(記憶) 皮爾．納爾戈爾 / 卡婭．薩里阿侯: 大提琴協奏曲
雅克伯．庫爾伯格 大提琴
史托加德 指揮
BBC愛樂管弦樂團

On Remembering, the Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg continues his collaborations with two of the foremost Nordic composers: Per Norgard and Kaija Saariaho. Praised internationally for his performances of the modern cello concerto, Kullberg regards the concerto form as the encounter of an individual soloist with the sound world of a composer. With living composers this approach often results in an unusual degree of collaboration, as the works gathered here bear witness to. Since 1999, Kullberg has enjoyed a close and unique partnership with Norgard which has resulted in a large number of works.

Between, the opening work on the disc, hails from a time before this, but Norgard's viola concerto Remembering Child in its version for the cello is very much an example of Kullberg's process. He has not only transferred the concerto to his own instruments, but has also – in consultation with the composer – written his own cadenza as well as added details to the score. Likewise, at a climactic point exactly halfway through Saariaho's concerto Notes on Light, Kullberg creates an expressive space of his own, with a two-minute cadenza he has composed himself. In this work, as well as in Norgard's Between, Kullberg is supported by the BBC Philharmonic, with Sinfonia Varsovia appearing in the closing concerto.

Per Norgard (b. 1932)
Between — Cello Concerto No. 1 (1985) 29'07
1 ) I. In Between 11'10
2 ) II. Turning point 4'21
3 ) III. Among 13'28
BBC Philharmonic / Michael Francis
Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952)
Notes on Light for cello and orchestra (2006) 33'15
4 ) I. Translucent, secret 5'52
5 ) II. On fire 3'05
6 ) III. Awakening 11'30
7 ) IV. Eclipse 5'11
8 ) V. Heart of Light 7'22
BBC Philharmonic / John Storgards
Per Norgard
Remembering Child 20'09 Viola Concerto No. 1 (1986) adapted for the cello by Jakob Kullberg (2013) 9 ) I. 8'59 10 ) II. 11'10
Sinfonia Varsovia / Szymon Bywalec
Jakob Kullberg cello