Rolf Wallin
Fisher King for Trumpet and Orchestra
Id · Manyworlds
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
CD + blu-ray
Track listing
7 tracks · 179:55Listen to samples on selected tracks.
CD
Rolf Wallin
- 1 Fisher King for Trumpet and Orchestra 27:03
- 2 Id 17:05
- 3 Manyworlds 30:33
Blu-ray
Rolf Wallin
- 1 Fisher King for Trumpet and Orchestra 27:03
- 2 Id 17:05
- 3 Manyworlds 30:33
- 4 Manyworlds with video by Boya Bøckmann in 2D and 3D 30:33
About this recording
Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin (b. 1957) is among the most exciting contemporary composers in Scandinavia. This special CD + Pure Audio Blu-Ray release on Ondine includes world première recordings of three orchestral works by the composer performed by the Bergen Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Finnish conductor John Storgårds.
Fisher King is a concertante piece for Trumpet and Orchestra which was completed in 2011. The soloist in this recording is one of today's greatest trumpetists, Håkan Hardenberger. The work has a deeply personal meaning for the composer. According to Wallin the work is "about visiting some dark places. Low places ... But it is even more about the hope of transforming that Wasteland into brightness and abundant, flowing energy."
Manyworlds is an extensive work for orchestra with a duration of over 30 minutes. The work was jointly commissioned by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. The title of the work refers to the Many-world theory in quantum physics which deals with a very large, perhaps infinite number of parallel universes. Wallin explains: "As a composer I have always thought of music as a universe in which amazing multidimensional and multicoloured sculptures can be created. In my works I have tried to create a few of the infinite possibilities."
The Blu-Ray Audio disc also includes a 2D & 3D Video by Boya Bøckman based on Wallin's Manyworlds. This special release is also the first Pure Audio Blu-Ray disc to be released by Ondine.
Features
CD + Pure Audio Blu-ray featuring Manyworlds video by Boya Bøckmann in 2D and 3D.
Sleeve notes in English.
The artists
Håkan Hardenberger
Håkan Hardenberger is one of today's greatest trumpet soloists, and a noted pioneer of new trumpet works, alongside the classical repertory. He performs with the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra National de France, London Symphony, Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Swedish Radio Symphony and NHK Symphony Orchestra. Conductors he regularly collaborates with include Pierre Boulez, Alan Gilbert, Daniel Harding, Neeme Järvi, Ingo Metzmacher, Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Storgårds and David Zinman.
The works written for and championed by Hardenberger stand as key highlights in his repertory and include compositions of Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Brett Dean, Peter Eötvös, Hans Werner Henze, Luca Francesconi, HK Gruber, Rolf Martinsson, Olga Neuwirth, Arvo Pärt, Mark Anthony Turnage and Rolf Wallin.
In recital, Hardenberger has key partnerships with pianists Roland Pöntinen and percussionist Colin Currie.
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Håkan Hardenberger began studying the trumpet at the age of eight and continued his studies at the Paris Conservatoire and in Los Angeles. He is a professor at the Malmö Academy of Music.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
One of the world's oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765
and is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2015. Edvard Grieg had a close relationship with the
Orchestra, serving as its artistic director during the years 1880-82. Edward Gardner, the acclaimed
Music Director of the English National Opera, has been appointed Chief Conductor for a three-year
tenure starting in October 2015, in succession to Andrew Litton, the Orchestra's Music Director
since 2003. Under Litton's direction the Orchestra has raised its international profile considerably,
through recordings, extensive touring, and international commissions. During the last few seasons the
orchestra has played in a series of prestigious venues, including the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the
BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, the Wiener Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall, New York,
the Philharmonie, Berlin, Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Upcoming tours
include returns to several of these venues.