Bergen Po - Segerstam: Symphonies Nos.81/ 162/ 181

This new CD profiles acclaimed Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam as an equally inspired composer who has written nearly 250 symphonies to this date. Featured are three one-movement symphonies that form a kind ofBergen trilogy: No. 81After Eighty... (2002), No. 162Doubling the Number for Bergen... (2006), and No. 181Names itself when played... = (raising the number with 100 for Bergen) (2007). Segerstam's genius as a composer deploys itself through a unique notation technique: the score leaves a lot of freedom to the performers and yet requires no conductor for the orchestra. Hence, each performance turns into a unique listening experience. These works are dedicated to and performed live on this disc by the reputed Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.