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Schulhoff, Mahler, Weill, Schoenberg: Degenerate music at Villa Grande

By Aksel Tollåli, 25 August 2014
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Reviewed at Villa Grande, Oslo on 22 August 2014
Programme
Schulhoff, 5 Pieces for string quartet
Mahler, Kindertotenlieder
Weill, Sanger
Schoenberg, Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte for Voice, Piano and String Quartet, Op.41
Performers
Berlin-Tokyo Quartet
Njal Sparbo, Bass
Ole Christian Haagenrud, Piano
Håvard Gimse, Piano
Kai Grinde Myrann, Conductor
Johannes Weisser, Bass
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5 Pieces for string quartetArnold SchoenbergBerlin-Tokyo QuartetErwin SchulhoffGustav MahlerHåvard GimseJohannes WeisserKai Grinde MyrannKindertotenliederKurt WeillNjal SparboOde to Napoleon Buonaparte for Voice, Piano and String Quartet, Op.41
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Aksel Tollåli
Aksel Tollåli
Aksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.