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Andsnes & Neset: Who We Are | Simax PSC1401

Andsnes & Neset: Who We Are

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Label: Simax

Cat No: PSC1401

Barcode: 7033662014019

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 20th September 2024

Contents

Artists

Marius Neset (saxophone)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Ingrid Neset (flute)
Louisa Tuck (cello)

Works

Neset, Marius

Chaconne
Introduction to Prague's Ballet
Prague's Ballet
Road to Polaris
» Part 1
Waterfall Jig
Who We Are

Artists

Marius Neset (saxophone)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Ingrid Neset (flute)
Louisa Tuck (cello)

About

The album Who We Are is the first studio recording of the collaboration between pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and saxophonist/composer Marius Neset. They are joined on the record by flautist Ingrid Søfteland Neset and cellist Louisa Tuck. The music, composed by Neset, was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in the course of three days in December 2023.

The central piece on the album, Who We Are, was commissioned by Leif Ove Andsnes for his Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, where it has been performed in concert twice, most recently in 2022. On the album, a version of Prague's Ballet and the duets Chaconne, Road to Polaris, Part 1 and Waterfall Jig are also included.

The collaboration between classical musician Leif Ove Andsnes and jazz musician Marius Neset entailed a special challenge: getting the traditions and associated conventions of jazz and classical music to interact successfully. Both musicians are highly sceptical of concepts such as "crossover" and "fusion" when these mean that performers are thrust into genres that they do not really master, and both were aware that their collaboration, wherever it might lead them, would not lead them there. The booklet article consists of two separate interviews, in which Leif Ove Andsnes and Marius Neset reflect on similarities and differences in the two genres, and on how some challenges were addressed during their collaborative effort.

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