Per Arne Glorvigen (born 2 June 1963, in
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
) is a Norwegian musician and composer, particularly known as a
bandoneon
The bandoneon (or bandonion, es, bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held bet ...
and tango player. He is mentioned as one of the world's leading contemporary bandoneon players
and "wizard of the buttons" (The Times).
He studied with
in France. In France he appeared with
France Gall
Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, s ...
and
Amelita Baltar
Amelita Baltar (September 24, 1940) is an Argentine singer, one of the leading voices of tango, that appeared in the 60's to be considered, along with Susana Rinaldi, as a modern counterpart of older divas such as Libertad Lamarque and Tita Merel ...
. From 1994 he worked with
Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer ( lv, Gidons Krēmers; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.
Life and career
Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holoc ...
and they formed the Astor-Quartet with
Vadim Sakharov (piano) and Alois Pusch (
double bass
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). With Kremer he recorded 4 CDs the first named "
Hommage à Piazzolla." Glorvigen has performed with
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) is a British orchestra based in London. Founded in 1930, it was the first permanent salaried orchestra in London, and is the only one of the city's five major symphony orchestras not to be self-governing. T ...
,
Staatskapelle Dresden
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and the
Alban Berg Quartett
The Alban Berg Quartett was a string quartet founded in Vienna, Austria in 1970, named after Alban Berg.
Members
Beginnings
The Berg Quartet was founded in 1970 by four young professors of the Vienna Academy of Music, and made its debut in t ...
. He has adapted organ music by
J. S. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...
to the bandoneon.
Glorvigen was named Artist in Residence at the
Bergen International Festival
Bergen International Festival ( no, Festspillene i Bergen) is an annual international music and cultural festival in Bergen, Norway.
Biography
The Bergen International festival is the largest festival in the Nordic countries in its genre and ha ...
2006.
Henrik Hellstenius Henrik Hellstenius (born 28 April 1963) is a Norwegian composer and musicologist.
Born in Bærum, Norway, Hellstenius studied musicology at the University of Oslo and composition with Lasse Thoresen, Olav Anton Thommessen and Bjørn Kruse at the ...
' concerto for Glorvigen's bandoneon Glorvigen first performed with Oslo
Oslo Philharmonic
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Orchestra in 2008.
Willem Jeths also dedicated a bandoneon concerto to Glorvigen.
Discography
* 1997: ''Hommage à Piazzolla'', with Kremer, Choc in ''
Le Monde de la musique
''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008.
It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama'' at the initiative of Jean-Michel Croissandeau, in c ...
'', nominated for "
Grammy
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"
(WPCS 5070 Nonesuch/Warner USA)
* 1997: ''El Tango'', with Kremer, award Victoires de la musique (WPCS 5080 Nonesuch/Warner USA 1997)
* 1998: ''Maria de Buenos Aires'', with Kremer, nominated for “Grammy” USA (3984-22063-3 Teldec/Warner Germany 1998)
* 1999: ''Tango Ballet'', with Gidon Kremer (3984-226612 Teldec/Warner Germany 1999)
* 2001: ''From Yesterday to Penny Lane'',
Göran Söllscher
Göran Söllscher (born 31 December 1955) is a Swedish award-winning virtuoso classical guitarist known for his broad range of musical interpretations, ranging from Bach to the Beatles. Söllscher's international career began during his years of ed ...
plays the Beatles (Deutsche Grammophon 459692-2)
* 2002: ''Buenos Aires'' with Carrefour Slagverkensemble (NorthwestClassics Nwc 205275)
* 2003: ''Tango Sensations'' with Alban Berg Quartett (Emi Classics 724355777829)
* 2004: ''Argentinske Tangoar og Lyriske Stykkjer av Grieg'', (Solo Bandoneon) (BAN 101-2 2004)
* 2005: ''Sarabando,'' with Tormod Dalen (NorthwestClassics Nwc 306168)
* 2005: ''Jazz up the Beatles'', various artists (Verve)
* 2005: ''Great recordings of the century'', with Alban Berg Quartett (EMI classics)
* 2007: ''Virgin and Whore'', with Sveinung Lillebjerka (Simax)
Works
* 2007: ''Duda y Fuerza'' for string quartet and bandoneon, for KKKK-Festival, Kristiansund.
* 2007: ''Zalgo'', for guitar and bandoneon, first performance at KKKK-festival, Kristiansund.
* 2012: ''Violent Tenderness'' for string quartet and bandoneon, for Apollon Musagète Quartet.
* 2015: ''Tango Funebre'' (after
Chopin) for Apollon Musagète string quartet/Chopin festival, Warsaw.
* 2015: ''Stabat Mater'' for sopran, percussion, bandoneon, choir and strings. KKKK-festival, Kristiansund.
References
External links
Festspillutstilling ved Bergen Museum Bergen International Festival Exhibition, University of Bergen Museum
Official Website
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1963 births
Living people
Norwegian accordionists
Norwegian composers
Norwegian male composers
21st-century accordionists
21st-century Norwegian male musicians