Sonanza Ensemble Explained

Sonanza Ensemble is a Swedish ensemble focused on contemporary music. Jan Risberg is the conductor and leader.

Musicians

• Anna Lindal, violin I
• Josef Cabrales Alin, violin II
• Elsbeth Berg, viola
• Ewa Rydström, cello
• Mikael Karlsson, double bass
• Mats Widlund, piano
• Ann-Sofi Klingberg, piano
• Peter Rydström, flute
• Mats Wallin, clarinet
• Joakim Anterot, percussion
• Jan Risberg, conductor

Repertoire (selection)

• Arnold Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21
• Per Nørgård, Prelude to breaking
• Anders Eliasson, Senza Risposte, Fogliame
• Arne Mellnäs, Gardens
• Magnus Lindberg, ...de Tartuffe, je crois..., Ur
• Anders Nilsson, Reflections I-III, Divertimento
• George Crumb, Eleven Echoes of Autumn
• Daniel Börtz, Ett porträtt
• Henrik Strindberg, Cheap Thrills
• Per Mårtensson, a postcard signed G.B.
• Mikael Edlund, the lost Jugglery
• Lars Ekström, Garden of Ice
• Đuro Živković, Le cimitière marin, Around the candle lights, Eclat de larme
• Pär Frid, Déja vú, over and over again
• Benjamin Staern, Nattens djupa violoncell

Discography

• Contemporary Nordic Chamber Music (ACCD 1010, 1988)
• Sonanza (CAP 21382, 1991)
• Sonanza (CAP 21450, 1995)
• Unheard of - Again (PSCD 180, 2008)

Participating on composer portrait cd

• Arne Mellnäs (Nocturnes) (PSCD 22, 1985)
• Thomas Jennefelt: Dichterliebe (Musik till en katedralbyggare) (PSCD 68, 1993)
• Folke Rabe: Basta (Notturno) (PSCD 67, 1994)
• Lars Ekström: The Dream Age (Garden of Ice) (PSCD 122, 2001)
• Henrik Strindberg: Within Trees (Cheap Thrills) (PSCD 124, 2004)
• Peter Lindroth: Boxed Chamber (Grusmusikväska) (Nosag CD 146, 2007)

External links

• Sonanza Online