Frederiksberg, Denmark
Páll Sólstein, born in Klaksvík, ia a Faroese horn player and composer.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, where he finished his music diploma exam in 1991.
Since graduating, he has played in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Odense and Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestras.
He is currently a member of the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen and the Faroese ensamble, Aldubáran, in which he also is a member of the board.
He is active composing as well and has set music to Faroese poems by a.m.o. William Heinesen, Christian Matras and H.A. Djurhuus.
The CD Glóð featuring soloists Karl Martin Samuelsen, Anna Maria Olsen and Aldubáran, was released on the Tutl label november 2006. The music is composed and arranged by Páll Sólstein.
Páll Sólstein - Compositions Worklist
| Title | Instument | Year | Duration (min) | Publisher | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eg skar mítt navn (arr. of a song by H. J. Højgaard) | ssax, pno / asax, pno | 2022 | 6:00 | manus | Live performance by Kristina Thede Johansen and Marko Hilpo, Helsinki 2022 |
| Hvar Guð vil, glaður fari eg/Brúðarvísan (trad. arr.) | ssax, pno / fl, pno / vl, pno | 2020 | 4:30 | manus | Live performance, Summartónar 2021 |
| Oman kemur grýlan av gørðum (trad. arr.) | ssax, pno / vl, pno | 2019 | 4:30 | manus | Released on EKA Liva at SALT (Tutl Records, 2021) |
| Úr neyðardýði Guð til tín (trad. arr.) | ssax, pno / vl, pno | 2019 | 3:45 | manus | Released on EKA Liva at SALT (Tutl Records, 2021) |
| September | ssax, pno / vl, pno | 2019 | 5:00 | manus | Released on EKA Live at SALT (Tutl Records, 2021) |
| It´s Lonely Out In Space | cl, pno / ssax, pno | 2019 | 6:00 | manus | Live performance by EKA Ensemble, Summer 2022 |
| Fuglaklóta | hn, tpt, fgh, tbn / ssax, asax, tsax, bsax | 2017 | 5:00 | manus | |
| Mykines | hn + poem recitation | 2007 | 3:00 | manus |
