Per Norgård discusses his connection to Sibelius and his eighth symphony with the conductor who premiered it, John Storgårds (and interviewer Heikki Valsta).
I enjoyed this discussion and look forward to the music. (The microphones are a puzzle to me: they do not seem to be working! What we hear is a mic situated on the table! This is why the hand fidgets and knee slaps are so prominent in places. {?})
I enjoyed this discussion and look forward to the music. (The microphones are a puzzle to me: they do not seem to be working! What we hear is a mic situated on the table! This is why the hand fidgets and knee slaps are so prominent in places. {?})
I wish they had done his Rasputin at the Met. It's sensational.