Out of Step Lars Lien & Sergej Osadchuk

• Mark Adderley (b. 1970):
• 1Adderley: Out of Step11:25
• Olav Anton Thommessen (b. 1946):
• 2Thommessen: Somber Song14:32
• Bjørn Kruse (b. 1946):
• 3Kruse: The Secret of Gyda06:24
• Ragnar Söderlind (b. 1945):
• 4Söderlind: Friesische Landschaft07:25
• Anders Eliasson (1947 - 2013):
• 5Eliasson: Poem10:47
• Olav Berg (b. 1949):
• 6Berg: Saxifraga12:30
• Total Runtime01:03:03

Info for Out of Step

"This recording is the culmination of a process spanning several years, in which the performers delved into the works of composers found right in their own backyard

"The facts are that all but one of the composers on this recording were born in the 1940s (the exception here is Mark Adderley, who was born in 1960). All of the composers are Norwegian, except for Anders Eliasson from Sweden and Adderley, who is half-English, half-Swedish, and has lived in Norway since 1981.

"Three of the composers have worked as professors at the Norwegian Academy of Music, an institution that has been at the forefront of the education of Norwegian composers since its establishment in 1973. These facts have not in themselves been instrumental in the choice of repertoire; rather it was more important that the works were composed for saxophone and piano, and that we as performers believed that they were works that deserved to be realized into sound, and given attention beyond their catalog listings in various music libraries.

"There is so much fantastic music created in Norway and the Nordic countries that we wanted to bring some of it to light in order to make musicians and audiences, potentially all over the globe, more aware of the high quality of works from these countries. The recording also documents some of the different artistic directions and variations to be found among Norwegian and Nordic composers around the turn of the millennium." (Lars Lien)

Lars Lien, saxophone
Sergej Osadchuk, piano

Lars Lien
pursued his musical education at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 1986 to 1992. Ever since his student years he has devoted special attention to the creative processes generated by the symbiosis between composer and performer. Through this work he has sculpted an entirely new Norwegian performance tradition for the saxophone that has influenced and inspired new performers right up to this day. The quartet Saxofon Concentus has played an especially important role in promoting these new ideas. Lien has performed as chamber musician and soloist in Norway, Europe and the USA, and he has contributed to a number of recordings in diverse genres and musical constellations. Besides Saxofon Concentus, he has distinguished himself in ensembles such as NoXaS, Affinis Ensemble, and Oslo Sinfonietta.

Lars Lien is Associate Professor at the Music Conservatory in Tromsø.

Booklet for Out of Step