• Sebastian Fagerlund
  • Clarinet Concerto (2006)
    (for clarinet and orchestra)

  • Henry Litolff’s Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (World)
  • cl + 2.2.2.2/2.2.1.0/timp.perc/pf/str
  • Clarinet
  • 26 min

Programme Note

My Clarinet Concerto consists of four movements; In the first movement ‘Entrata’ the clarinet gradually brings the orchestra to life by presenting different musical materials. The first part continues without interuption to the second part ‘Rituale’ where the role between the solo clarinet and the orchestra begins to change. A short intermezzo forms a bridge to the third, slow and intense movement ‘L´ombra muta‘. New layers and perspectives opens up in the music, but at the same time there is a motion inwards in the music towards something unvisible. After the third movement follows a second intermezzo in the form of a cadenza for clarinet. The wild solo leads towards the final and fourth movement ‘Urbana’ which is a minimalist, dancelike scherzo.

Working together with the brilliant and virtuoso clarinetist Christoffer Sundqvist has inspired me and also left its distinctive mark on the musical characters in the concerto.  The concerto which is commissioned by Christoffer Sundqvist, Conductor John Storgårds and Korsholm Music Festival was realized with generous support from the Madetoja Foundation, The Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Korsholm Music Festival.”

Sebastian Fagerlund

Media

Discography

Clarinet Concerto

Clarinet Concerto
  • Label
    BIS
  • Catalogue Number
    1707
  • Conductor
    Dmitri Slobodeniouk
  • Ensemble
    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
  • Soloist
    Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet)
  • Released
    2011

Isola

Isola
  • Label
    BIS
  • Catalogue Number
    BIS-1707 SACD
  • Conductor
    Dima Slobodeniouk
  • Ensemble
    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
  • Released
    1st May 2011