Form: Orchestral Year: 2016 Duration: 25:00 Premiere: 9/20/16
Commissioned by legendary recorder virtuoso Michala Petri, A Pacifying Weapon was premiered in Copenhagen with the Royal Danish Conservatory Orchestra under the direction of Jean Thorel. It was recorded over two days in Copenhagen for its critically-acclaimed release on Our Recordings, producer Preben Ewen.
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The composer's three-movement concerto, A Pacifying Weapon, commissioned by Michala Petri, makes its CD debut here. "Any serious collector of contemporary concertos would be foolish to pass this one up.'' - Fanfare
A Pacifying Weapon, commissioned by its soloist and dedicatee, Michala Petri, and with generous support from the Edition Borup-Jørgensen, was composed throughout nearly the entirety of 2015. It is a concerto in three distinct movements, scored for various solo recorders and an orchestra of winds, brass, percussion and harp.