Jarvlepp: Garbage Concerto / Kalnins: Rock Symphony

Featuring

Lan Shui
Roger Bergström
Anders Holdar
Leif Karlsson
Anders Loguin
Johan Silvmark

Jackie Short
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble
Jan Järvlepp
Imants Kalniņš

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Cultural Impact

Imants Kalniņš has achieved cult status in Latvia, with an annual 'Imants Day' where crowds gather to hear, play, and sing his music.

Composer Biography

Imants Kalniņš (b. 1941), a Latvian composer, began composing at age seven and later became a member of the Latvian parliament.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Imants Kalniņš, a classical composer, wrote his "Rock" Symphony in 1972 after falling in love with "those four guys from Liverpool" (The Beatles).

Composition History

The "Garbage Concerto" was commissioned by the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Currie with funding from The Laidlaw Foundation.

Composer Biography

Jan Järvlepp (b. 1953) turned away from avant-garde modernism, in which he was rigorously trained, to focus on an emerging postmodern style.

Historical Context

Kalniņš's "Rock" Symphony was a protest against Soviet authorities who banned his rock group, incorporating a previously forbidden rock song into the symphony.

Compositional Technique

Järvlepp's "Garbage Concerto" features soloists playing on unusual instruments like metal cans, glass jars, plastic bottles, hubcaps, and a recycling box.