Malin Broman - Diagonal Music (2023)

"Diagonal music is a great combination of old and new. Britta Byströms (b.1977) Diagonal musik and Johannes Brahms Horn trio are binded together with Byströms Walk to Brahms. Diagonal Musik is a composition inspired by the geometric paintings of the Swedish modernist painter Olle Bærtling (1911-1981). Walk to Brahms was composed for this project. The walk includes short quotations from the trio and has a walking rhythm, starting from nowhere and dying away at the end as if the music is passing by. Brahms trio for violin, horn and piano is a miraculous and deeply romantic work, warmed by the rich sound of the horn. Horn trio is one of the few chamber music compositions by Johannes Brahms in which he uses a wind instrument. Brahms two songs for alto voice with viola and piano are closing this marvelous release with Malin playing viola and the singing part is played with horn by Christopher."