Hillborg: Vaporised Tivoli - Orchestral and Concertante Works Vol.1 | BIS BIS2684

Hillborg: Vaporised Tivoli - Orchestral and Concertante Works Vol.1

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BIS2684

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 1st May 2026

Contents

Artists

Tamara Stefanovich (piano)
Nicholas Altstaedt (cello)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Christian Karlsen

Works

Hillborg, Anders

Cello Concerto
Kongsgaard Variations
Piano Concerto no.1
Vaporised Tivoli

Artists

Tamara Stefanovich (piano)
Nicholas Altstaedt (cello)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Christian Karlsen

About

Following his critically acclaimed recording of Galina Ustvolskaya's five symphonies (BIS2304), conductor Christian Karlsen, together with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, now takes on the orchestral and concertante works of Anders Hillborg, Sweden's most performed living composer.

This recording opens with the Piano Concerto no.1, a hyperactive and virtuoso work filled with filigree detail, performed here by one of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano repertoire, Tamara Stefanovich. Also included is the Cello Concerto, characterised by the intimacy of its scoring, and a direct and paired-back simplicity of expression, performed by Nicolas Altstaedt - the dedicatee of the work, and one of today's most sought after and versatile artists. Also on the programme: the Kongsgaard Variations, a meditative composition based on the arietta from Beethoven's Piano Sonata, op.111, and Vaporised Tivoli, a frenzied and hallucinatory invocation of funfairs.

Hillborg's music appeals to musicians and music lovers around the world thanks to its deep expressiveness, its irrepressible energy and its love of the absurd and unexpected, and this recording constitutes an excellent introduction to the fascinating world of this unique composer.

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