1997 – the recording of Bridge at Abbey Road
Min oppvekst ble beriket av særlig to kilder. Den ene var musikken til J. S. Bach, som en slags kosmisk musikalsk bakgrunnsstråling, den andre var låtene til The Beatles – som fortonet seg som selve solen. Kraften i disse kildene bragte meg av gårde til et liv i musikkens tjeneste. When Sevåg started working on Bridge, he made the bold decision to involve a symphony orchestra in the project and chose one of the finest: the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. The idea was not to replace his former band members with a symphony orchestra; the idea was to expand the palette. The recording took place at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. On the morning of February 9, 1997, Øystein met with the orchestra and conductor Terje Mikkelsen.
