Reviews on Sacrificio
Malmö Konserthus
Kjetil Myklebust, tuba
Benjamin Staern, computer
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila
[…] ”As the title of the piece suggests, the music was meticulously planned. (Sacrificio means “sacrifice” in Italian.) Staern is a musical narrator who moves us with the aid of large-scale effects. Aggressive figurations and diabolical crescendos in the orchestra alternated with sections where Myklebust’s tuba, alone in a large auditorium filled with electronic noise, emitted soft breathings and heartbeat sounds. The rare normal-tuba tones had in this context a heart-rending effect. Myklebust is a musician who does not allow himself to be restricted by traditional manners of playing and Staern a composer who is not afraid of world-shaking subjects and feelings.
That is exciting. ” […]
Tobias Lund, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, September 10th 2005