"Classical" music can be so refreshingly new! Lively, sparkling, full of joie de vivre, a love of playing and experimentation, but also sensitive, thoughtful, and impressively authentic. Edvard Grieg's orchestral work for strings From Holberg's Time – Suite in the Old Style is so artfully played and plucked in an unprecedented interpretation that not for a second does one have the impression that one is listening to old or familiar music. Everything sounds new and contemporary, yet Grieg's vision of Holberg's time is within reach. The bonus track, Johannes
Brahms' song The Seas offers an equally unique listening experience, in which a guitar and cellos take on the vocal part alongside the basses of a ten-string guitar.
The highly original lineup of Mirror Strings (two guitars and two cellos) is captivating. Their skillful and transparent arrangements provide the four instrumental virtuosos with space to engage in a dynamic musical dialogue. Ultimately, the energetic, musical playing of these four young performers sweeps the listener away, seducing them into a brief but exquisite sonic journey.
1. Grieg: From Holberg's Time, op. 40: I. Prelude
2. Grieg: From Holberg's Time, op. 40: II. Sarabande
3. Grieg: From Holberg's Time, op. 40: III. gavotte
4. Grieg: From Holberg's Time, op. 40: IV. Air
5. Grieg: From Holberg's Time, op. 40: V. Rigaudon
6. Brahms: The Seas
