Per Arne Glorvigen
Per Arne Glorvigen is a Norwegian musician and composer, particularly known as a bandoneon and tango player. He is mentioned as one of the world's leading contemporary bandoneon players and "wizard of the buttons".
He studied with Juan José Mosalini in France. In France he appeared with France Gall and Amelita Baltar. From 1994 he worked with Gidon Kremer and they formed the Astor-Quartet with Vadim Sakharov and Alois Pusch. With Kremer he recorded 4 CDs the first named "Hommage à Piazzolla." Glorvigen has performed with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden and the Alban Berg Quartett. He has adapted organ music by J.S. Bach to the bandoneon.
Glorvigen was named Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival 2006. Henrik Hellstenius' concerto for Glorvigen's bandoneon Glorvigen first performed with Oslo Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008. Willem Jeths also dedicated a bandoneon concerto to Glorvigen.Discography
- 1997: Hommage à Piazzolla, with Kremer, Choc in Le Monde de la musique, nominated for "Grammy"
- 1997: El Tango, with Kremer, award Victoires de la musique
- 1998: Maria de Buenos Aires, with Kremer, nominated for “Grammy” USA
- 1999: Tango Ballet, with Gidon Kremer
- 2001: From Yesterday to Penny Lane, Göran Söllscher plays the Beatles
- 2002: Buenos Aires with Carrefour Slagverkensemble
- 2003: Tango Sensations with Alban Berg Quartett
- 2004: Argentinske Tangoar og Lyriske Stykkjer av Grieg,
- 2005: Sarabando, with Tormod Dalen
- 2005: Jazz up the Beatles, various artists
- 2005: Great recordings of the century, with Alban Berg Quartett
- 2007: Virgin and Whore, with Sveinung Lillebjerka
Works
- 2007: Duda y Fuerza for string quartet and bandoneon, for KKKK-Festival, Kristiansund.
- 2007: Zalgo, for guitar and bandoneon, first performance at KKKK-festival, Kristiansund.
- 2012: Violent Tenderness for string quartet and bandoneon, for Apollon Musagète Quartet.
- 2015: Tango Funebre for Apollon Musagète string quartet/Chopin festival, Warsaw.
- 2015: Stabat Mater for sopran, percussion, bandoneon, choir and strings. KKKK-festival, Kristiansund.
