«(un)Romantic / Improvising interpretation» is a duo exploration starting with late romantic songs, led by vocalist Live Maria Roggen and pianist Ingfrid Breie Nyhus.
Roggen and Nyhus experiment with traditioning and interpretation, and with improvisation as method. What is romantic and what is unromantic? What can an interpretation be? How can we work with creative interpretation? Where does the new begin and where does the old go? What can improvisation with residues and memories, tell about the song that was?
In the end of November 2024, the project's exposition will be published on Research Catalogue.
November 22./23., the mini festival uRom is held at NMH, exploring themes such as style and aesthetics, and interpretation and tradition, together with students and staff.
The album "Symfoni" contains versions of romantic songs after R Strauss, A Mahler, S Rachmaninoff and R Wagner, as well as G Mahler's Symphony nr 4, in recompositions by Live Maria Roggen and Ingfrid Breie Nyhus, that have been taken into improvisatory play together with Morten Qvenild on live electronics.
Listen to SymfoniThe improvisations on the album "Skymt" are remnants of memories from songs by J Sibelius and Finnish-Swedish poets, by Live Maria Roggen and Ingfrid Breie Nyhus.
LIsten to SkymtThe EP "Demanten" was published January 2022, with Roggen/Nyhus' improvised versions of four songs by Jean Sibelius.
Listen to Demanten
Published: Feb 1, 2021 — Last updated: Oct 8, 2024
