Instrumentation: 2*.2*.2*.2 / 2.1.1.0 / perc / str: 3.3.2.2.1[min] Soloists: v, 2nar
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“I saw the sun / how she shone / mighty she seemed” – these are some of the words of the Icelandic poem that underlies Karin Rehnqvist’s Solsången (“The sun song”). The music, too, feels mighty, with an introductory movement where the orchestra keeps us in a tight grasp of shivering chords. The intervals are dominated by octaves that create a sense of something monumental, with dissonant clusters instilling a sense of awe or perhaps fear. The work is dedicated to Lena Willemark who has also performed its vocal solo part, and is a prime example of what can be achieved through an intimate collaboration between composer and musician.
Siri Landgren
Karin Rehnqvist (born 1957) is one of Sweden’s best known and most widely performed composers. From chamber music to orchestral, stage and vocal works, she has blazed a unique cross-genre trail, exploring the borderland between art and folk music, and evolving a highly distinctive compositional and performance style.
One of her signature motifs is the extraordinary vocal technique of Kulning, the ancient call of Nordic herding girls to drive in their flocks.
A restless innovator, her repertoire is marked by an uncompromising invention, raw emotional power and the icy shock of the new.
Source: https://karin-rehnqvist.se/eng/biography-short-version/