Birgitte Alsted – Agnete’s Laughter (2013)
Classical/21st Century | FLAC lossless | cuesheets+log | covers+booklet | 59m36s | 298mb
Label: Dacapo | cat. no. 8.226575
A fascinating work from a composer who is new to me. At times, Agnete’s Laughter reminds me of Nono’s particular use of vocals and electronics. Less ominous, perhaps.
The remaining compositions on this album are every bit as interesting.
Agnete's Laughter is a sonic work with recordings of vocal exclamations, calls and songs, harp and waves as the basic material. This material was recorded, manipulated, edited and finalized to some extent in the DIEM studio (Danish Institute for Electronic Music) in Aarhus, but first and foremost in Birgitte Alsted's own studio.
The work has six movements: 1) Call of the Merman; 2) In the Depths - Longing; 3) Seven Sons; 4) Rocked; 5) Call of the Land; and 6) Agnete's Laughter.
The title Agnete's Laughter evokes early-19th century Danish poems such as Adam Oehlenschläger's "Agnete", Jens Baggesen's "Agnete from Holmegaard" and Hans Christian Andersen's dramatic poem, "Agnete and the Merman". Like those, Birgitte Alsted's sonic work is based on the old Danish ballad, "Agnete and the Merman", but her interpretation of the ballad is markedly different from theirs. In keeping with the view of women current in their time, the (male) poets just mentioned lament Agnete's decision and destiny and so decide to finally let her die with a broken heart. It is clear, however, that Birgitte Alsted lives in a time with a different view of women, and quite possibly her Agnete comes closer to the Agnete of the folk ballad.
Tracks:
01. Agnete's Latter - Havmanden kalder [0:03:35.72]
02. Agnete's Latter - I Dybet - Laengsel [0:02:39.50]
03. Agnete's Latter - Sonner 7 [0:07:23.04]
04. Agnete's Latter - Vugges [0:02:54.14]
05. Agnete's Latter - Landet kalder [0:10:23.36]
06. Agnete's Latter - Agnete's Latter [0:03:34.02]
07. Melencolia [0:12:01.92]
08. Sorgsang [0:09:14.88]
09. Belletter [0:04:53.24]
Performers:
Birgitte Alsted – electronics & vocals
Rasmus Schjaerff Kjöller – accordion
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