One of Sweden's leading composers, Rolf Martinsson had an international breakthrough with the trumpet concerto Bridge, composed for Håkan Hardenberger who has also recorded it (BIS-1208). Martinsson has since gone on to compose solo works for performers including Martin Fröst, Anne Sofie von Otter and Christian Lindberg, and enjoys a particularly close collaboration with the soprano Lisa Larsson. The two started working together in 2011, devising a soprano version of Orchestral Songs on Poems by Emily Dickinson, and Lisa Larsson has since performed Martinsson's music at more than a hundred concerts to date. A number of leading orchestras have commissioned works from Rolf Martinsson, including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for which he composed his Concerto for Orchestra. In descriptions of Martinsson's music, words such as 'lush', 'colorful' and 'cinematic' are often used - qualities which have proved attractive to a large audience, as well as to a number of eminent conductors. Sakari Oramo and Andrew Manze, also heard on this release, are among those who have championed works by Rolf Martinsson, in Sweden as well as internationally.
1 Open Mind, Op. 71 - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
2 We Met As Sparks - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
3 What I See Not - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
4 If You Were Coming in the Fall - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
5 Nature - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
6 As Imperceptibly As Grief - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
7 A Soft Sea - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
8 If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
9 Presentiment - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
10 Split the Lark - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
11 Fame Is a Bee - Lisa Larsson/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
12 A. S. in Memoriam, Op. 50B - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
13 I. Con Forza - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
14 II. Molto Espressivo - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
15 III. Amabile E Dolcissimo - Tumultuoso - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
One of Sweden's leading composers, Rolf Martinsson had an international breakthrough with the trumpet concerto Bridge, composed for Håkan Hardenberger who has also recorded it (BIS-1208). Martinsson has since gone on to compose solo works for performers including Martin Fröst, Anne Sofie von Otter and Christian Lindberg, and enjoys a particularly close collaboration with the soprano Lisa Larsson. The two started working together in 2011, devising a soprano version of Orchestral Songs on Poems by Emily Dickinson, and Lisa Larsson has since performed Martinsson's music at more than a hundred concerts to date. A number of leading orchestras have commissioned works from Rolf Martinsson, including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for which he composed his Concerto for Orchestra. In descriptions of Martinsson's music, words such as 'lush', 'colorful' and 'cinematic' are often used - qualities which have proved attractive to a large audience, as well as to a number of eminent conductors. Sakari Oramo and Andrew Manze, also heard on this release, are among those who have championed works by Rolf Martinsson, in Sweden as well as internationally.