Benjamin Staern - Tranströmer Sånger 

Carina Vinke, alto 
New European Ensemble 
Christian Karlsen, conductor 

Recorded live 13/11 2010 during the Connect Festival in Malmö.

We commissioned this amazing piece in 2009. Benjamin Staern set poems by the Swedish (later) Nobel Prize awarded poet Tomas Tranströmer. This version was premiered in Västerås Concert Hall in 2010. The premiere was attended by both the composer and the poet (see the nice photo above!). The piece is written for the same instrumentation as Arnold Schönberg's Serenade Op. 24 which has become our signature piece. We love to perform both these pieces.

If you want to perform this work or just have a look at the amazing score, you can get the music from Benjamin's publisher Gehrmans!

Musicians featured on this recording: 

Carina Vinke, alto 
Christian Karlsen, conductor 
James Meldrum, clarinet 
Ryanne Hofman, bass clarinet 
Jacob Kellermann, guitar 
Joakim Lundström, mandoline 
Rada Ovcharova, violin 
Emlyn Stam, viola 
Willem Stam, cello 



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