble / DR Vokalensemblet
Conducted by Carsten Seyer-Hansen

"The Nightingale" by Latvian composer Ugis Praulins is a work related to Pärt's minimalist style but with a more expansive and varied treatment of the choir. It's called upon to produce a variety of odd effects, dissolve in conversation, and execute smooth notes at extremes of range. Petri's recorder plays a variety of roles, introducing a medieval tinge but also a cool, almost electronic-flavored sound, and also embodying the Nightingale of the text: the one from Hans Christian Andersen's texts that have been so often set. It's a pleasing, slightly haunting work.
Recorded live in concert in Studio 2 in DR Koncerthuset

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