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Mari Samuelsen

Nordic Noir

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1 Timelapse - Uno Helmersson (from film Magnus)  
2 Near Light - Olafur Arnalds  
3 The Mist Part I - Frans Bak  
4 The Mist Part II  
5 The Mist Part III  
6 Darf ich - Arvo Part  
7 Love & Rage - Johann Soderqvist (from film Love and Rage)  
8 Study in Rituals: Prelude - Johann Soderqvist, Mari Samuelsen  
9 Study in Rituals Part 1 - Uno Helmersson  
10 Study in Rituals Part 2 - Uno Helmersson  
11 Vel komne Med Era - Geirr Tveitt arr. Simon Hale  
12 Words of Amber - Olafur Arnalds  
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Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen will release a brand new solo albumcalled Nordic Noir on September 15 on Decca Classics. It showcases her passion for contemporary music and celebrates her native culture. For the album, Mari commissioned new music from a host of composers – many of whom have written scores for TV and film – including Frans Bak(The Killing), Uno Helmersson and Johan Söderqvist (The Bridge). The new recording also includes original compositions and arrangements by ?Arvo Pärtand ?Ólafur Arnalds, evoking the mood now recognized around the world as "Nordic Noir."

Mari was closely involved in the writing process of these new compositions – the sound of her violin plays a fundamental part of bringing these new works to life and creating the album's musical landscape. Mari Samuelsen says: "This music is very dear to my heart – it's travelled from Norway and Scandinavia around the world through TV and film, and I'm thrilled to be recording these pieces on my new album. It's also wonderful to have the opportunity to work closely with such outstanding composers to create new works."

 

  • Max Richter's 'Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Recomposed' feat: Mari Samuelsen, delights Dublin audience / bachtrack
    Posted At: August 18, 2024
    From bachtrack…..The sold-out audience at the National Concert Hall on Friday came for Max Richter's Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , performed by the Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen , leading the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. They got, as a bonus, 45 minutes more of music in the same vein.Michael Roddy writes…….To say that this was a filmic evening is to state the blindingly obvious. Samuelsen, in prog...

  • Mari is almost like sound therapy / Violinist.com
    Posted At: June 14, 2019

    At the emotional heart of the album is Bach's Chaconne in D minor, whose serenity Samuelsen has chosen to counter with the nervous agitation of "Knee Play 2" from Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach." The rest of the program grew organically from the seeds of Bach and Glass, tracing themes of change and renewal, from the increasingly complex variations of the Chaconne to the expansive melodic developme...

  • Mari Samuelsen signs to Deutsche Grammophon / theStrad
    Posted At: January 15, 2019

    The Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen has signed an exclusive agreement with Deutsche Grammophon. Her first single, Max Richter's ‘November', was released on Friday to coincide with the ARTE broadcast of her performance at Beijing's Forbidden City in October, as part of the DG 120 celebrations. Samuelsen's debut DG album, which will be released in early summer 2019, was recorded with the Konze...
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