Skuggaljós

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Small Ensemble

2020

Alto Flute

Bass Clarinet

Bass Flute

Bassoon

Clarinet

Flute

Harpsichord

Keyboards

Oboe

Percussion

Piano

Pitched Percussion

Strings, bowed

Unpitched Percussion

Viola

Violin

Winds

Program Notes: Skuggaljós (Shadowlights) was written for Caput Ensemble in 2019/2020. The piece consists of six short movements, were the interplay between lights and shadows is protrayed in different ways. The movements are: I. Bjartir skuggar (Bright shadows) II. Ljósbrot (Refractions) III. Næturljóð (Nocturne) IV. Inn og út um skuggann (In and out of the shadow) V. Regnljós (Rainlight) VI. Svefnljós (Sleeplight) The soundworld of the piece is varied. Some of the sounds are pure and bright (like beams of lights), while others are rough and gloomy (like shadows). And then there are these inscrutable sounds that dance so intruigingly on the border between light and shadow; some sort of shadowlights.
Recording Notes: Performers: Caput Ensemble. Conductor: Guðni Franzson. Recorded by RÚV during the final concert of Nordic Music Days, in Iðnó, Reykjavík, on October 15, 2022.
Performer Credits: Caput Ensemble
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