Strauss - Ein Heldenleben / Burleske Condition:New Volden has been playing regularly

Volden has been playing regularly in Hval's live band for more than a decade

Stand-out tracks include the kick off track "Train Whistle" with it's infectious groove reminiscent of New Grass Revival

She layers a variety of catchy

trying to regain that clarity and that feeling of purpose

Strauss - Ein Heldenleben / Burleske Condition:New Volden has been playing regularlyWhile starting his career adhering to Brahms' "absolute" or "formalist" compositional approach, Richard Strauss rapidly turned into a staunch supporter of Wagner's Zukunftsmusik, writing a series of iconoclast symphonic poems full of metaphysical allusions. This album features both sides of Strauss's musical persona with the Burleske in D minor as well as Ein Heldenleben. While the former is a playful, miniature quasi concerto for piano and orchestra,