Credits:

Halvorsen / Irgens-jensen / Sinding / Batstrand

Description:

A Collection of Forgotten Norwegian Violin WorksAn album featuring a collection of overlooked or underappreciated Norwegian violin repertoire. The *Violin Sonata* by Ilgens-Jensenone of the leading Norwegian composers of the 20th century, often described as a Romantic Neoclassicist or a Neoclassical Romanticis believed to have been composed during his youth, around 1913. Unlike his more modern-sounding workssuch as the *Passacaglia* for orchestra and the dramatic symphony *Homecoming*which elevated Ilgens-Jensens reputation, this music reveals influences from Grieg, Brahms, Saint-Sans, andabove allReger, with whom he reportedly enjoyed performing. Halvorsens *Capriccio* is a fantasy characterized by virtuosic sections that embody the spirit of the Norwegian dance Halling. The score for the original version for violin and orchestra has been lost; the version fo