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The un-commonality of life.<\/p>\n
Award-winning musician and composer Helge Iberg releases two albums simultaneously: Life Music and Jazz-kammer. On Life Music, says Iberg the two works relate to different aspects of life: The Micro Cosmos \u2013 our individual destiny; ordinary and exceptional \u2013 and The Macro Cosmos; the existential challenges of mankind. <\/p>\n
The micro cosmos is explored in the first piece through eight. Although playful and vital, the music also exudes dissolution and death at other times. With Sisyphus\u2019 Dance of Endless Struggle, performed by The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Atle Sponberg as soloist, Iberg thematizes existentialism. The mythic figure King Sisyphus was cursed to push a boulder up a mountain, only for it to roll back down and he to repeat the action forever. A parallel to the meaninglessness of life; or the constant pursuit of perfection through the arts. <\/p>\n
An original voice in the Norwegian cultural landscape, Iberg moves effortlessly between contemporary style music and jazz.<\/p>\n
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Award-winning musician and composer Helge Iberg releases two albums. Life Music consists of two works: a \u201cquartet+1\u201d on a grand scale, as well as a concerto for solo violin and strings. Helge Iberg\u2019s Jazz-kammer is released simultaneously, recorded with a star-studded cast of Norwegian jazz musicians.<\/p>\n
The micro cosmos is explored in the first piece through eight movements \u2013 their assigned titles varying from the descriptive to the absurd. As a whole the movements are an analogy for life itself, from the first \u2018Tentativo (First Steps)\u2019 to the last \u2018Discesa (Descent\/Exit)\u2019. Quartet for Life in it\u2019s (Un)Commonality uses the same lineup as Messiaens famous Quartet for the End of Time, plus a marimba. Although playful and vital, the music also exudes dissolution and death at other times. The moods vary between the constructive and the destructive \u2013 from the safe to the dramatic, with Hans Christian Br\u00e6in\u2019s clarinet the natural center of attention.<\/p>\n
With Sisyphus\u2019 Dance of Endless Struggle, performed by The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Atle Sponberg as soloist, Iberg thematizes existentialism. The mythic figure King Sisyphus was cursed to push a boulder up a mountain, only for it to roll back down and he to repeat the action forever. A parallel to the meaninglessness of life; or the constant pursuit of perfection through the arts. Musically this is illustrated by a driving melody which stops, reflects, debates and dances \u2013 always moving.<\/p>\n
An original voice in the Norwegian cultural landscape, Iberg moves effortlessly between contemporary style music and jazz. He has written piano-, violin- and trumpet concertos, orchestral works, chamber music, musicals and opera. Iberg has won Prix Italia and Work of the Year, and has had several nominations for the Norwegian Spellemann and Edvard awards. He studied music at the University of Oslo, with renowned composers Olav Anton Thommessen and Ragnar S\u00f6derlind. Iberg is an engaged public voice and also an author of essays, articles and books.<\/p>\n
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