FAGERLUND
Arcantio
Concerto for Contrabass and Chamber Orchestra
Full Score
SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Arcantio
Concerto for Contrabass and Chamber Orchestra (2023)
Full Score
Dedicated to Niek de Groot
INSTRUMENTS
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn
Piano
Solo Double Bass (Solo tuning)
Strings
Transposing Score
Duration: c. 20 min.
Commissioned by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra and Niek de Groot
World premiere on 16 November 2023 by the Lapland Chamber Orchestra and Niek de Groot conducted by John Storgårds
Arcantio
Concerto for Contrabass and Chamber Orchestra
Sebastian FAGERLUND
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Frequent bow changes
Variation
Variation X. Lento, misterioso q = 48
niente con sord. niente con sord.
Sebastian Fagerlund
Sebastian Fagerlund (b. 1972) has established himself as one of the most prominent European composers of his generation. He studied composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under the guidance of Erkki Jokinen and received his diploma in composition in 2004. Important aspects of Fagerlund’s work are his interest in large-scale forms and his profoundly held view of music as an expression of fundamental questions and existential experiences. His works have been commissioned and performed by numerous major orchestras, leading conductors and musicians all over the world, and span a wide variety of genres from opera to chamber and solo.
Sebastian Fagerlund (*1972) ist einer der führenden europäischen Komponisten seiner Generation. Er studierte Komposition bei Erkki Jokinen an der Sibelius-Akademie in Helsinki und erhielt 2004 sein Diplom. Wichtige Aspekte von Fagerlunds Wirken sind sein Interesse an großangelegten Formen und seine Überzeugung, dass Musik grundlegende Fragen und existentielle Erfahrungen zum Ausdruck bringt. Seine Werke wurden von zahlreichen bekannten Orchestern, herausragenden Dirigenten und Musikern auf der ganzen Welt in Auftrag gegeben und aufgeführt. Fagerlunds Schaffen umfasst ein breites Spektrum unterschiedlicher Gattungen von der Oper über Kammermusik bis hin zu solistischen Werken.
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