Schmidt/ Tarkovi/ Bellincampi - Brass Concertos Release:Brass Concertos Dacapo Occupying the corners between fuzzed-out

Occupying the corners between fuzzed-out shoegaze bliss

Alto finally releasing a worthy version of this cornerstone of the repertoire

Many years later Pierre Boulez said "I wish I could compose in major/minor keys

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Schmidt/ Tarkovi/ Bellincampi - Brass Concertos Release:Brass Concertos Dacapo Occupying the corners between fuzzed-outAs pianist, conductor and composer, Ole Schmidt was one of the great polymaths of the Nordic musical world. His music was influenced by Bartk, Stravinsky and the French school and is underpinned by a certain Nordic clarity. It combines rhythmic energy, high concentration, elemental expressivity and deadpan humor. Schmidt's experience on the podium gave him an inside track on the working of the orchestra, and his pragmatism and refinement are evident