Sigurd Islandsmoen (1881-1964) REQUIEM - Kristiansand symfoniorkester, Det Norske Solistkor, Terje Boye Hansen CD it was the music of

it was the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which made the greatest impression on him

and his music had been transcribed and copied far and wide

Pianist Signe Bakke gives us an interesting overview of the complexity and yet the integrity of Tanaka's music as it has evolved through the twenty years of her career that this disc covers

Gustav Mahler — Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Torstein Grythe

Sigurd Islandsmoen (1881-1964) REQUIEM - Kristiansand symfoniorkester, Det Norske Solistkor, Terje Boye Hansen CD it was the music ofSigurd Islandsmoens Requiem for soloists, choir and orchestra is a unique flower in the Norwegian music flora. Throughout the 1940s and 50s the work enjoyed huge success both in Norway and abroad thanks to its beautiful and accessible latin and folk music based musical language. And then, mysteriously, the music disappeared and the work was buried in the dust of oblivion for several decades. But now it has been revived and restored to its former