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Eivind Gullberg Jensen

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Soprano

Mari Eriksmoen

Soprano I

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Tivoli Copenhagen Phil

Copenhagen Phil

Mozartjubel for Sopran

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tivolis Koncertsalen

Mozartjubel for Sopran: Le nozze di Figaro Mozart (+2 More)

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The Marriage of Figaro

Exsultate, jubilate

Symphony No. 4

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A Norwegian soprano and a Norwegian conductor have teamed up to perform music by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Soprano Mari Eriksmoen is a soloist in Mozart's wonderful concert aria  Exsultate Jubilate,  while Eivind Gullberg Jensen also conducts the overture to  Figaro's Marriage and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.

Mari Eriksmoen was educated in Oslo, Paris and at the opera school in Copenhagen. One reviewer has attached herself to  "a bright voice" , and she has used it on a number of leading international stages. Her repertoire includes rounded composers such as Richard Strauss and WA Mozart. Mari Eriksmoen has, among other things, sang 'Susanna' in The Marriage of Figaro under the direction of Harnoncourt.

Eivind Gullberg Jensen is an experienced conductor with a wide repertoire. He is known for his insightful interpretations. From season 2022/2023, Eivind Gullberg Jensen is chief conductor of the Dutch Noord Nederlands Orkest.

The overture to Mozart's Marriage of Figaro from 1786 tunes the mind to a cheerful, profound, daring comedy about a puffed-up count who is made fun of by Figaro, Susanna and everyone else around him. It was daring business in Mozart's time with the French Revolution on the steps. The opera is precisely based on a play by the French Baumarchais, who celebrated the ideas of freedom, equality and brotherhood. Together with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, Mozart created a cheerful, witty musical comedy. It's all brought together in the riveting overture.

Mozart's  Exsultate Jubilate was composed in Milan in January 1773 and written as a motet for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who had played the title role in Mozart's opera Lucio Silla at its premiere in December 1772. Ever since the motet was first performed, it has been popular with sopranos. Despite its church affiliation, Exsultate Jubilate is  a pure virtuoso number with technically demanding challenges – not least the brilliant coloraturas. The work is divided into sections and shaped like a whole small concerto for soprano and orchestra. It begins with the reassuring words:  "Rejoice, break out into joy!"  It's hard not to when you hear it sung.

Few great symphonies are burdened with as much talk as is the case with Tchaikovsky's 4th. His 'symphony of fate', his reaction to three months of disastrous marriage, his response to the meeting with his patron and confidante Nadesjda von Meck, his elaboration of his sexual identity , or what interpretations have dogged the work since its premiere in 1878 in Moscow. The composer himself has his share in this mountain of interpretation, as he wrote a detailed letter to Mme von Meck about the symphony's meanings, and it is also plausible to interpret the pompous introduction as a theme of fate a la Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. But the work can also 'merely ' captivates with its grandiose epic power, swelling melodies, gigantic symphonic sound and riveting pathos. Such as Tchaikovsky was as a composer.

English

En norsk sopran og en norsk dirigent er slået sammen om at fremføre musik af Mozart og Tjajkovskij. Sopranen Mari Eriksmoen er solist i Mozarts vidunderlige koncertarie Exsultate Jubilate, mens Eivind Gullberg Jensen desuden dirigerer ouverturen til Figaros bryllup og Tjajkovskijs symfoni nr. 4.

Mari Eriksmoen er uddannet i Oslo, Paris og på operaskolen i København. En anmelder har hæftet sig ved ”en lysende stemme”, og den har hun brugt på en række førende, internationale scener. Hendes repertoire har bl.a. rundet komponister som Richard Strauss og W.A. Mozart. Mari Eriksmoen har bl.a. sunget ‘Susanna’ i Figaros bryllup under ledelse af Harnoncourt.

Eivind Gullberg Jensen er en erfaren dirigent med et bredt repertoire. Han er kendt for sine indsigtsfulde fortolkninger. Fra sæson 2022/2023 er Eivind Gullberg Jensen chefdirigent for det hollandske Noord Nederlands Orkest.

Ouverturen til Mozarts Figaros bryllup fra 1786 stemmer sindet til en munter, dybsindig, dristig komedie om en opblæst greve, der bliver gjort til grin af Figaro, Susanna og alle andre omkring ham. Det var vovede sager på Mozarts tid med den franske revolution på trapperne. Operaen bygger netop på et skuespil af den franske Baumarchais, der hyldede frihed, lighed og broderskabs-idéerne. Sammen med tekstforfatteren Lorenzo da Ponte skabte Mozart en munter, spydig gennemmusikalsk komedie. Det hele samlet i den medrivende ouverture.

Mozarts Exsultate Jubilate er komponeret i Milano i januar 1773 og skrevet som en motet til kastraten Venanzio Rauzzini, der havde haft titelrollen i Mozarts opera Lucio Silla ved uropførelsen i december 1772. Lige siden motetten blev opført første gang, har den været populær blandt sopraner. Trods sin kirkelige tilknytning er Exsultate Jubilate nemlig et rent virtuos-nummer med teknisk krævende udfordringer – ikke mindst de brillante koloraturer. Værket er delt op i afsnit og formet som en hel lille koncert for sopran og orkester. Den indledes med de fortrøstningsfulde ord: ”Glæd jer, bryd ud i jubel!” Det er svært at lade være, når man hører det sunget.

Få store symfonier er behæftet med så megen udenomssnak, som det er tilfældet med Tjajkovskijs 4. Hans ’skæbnesymfoni’, hans reaktion på tre måneders katastrofalt ægteskab, hans svar på mødet med sin mæcen og fortrolige Nadesjda von Meck, hans udpensling af sin seksuelle identitet, eller hvilke fortolkninger der har forfulgt værket omtrent lige fra det blev uropført i 1878 i Moskva. Komponisten har selv sin andel i dette fortolkningsbjerg, da han skrev et detaljeret brev til Mme von Meck om symfoniens betydninger, og det er også nærliggende at tolke den pompøse indledning som et skæbnetema a la Beethovens symfoni nr. 5. Men værket kan også ’blot’ betage ved sin storladne episke kraft, svulmende melodier, kæmpemæssige symfoniske lyd og medrivende patos. Sådan som Tjajkovskij var som komponist.

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Mozartjubel for Sopran by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, P. I., From (2023/2023), Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Tivolis Koncertsalen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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