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Aeterna

Charismatic Megafauna
Composed: 2016-17
Length: 90'
Instrumentation: orchestra and mixed chorus
joint project with filmmakers Jesper Kurlandsky and Fredrik Wenzel
Publisher: Faber
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Beast Sampler

Composed: 2014
Length: 11'
Instrumentation: 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - strings
Dedicated to Sakari Oramo commissioned by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic,Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and NDR Orchestra
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note
Recording sample
From Sirens/Cold Heat/Beast Sampler (BIS CD-2114)

Clang & Fury

Composed: 1985-89
Length: 27'
Instrumentation: Orchestra.
Commissioned by The Swedish Radio Orchestra.
Publisher: Swedish Music Information Center (MIC)
www.mic.stim.se
Recording sample
From Clang & Fury (Phono Suecia PSCD52)

Cold Heat

Composed: 2010
Length: 14'
Instrumentation: 3.3.4.4. - 4.4.4.1. - Timp.Perc(4) - Pf. - Str. / 13'
Dedicated to David Zinman commissioned by Berlin Philharmonic, Tonhalle Zürich, and Finnish Radio Orchestra.
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note
Recording sample
From Sirens/Cold Heat/Beast Sampler (BIS CD-2114)

Dreaming River

Composed: 1999
Length: ca 23'
Instrumentation: 3.2.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - 2 Chinese Ob/Suonas - Timp - 4 Perc - Pf - Hp - strings.
Dedicated to Esa-Pekka Salonen commissioned by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.
Publisher: Faber
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Recording sample
From Eleven Gates (BIS SACD-1406)

Eleven Gates

Composed: 2005-2006
Length: ca. 20'
Instrumentation: 3 flutes (= 3 piccolos), 3 oboes (3rd = English horn), 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, contrabass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, bongos, car horns, claves, congas, crotales, glass harmonica, glockenspiel, log drum, marimba, Peking opera gong, roto-toms, tam-tam, vibraphone, wood blocks), piano, harp, and strings.
Dedicated to Esa-Pekka Salonen, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note
Recording sample
From Eleven Gates (BIS SACD-1406)

Eleven Gates and other works

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Publisher: Faber
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Exquisite Corpse

Composed: 2002
Length: 14'
Instrumentation: 3.3.4.3 - 4.3.3.1(=Cimbasso) - Timp - 4 Perc - Pf - Hp - Strings
Dedicated to Alan Gilbert. Commissioned by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic (completed 2002-10-12). First performance: 24 october 2002 with The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert conducting.
Publisher: Faber
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Recording sample
From Eleven Gates (BIS SACD-1406)

Flood Dreams

Composed: 2009
Length: 15'
Instrumentation: 3.2.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - 2 Chinese Ob/Suonas - Timp - 4 Perc - Pf - Hp - strings.
Publisher: Faber
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Four Transitory Worlds

Composed: 2008-9
Length: 6'
Instrumentation: 3.3.3.4 - 4.3.3.1 - 4 Perc - Pf - strings.
Commissioned by the Malko conductor competition.
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Genesis Project with Martin Fröst

Composed: 2014
Length: '
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Gnomvibrationer

Composed: 2000
Length: 10'
Instrumentation: Sinfonietta (including chinese oboe).
Commissioned by and dedicated to Snyko. Co-composed with Pär Lindgren and Jan Sandström.
Publisher: Swedish Music Information Center (MIC)
www.mic.stim.se

Hell Mountain

a Mahler homage for orchestra
Composed: 2024
Length: 22'
Instrumentation: 3 flutes (all = piccolos) 3 oboes 3 clarinets in Bb soprano saxophone in Bb 2 bassoons contrabassoon 4 horns in F 3 trumpets in C 2 tenor trombones bass trombone contrabass trombone tuba timpani percussion (3 players): I: tubular bells II: glockenspiel tam-tam III: crotales bass drum harp piano strings
dedicated to Klaus Mäkelä Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie, Oslo Filharmonien and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Hymn of Echoes

Part of Genesis-project by Martin Fröst
Composed: 2015
Length: 4'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Chester
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Recording sample
From Roots (Sony Music B016KSGSC4)

Hyper Exit

Part of Genesis-project by Martin Fröst
Composed: 2015
Length: 5'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Chester
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Audio sample
Roots/Sony Music/iTunes

Hyper Exit - Exodus version

Composed: 2015/2022
Length: 5'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Faber
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Hyper Run from Clarinet Concerto Peacock tales (Millennium version)

Composed: 2014
Length: 5'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Incantation

Part of Genesis-project by Martin Fröst
Composed: 2015
Length: 2'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Chester
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King Tide

Composed: 1999
Length: ca 13'
Instrumentation: 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - strings.
Commissioned by The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Publisher: Faber
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Recording sample
From Eleven Gates (BIS SACD-1406)

Kongsgaard Variations - string orchestra version

version for string orchestra
Composed: 2021
Length: 16'
Instrumentation: strings
Commissioned by Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Liquid Marble

Composed: 1994
Length: ca 10'
Instrumentation: 3.3.2.2 - 4.3.3.0 - strings.
Commissioned by The National Institute of Concerts.
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note
Recording sample
From Anders Hillborg (ONDINE ODE 1006-2)

Mantra - Elegy

Homage to Stravinsky
Composed: 2017
Length: 7'
Instrumentation: 3.2.2.2/4.2.3.0/timp/strings
commissioned by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Aspen Music Festival
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Mirages

Composed: 2002
Length: 13''
Instrumentation: 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.0 - strings.
Dedicated to Stefan Karpe commissioned by Akademiska Kapellet, Uppsala.
Publisher: Faber
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Audio sample
Live recording, BBC Scottish/Brönniman

selected works from the Genesis project

Composed: 2015
Length: 12'
Instrumentation: 
Publisher: Faber
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Sound Atlas

Composed: 2018
Length: 23'
Instrumentation: 3(all=picc).3.3(III=bcl)2.cbsn - 4331 - perc(3): glsp/crot/t.bells/timp/metal tin (paint tin or similar)/vibraslap/guiro/2 congs/chinese opera gong/tam-t/BD - glass harmonica - pno - strings (16.14.12.10.8)
Commissioned by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NDR Elbpilharmonie Orchestra and Göteborgs Symfoniker
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Through Lost Landscapes

Composed: 2019
Length: 15'
Instrumentation: 3(=picc).3.3.ssax.2.cbsn - 4.3.2.btrbn.1 - timp - perc(3): crot / glsp / t.bells / tgl / 4 tom-t / 3 congas / guiro / 2 vibraslap / BD – pno – cel – strings (min.12.12.8.6.6)
Commissioned by Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Publisher: Faber
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  Program note

Worlds

Composed: 1978-79
Length: 12'
Instrumentation: 6 percussion, 2 harps, 2 amplified pianos, electric guitar, strings.
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia/Gehrmans
www.gehrmans.se

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