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 



Benjamin Staern - Tranströmersånger

Justin Christenssen - The Failures of Marsyas

New European Ensemble 
Christian Karlsen, conductor

Live recording in Den Haag 2009

The Failures of Marsyas was written for the ensemble in 2009 as companion piece for Arnold Schönberg's Serenade Op. 24. Justin Christensen is one of Canada's most gifted young composers. Since a few years he is resident in London. The piece was awarded the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 2010. 
We have performed this exciting piece quite often. It was the concert opener on our Sweden tour in 2010 where we performed it in Västerås, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
You can find out more about Justin Christensen on his webpage: <A href="http://www.justinchristensen.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.justinchristensen.com</A>



Justin Christensen - The Failures of Marsyas

New European Ensemble

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