Øystein Moen, Berit Norbakken Solset, Arctic Philharmonic, Andreas Løwe & Tim Weiss

Glass - A Descent into the Maelström

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Video Director: Jan Vardøen - Artist: Øystein Moen, Berit Norbakken Solset, Arctic Philharmonic, Andreas Løwe & Tim Weiss - Soloist: Berit Norbakken Solset - Conductor: Tim Weiss - Arranger: Aleksander Waaktaar - Composer: Philip Glass - Orchestra: Arctic Philharmonic
Lofoten, Norway | 88 min | 2019 | TV-G

Glass - A Descent into the Maelström

‘A Descent into the Maelström’ (1841) is American writer Edgar Allan Poe’s short story of two fishermen caught in torrents raging between the mountainous islands of Lofoten, inside the Arctic Circle of northern Norway. After a treacherous whirlpool drags their boat down, only one of them survives. American composer Philipp Glass based his choral work for the Australian Dance Theatre on this story. The piece was performed at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1986. Beacon Isle Films recorded an arrangement of Glass’s work for symphony orchestra, performed by the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Tim Weiss. Soprano Berit Norbakken Solset is the soloist. The Artic Philharmonic Orchestra is the world's youngest and northernmost professional orchestral institution, presenting circa 150 performances and concerts each year. This 2019 recording was made against the backdrop of Lofoten’s spectacular landscape: the very surroundings that inspired Poe’s story.

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