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Albert Schnelzer: Tales From Suburbia
BIS

Albert Schnelzer: Tales From Suburbia

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Composer
SCHNELZER, ALBERT
Artist
Gunnarsson, Shwartz
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jul 06, 2018
Catalog #
BIS-2313
UPC
7318599923130

About

Born in 1972, Albert Schnelzer has established himself as one of the most successful contemporary Swedish composers. Taking inspiration from both dance and literature, he writes music that has been described as pulsating with feverish tension and vibrating rhythms, outgoing but with room for fragile and lyrically expressive moments. The three works gathered here were composed between 2011 and 2014, with two multi-movement works flanking the single-movement Tales from Suburbia. The work is inspired by the idea of suburbs embodying the transition between countryside and urbanity, where the organic world of nature contrasts with concrete structures and where past meets present. Framing Tales from Suburbia are two concertos, one for cello and one for orchestra, which both owe a debt to the rock band Pink Floyd’s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon. The work titles – Crazy Diamond and Brain Damage – are both borrowed from the album tracklist, and the individual movements carry titles taken from the lyrics. As Schnelzer himself explains in his liner notes, he hasn’t used any actual musical quotations but the lyrics have provided catalysts for his own music. In the cello concerto his focus has been on the fate of Syd Barrett, one of the founder members of Pink Floyd who was forced to leave the band due to deteriorating mental health. Brain Damage – Concerto for Orchestra on the other hand can be seen in terms of wandering through a series of different moods: anger, frustration, grief and perhaps even a glimpse of hope.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. You Shone Like the Sun 06:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. You Shone Like the Sun
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Performer
    Claes Gunnarsson
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  2. 2 II. If the Cloud Bursts, Thunder in Your Ear 06:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. If the Cloud Bursts, Thunder in Your Ear
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Performer
    Claes Gunnarsson
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  3. 3 III. Re-arrange Me 'til I'm Sane 04:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Re-arrange Me 'til I'm Sane
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Performer
    Claes Gunnarsson
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  4. 4 IV. Trade Your Heroes for Ghosts? 09:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Trade Your Heroes for Ghosts?
    Duration
    09:24
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Performer
    Claes Gunnarsson
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  5. 5 Tales from Suburbia 16:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tales from Suburbia
    Duration
    16:22
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  6. 6 I. If Your Head Explodes 10:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. If Your Head Explodes
    Duration
    10:46
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  7. 7 II. Folded Faces 07:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Folded Faces
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz
  8. 8 III. Dam Breaks Open 08:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Dam Breaks Open
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Albert Schnelzer
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Benjamin Shwartz