IDAGIO | Hillborg: Vaporised Tivoli – Orchestral and Concertante Works I 7318599926841

Featuring

Tamara Stefanovich
Christian Karlsen
Nicolas Altstaedt
Svenska Kammarorkestern
Anders Hillborg

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Performer Biography

Tamara Stefanovich, the pianist on this recording, has collaborated with renowned composers such as Pierre Boulez, Sir George Benjamin, and György Kurtág.

Compositional Technique

Hillborg's compositional style was significantly influenced by György Ligeti, a sometime visiting professor at his college, particularly Ligeti's micro-polyphonic techniques.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Hillborg's music is influenced by planetary physics and literary mysticism, which he integrates into his orchestral works.

Composer Biography

Anders Hillborg is currently Sweden's most performed living composer.

Performer Biography

Nicolas Altstaedt, the cellist on this recording, is a German-French artist known for his versatility and has had concertos written for him by several contemporary composers, including Anders Hillborg.

Composer Biography

Hillborg's 1998 clarinet concerto, Peacock Tales, written for Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst, was a pivotal work that opened up a world of instrumental theatre and influenced his subsequent concertos.

Compositional Technique

Hillborg's orchestral works often feature a 'Nordic take on spectralism,' where nature's color gradations help to liquefy texture, grade timbre, and effect gradual transformations.