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Albums of the Year 2020: Marius Neset – Tributes | reviews, news & interviews Albums of the Year 2020: Marius Neset – Tributes
Albums of the Year 2020: Marius Neset – Tributes
The Norwegian saxophonist finds reasons to be cheerful
by Sebastian ScotneyWednesday, 16 December 2020
This year of all years – surely – we need music which takes us to better, happier places. And the new album from Norwegian-born saxophonist/composer Marius Neset does that. It also gives us a bit more hindsight and context as to what his two previous albums involving large ensembles were all about.
This year of all years – surely – we need music which takes us to better, happier places. And the new album from Norwegian-born saxophonist/composer Marius Neset does that. It also gives us a bit more hindsight and context as to what his two previous albums involving large ensembles were all about. One can now see more clearly that the 500+ pages of dense orchestral scoring t