Danish String Quartet - Æ RØMESER (Last Leaf) | ECM Records
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2018
- Danish String Quartet
Last Leaf
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen: violin, harmonium
Frederik Øland: violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard: viola
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin: violoncello
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They are widely recognised as the most exciting young string quartet of the present moment, bringing new insights to contemporary composition and core classical repertoire. In parallel, they have also made surprising and impressive forays into the world of Nordic folk music. Their 2014 album Wood Works (Dacapo Records) was a left-field hit, and audiences around the world have been delighted by concert performances of the music. Now the Danish String Quartet bring their folk project to ECM with a stirring new recording. Last Leaf took its initial inspiration from an unusual Christmas hymn, “Now found is the fairest of roses”, published in 1732 by Danish theologian and poet H.A. Brorson. The hymn is set to a mysterious, dark melody: Brorson had chosen an old Lutheran funeral choral to accompany his Christmas hymn, elegantly showing how life and death are always connected. “From here we embark on a travel through the rich fauna of Nordic folk melodies until returning to Brorson in the end,” say the DSQ. “It is a journey that could have been made in many different ways, but we believe that we returned with some nice souvenirs. In these old melodies, we find immense beauty and depth, and we can't help but sing them through the medium of our string quartet. Brorson found the fairest of roses, we found a bunch of amazing tunes - and we hope you will enjoy what we did to them.”
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I don't usually listen to stuff like this, found this almost by accident... now my youtube suggestions are about 40% related to danish music/classical music/strings.... because I CANNOT stop listening to these guys!!! So damn beautiful!
Restful. Peaceful. Healing. So lucky to have seen you perform here in the US in 2023.
En meget inspireret og inspirerende musik
All that masculine energy going into something quite beautiful...Priceless!!!
The Viking String Quartet could be another name for them. 😀 The music is so beautiful and it's wonderful when old folk tunes are preserved like this.
These guys are so amazing. Deeply beautiful music.
The pizzicato at the end is soo beautiful!
Interesting to hear British folk music influence in this piece... Delightful music...
La béatitude la gratitude de l'âme pour cette écoute tellement beau.🙏🙏🙏❤️
I see im my mind listening to this a romance from awkward meeting, to friendship to blooming love, into life together, finished by the first death of one at old age.
Oh, sweet melancholy...
Asbjørn's solo was my favourite part of this piece. ❤🎻
Simply captivating.
The Danish String Quartet is doing more than any other classically trained, highly accomplished group to try to integrate a living folk tradition into the "classical" musical world. It's all worthy music. Please, let's dissolve boundaries where we can. Where we can't, then don't. Or maybe, just go ahead and see what happens. In my town, Portland OR, a city known for its great audiences for whatever kinds of music, the audience is getting greyer- and whiter-haired year by year. Let the musicians decide where they need to go and then let's follow them.
Stunned into the loveliest silence of the soul...spellbinding...
Reminds me on a good old irish folk music. It's warm and playfull.
The more I listen to this song it overwhelms me. I don't know how to explain it. Its like I'm on an amazing emotional rollercoaster but its not out of control haha. I see a vision in my head as the music plays and it takes me away to another place in another time... Its such a beautiful piece . I just love it.
Great music and very well played. I put it on 'repeat' a couple of times.
Thank you so much for your music! In this part of the year, while Winter is coming in the west side of Tuscany, I listen your cd and discover a warm family warmth.
So enjoyable. Lifts my spirits. Thank you. You guys amazing. Beautiful souls. 🙏❤️🎻
so beautiful, deep touching
Breathtaking
Beautiful arrangement and playing. Well done, guys! 😀
heart melt
Sublime in every way. Head-shakingly beautiful. Thank you for such a stunning record too...
So love this piece and their performance of it ! Thank you so much !!! XOxoxoox
1:40 love when viola take the solo part
The word awesome is banded about far too easily, this is the sound of your first gaze at the ocean, your viewing of the Parthenon, the opening of your first born's eyes.
Beautiful!
Well, I think it is accurate to say this is as Danish as it gets. Beautiful work!
Why do you say this? What is particularly "Danish" about this music?
Why does this remind me of chamber music of Charles Ives? Perhaps because he also incorporated "popular" melodies into his works.
*This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!*
I've seen the DSQ in recital in Portland Oregon when they played an interlude of Danish folk music and I've been hooked ever since. Let us promulgate music in whatever form it presents itself. It will reach and enrich the listeners.
Patricia Hill Hear, hear! :)
Thank you
lovely. thank you
Amazing !thank you !
wow just wow
So beautiful, en surprise tank you very much for sharing happy new year 2018
LOVE
Super amazing!!! :D
Very interesting melody line! thanks!
very inspiring
I find this song from slowly ..
♥️
💗
Tanto así
Asuuuuu
baltic soul !...
Chido!
Норм
Девчёнок ва не хватает 😅
Gilding the lily, gelding the tradition.
Oh shh. This is masterful gilding and the tradition had no balls left.
sudan land badly need agancy for equipment for music