Slåttebrekk's project is a practice-based investigation into the performance strategies found in early sound recordings. He is focusing on individual piano performances of particular interest and importance. Central to the project is the exploration of the aural effects of rhythm, tempo and agogics, without excluding other important aspects of performance. Slåttebrekk studies the immediately apparent features as well as investigates elements that are found beneath the surface layers of a performance – elements that often enter the mind of the listener at an unconscious level.
Documentation
Artistic result
The artistic result of his fellowship project is recording the double CD Chasing the Butterfly with the piano music of Edvard Grieg. The CD contains the following:
- Sommerfugl/ Butterfly, Op. 43, No.1
- Til Våren/ To Spring, Op. 43, No.6
- Etterklang/ Remembrances, Op. 71, No. 7
- Gangar, Op. 54, No. 2
- Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen / Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No.6 Humoreske, Op. 6, No. 2
- Brudefølget drar forbi/ Bridal Procession Passes, Op. 19, No. 2
- Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7
- Ballade in G Minor, Op. 24
- Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Reflections
Slåttebrekk's critical reflection is presented as liner notes, essays, articles and illustrative samples from recordings.
The project is documented on the website www.chasingthebutterfly.no
