The orchestral score for Claus Ogerman's Symbiosis was not preserved after its 1974 album recording, so the Singapore Symphony Orchestra commissioned its reconstruction in 2019.
Recording & Production
This album marks the first time Claus Ogerman's Symbiosis has been performed complete and live to an audience, with the performance taking place on January 6, 2023.
Composition History
Claus Ogerman's Symbiosis marks his third collaboration with American Jazz pianist Bill Evans, having previously worked together on two jazz albums with symphony orchestra in 1963 and 1965.
Composition History
Palle Mikkelborg, a Danish jazz trumpeter and composer, was commissioned by Danish Radio in 1969 to compose his Bill Evans Suite for the Bill Evans Trio.
Recording & Production
The reconstruction of Symbiosis by Ding Jian Han involved listening repeatedly to the original album recording, referencing other works by Ogerman, and using a piano reduction to identify harmonies and orchestrations.
Compositional Technique
Symbiosis by Claus Ogerman is a two-movement work with a structure similar to a piano concerto, featuring both improvised parts by the jazz trio and written parts for the orchestra.
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