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Lost Landscapes

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Composer
Anders Hillborg
Artist
Ida Falk Winland, Pekka Kuusisto, Brad Lubman, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Alpha
Released
Aug 14, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1240
UPC
3701624512401

About

Anders Hillborg is Sweden's leading composer: born in 1959, he has devoted himself entirely to composition since 1982, and his music is performed by the world's leading orchestras and conductors. This release on Alpha is part of the partnership between the label and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. It features three works by the composer. Through Lost Landscapes (premiered in 2020) illustrates the richness of his musical world: spectacular sound textures, moments of extreme tension, and the interplay of light and shadow. 'When I compose, especially for orchestra, says Hillborg, I like very much to create sounds that you can't really identify.' The use of rare instruments and the influence of electronic music punctuate Sound Atlas, premiered in 2019, which is also reminiscent of the world of Sibelius. These two works, conducted by Pekka Kuusisto for the first and by Brad Lubman for the second, are recorded here for the first time. In 2013, at the request of Renee Fleming, he wrote The Strand Settings, based on texts by the Canadian poet Mark Strand Swedish soprano Ida Falk Winland delivers an inspired performance of it, again under the direction of Pekka Kuusisto.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Beginning 02:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Beginning
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  2. 2 II. Ecstatic 01:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Ecstatic
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  3. 3 III. Gleam 02:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Gleam
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  4. 4 IV. The Falling 07:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. The Falling
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  5. 5 No. 1. Black Sea 04:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Black Sea
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Performer
    Ida Falk Winland
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  6. 6 No. 2. Dark Harbor XX 05:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Dark Harbor XX
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Performer
    Ida Falk Winland
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  7. 7 No. 3. Dark Harbor XXXV 05:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Dark Harbor XXXV
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Performer
    Ida Falk Winland
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  8. 8 No. 4. Dark Harbor XI 05:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Dark Harbor XI
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Performer
    Ida Falk Winland
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Pekka Kuusisto
  9. 9 I. Crystalline 06:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Crystalline
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Brad Lubman
  10. 10 II. River of Glass 03:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. River of Glass
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Brad Lubman
  11. 11 III. Vaporised Toy Pianos 03:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Vaporised Toy Pianos
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Brad Lubman
  12. 12 IV. Vortex 04:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Vortex
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Brad Lubman
  13. 13 V. Hymn 04:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Hymn
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Brad Lubman