New, immersive recording of Sevåg’s 1987 wind quintet
"The Lyrical Joke in the Secret Garden When the Leaves are Falling" appears in a new recording by the award-winning Czech ensemble Alinde. Øystein Sevåg’s chamber work from 1987 was recorded in immersive audio for the German label GENUIN in March 2026, and this new interpretation adds another chapter to the work’s history. Written over the course of just two weeks in the summer of 1987, the work was premiered later that year in Oslo by the Norwegian Wind Quintet. In 1999, the Bergen Wind Quintet recorded it for Siddhartha Records, where it was released alongside Sevåg’s Triora String Quartet. Alinde’s new recording suggests that its journey is far from over.
Organ work to premiere in Hamburg next summer
Organist Magne Harry Draagen has commissioned an organ work from Øystein Sevåg, to be premiered at Haubtkirche St. Michaelis during the Hamburg Organ Summer in 2027. Work on the piece is now underway, with a visit to Hamburg planned this autumn to try out sketches with Draagen, discuss the work and explore the possibilities of the extraordinary organ in St. Michaelis.
Recording with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Air Studio
Anette Askviks album, med arbeidstittel Run for Change, har hun laget sammen med Stein Austrud. I 2027 skal det lages en egen utgivelse av albumet der Anette synger sammen med Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Øystein Sevåg skriver aorkesterrrangementene til dette. Innspillingen er plnlagt å skje i februar 2027, i det legendariske Air Studio i London.
When closed doors lead to new paths
In 1989, when every door seemed closed to my first solo album, I decided to create one of my own. Siddhartha Records became an independent path for my music – and, as it turned out, a path into the world.
Releasekonsert i Jakobkirken lørdag 26. september
Dette er et duosamarbeid med poetisk kraft. For 12 år siden utga Benedicte Torget og Øystein Sevåg det prisbelønte albumet “Karin Boye Sånger”. Nå er de her med “No Sad Songs”, med Torgets komposisjoner til tekster av 1800-talls forfatterne Emily Brontë, Christina Rossetti og Louisa Guggenberger.
New album from Benedicte Torget and Øystein Sevåg
Twelve years after releasing their award-winning and critically acclaimed album Karin Boye sånger, singer Benedicte Torget and pianist Øystein Sevåg return with a new collaborative project. The music, composed by Torget, was recorded largely in live studio sessions during april – june 2026, capturing the subtle musical dialogue and attentive interplay that define their collaboration.
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.