Credits:

Niklas Sivelöv

Description:

Noago, who celebrated his 85th birthday in 2017, is one of the most influential contemporary Danish composers of the next generation of Nielsen; in 2016 he received the prestigious "Ernst von Siemens Award" and is increasingly recognized for his work. Noago was interested in piano music from a young age and wrote many works, and it is fascinating to see how his early works, which were markedly influenced by Bach and Stravinsky, developed over the years into a unique style that depicts the "development of the universe". Sivelev, who plays on this album, is a professor of piano at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and a pianist that Noago has long trusted. All of the four works on the album, with the exception of the "Sonata in One Movement" and "Clover," were dedicated to Sivelev. Naxos Japan