Norgard: Whirl's World / Spell / Babettes Gaestebud Suite / Trio Breve

Per Nørgård (b. 1932) is one of the most frequently played composers of his generation. He has written more than 400 works in all genres and inspired innumerable colleagues in Denmark and abroad. This album presents all of Nørgårdsmusic for the Oscar-winning Babettes Feast film version by Gabriel Axel of Karen Blixens short story not just the snatches of it one can hear in the film. One can also get to know the hypnotic Spell, the ripples and bubbles in Whirls World and Trio Breve, which according to the composer himself are to be regarded as fragments of a mosaic.

"Throughout this recording the Ensemble MidtVest are excellent. I have come to associate them with more romantic Nordic music but here they show that they are equally adept and at home in the more modern. This is a performance that makes me long to hear more of Per Nørgård's wonderful music, performed by the same musicians. I hope it is not too long before Dacapo oblige. The performance is backed up by wonderful recorded sound and an equally committed, informative booklet essay, making this a most valuable addition to my collection." MusicWeb