Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg is one of Finland’s internationally most celebrated contemporary composers, whose works are regularly performed by the world’s leading musical institutions. He has progressed from his early Modernism towards a more human idiom, defining a new classical Modernism. Harmony, tonal colour, texture and rhythm are important elements in his music; recently, melody has grown in importance. Lindberg is above all a master of the orchestra, and he has also written a considerable body of chamber music. His persona combines a rational technology buff (who experimented with computers at a very early stage) with a practical musician. He himself plays the piano, and he sometimes also conducts his own works. “Lindberg’s prolific and versatile output and his attitude to composing are simply very well described by the same qualities which I also believe characterise his personality: enthusiasm, curiosity, determination, quickness, a dread of being bored or boring, fearlessness, a non-moralising attitude and a sense of style,” writes his colleague Juhani Nuorvala.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ablauf | cl+bcl, perc lib | 1983 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Absence | 2222 2200 10 0, str | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Accused | 3232 4331 12 1, cel, str, sopr solo | 2014 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 32:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Acequia Madre | cl, pno | 2012 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Action-Situation-Signification | bcl/cbcl, vlc, perc, pno, tape | 1982 | Chamber Works | 30:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Agile | 3343 4331 13 1, str | 2018 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 06:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Aldeburgh Trilogy | 2222 2110 02 0, 2pno, str | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Al largo | 2232 2221 12 1. pno, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2009 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Arabesques | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 1978 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Arena | 2332 2330 02 1, pno/cel, str [2.fl+pic, 2.fag+cfag] | 1995 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Chester Music |
Arena 2 | 1111 2110 01 1, pno, str: 11111 | 1996 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Chester Music |
Aura | 3343 4331 13 1, str, pno+cel, str:16 14 12 10 8 [[2fl, pic, 2ob, ehn, 2cl in B, cl in Es+cl in B, bcl, 2fag, cfag,], 2tr in C, tr in C+tr in Es, 2trb, btrb] | 1994 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 40:00 | Chester Music |
Aventures | 2222 1100 12 0, str | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Away | cl solo, perc, pno, str | 1994 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 05:00 | Chester Music |
Bright Cecilia: Variations on a Theme by Purcell | orchestra | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Chester Music |
Bubo bubo | 2221 2110 02 0, 2pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db [pic, cbsn] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Campana in aria | 2222 2220 10 1, cel, str, hn solo [pic] | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 11:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Cantigas | 3343 4431 31 1, pno+cel, str [fl+pic, ehn, cl+eb cl, bcl+cbcl, cfag, tr+pictr] | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 19:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Caprice | vln | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Cello Concerto | 2332 2221 12 0, cel, hp, str, vlc solo | 1999 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Cello Concerto No. 2 | 2222 2110 00 0, str | 2013 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 20:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Chorale | 2332 4331 00 0, str [ehn, 2.bsn+cbsn] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 06:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Clarinet Concerto | 2332 4331 12 1, pno/cel, str, cl solo | 2001 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 21:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Clarinet Quintet | cl, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1992 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Chester Music |
Clarinet Trio | cl, vlc, pno | 2008 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Concerto for Orchestra | 3343 4431 13 1, pno+cel, str [pic+afl, ehn, 3.cl+cl in Es, bcl, cdbs, 4.trp+trp in D] | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Corrente | 1111 2110 01 1, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db [fl+afl, ob+ehn.] | 1991 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Corrente | 1110 0010 01, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Chester Music | |
Corrente "China Version" | 1110/0010/01, piano, strings (1-1-1-1-1) | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Chester Music | |
Corrente II | 0333 4230 11 1, pno, str [ehn, bcl, cfag. str: 14-12-10-8-6.] | 1992 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Chester Music |
Counter Phrases | 1111 1110 02 0, 2pno, str str: 11111 | 2002 | Works for the Stage | 10:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Coyote Blues | 1111 1110 01 0, pno, str | 1993 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Decorrente | cl, guit, vibr, pno, vlc | 1992 | Chamber Works | 14:15 | Chester Music |
...de Tartuffe, je crois | 2vln, vla, vlc, pno | 1981 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Deux Ètudes pour trois clarinettes | 3cl [Ebcl, bcl] | 2020 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Donor | 3333 4331 12 1, pno, str | 1975 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | |
Dotz Coyotes | cello and piano | Chamber Works | 00:00 | ||
Drama | 3333 4330 03 0, pno, str (12-10-8-6-6) | 1981 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Duello | vlc | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 02:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Duo concertante | fl, ob+ehn, mand, guit, vibr, hp, vla, cb, cl solo, vlc solo | 1992 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 13:00 | Chester Music |
Encore | 2222 2200 10 0, str | 2021 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 05:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Engine | 1111 2110 01 0, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db [pic, cbsn] | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Chester Music | |
Era | 3343 4331 12 1, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2012 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 18:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Espressione I | vlc | 1978 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Espressione II | vln | 1980 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Etude for Piano | pno | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Etude II | pno | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Etwas zarter | tape | 1977 | Electro-acoustic Works | 07:00 | |
EXPO | 3333 4331 12 1, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2009 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Fanfare | 4hn, 3trp, 3trb, tba, timp | 1989 | Chamber Works | 02:00 | Music Finland |
Fanfar för Victoria | trp | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 01:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Faust | tape | 1986 | Electro-acoustic Works | 26:00 | |
Feria | 3333 4331 12 1, pno, str [picc, ehn, cfag.] | 1997 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Festival Fanfare | 2fl, 2ob, cl, bcl, 2bsn, 4cor, 2trp, trb, tba, 2perc | 1988 | Chamber Works | 02:00 | |
Finale Grande | 3333 4331 13 0, str [ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Fratello | pno | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 02:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Fresco | 3343 4441 03 1, pno+cel, str [pic+afl, ehn, cl+Eb cl,] | 1997 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 22:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Graffiti | 2232 2221 12 1, pno, str, chx [SSAATTBB] | 2009 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Gran Duo | 3343 0 433 00001 0 [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 1999 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 20:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Ground | cemb | 1983 | Works for Solo Instrument | 20:00 | |
Jag vill breda vingar ut | mezzo, pno | 1978 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Jeux d'anches | acc | 1990 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Joy | 2131 2111 02 0, pno+cel, keyb, 2vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db [1fl+pic, 1cl+cl in Es, 1bcl, 1fag+cfag] | 1990 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Jubilee | piano | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Jubilees | 1111 2110 02 1, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Jubilees [1-6] | pno | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Kinetics | 3333 4331 13 1, asax, pno, synth, str min:14-12-10-8 6 [pic, afl, cl in Es, bcl, cbsn] | 1989 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Kiri | cl, vlc, perc, harmonizer | 1993 | Chamber Works | 14:00 | |
Klavierstück | pno | 1977 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Konzertstück | vlc, pno | 2006 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Kraft | 5444 4441 04 2, pno+cel, asax, str min:14-12-10-8 6 [4fl+4pic, afl, 4tr in C, ehn, cl+pcl, bcl, cfag] | 1985 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Layers | 4pno | 1979 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | |
Linea d'ombra | fl, asax, guit, perc | 1981 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Mano a mano | guit | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 17:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Marea | 2222 2111 11 0, pno, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 1990 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Metal Work | acc, perc | 1984 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Molière, ou la Cabale des dévots | cl, cor, vln, vlc, pno | 1980 | Works for the Stage | 20:00 | |
Moto | vlc, pno | 1990 | Chamber Works | 09:10 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Musik för två pianon | 2pno | 1976 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Ohne Ausdruck | tape | 1978 | Electro-acoustic Works | 08:00 | |
Ottoni | 4hn, 4trp, 3trb, tba | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Parada | 2332 4231 12, hp, pno, cel, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2001 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Partia | vlc | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Piano Concerto | 2232 2111 02 1, str (88644), pno solo [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 1991 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Piano Concerto No. 2 | 3343 4331 12 0, str, pno solo [pic, ehn, bcl, cbsn, trp in D] | 2011 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 30:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Piano Concerto No. 3 | 2222 4231 12 0, str, pno solo | 2022 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 32:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Piano Jubilees | pno | 2000 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Piano Trio | vln, vlc, pno | 2008 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Play I | 2pno | 1979 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Music Finland |
Projekt Faust | speaker, cl, 2perc, vlc | 1984 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | |
Promenade | pno | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 02:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Quintet for Piano and Winds | ob, cl, bsn, hn, pno | 2023 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Quintetto dell'estate | fl, cl, vln, vlc, pno | 1979 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Chester Music |
Red House | 2222 2110 02 0, strings 1111 [pic, cbsn] | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Related Rocks | 2pno, 2perc, live electr | 1997 | Chamber Works | 17:15 | Chester Music |
Return to Faust | cello and piano | 2004 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | |
Ritratto | 2121 2000 01 0, pno, 3vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db [fl+pic+crotali, cl in Es] | 1983 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Santa Fe Project | vlc, pno | 2006 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Sculpture | 4444 4442 14 2, 2pno, 2wtba, str [pic, afl, ehn, 2bcl, 2dbsn, str without violins] | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Sculpture II | 3332 4330 03 0, pno, elpno+cel, asax, elg, str | 1981 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Seht die Sonne | 5454 4331 13 2str [pic, afl, ehn, cl in es, bcl, cbsn] | 2007 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Serenades | 3333 4331 12 1, str [pic, cbsn] | 2020 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Shadow of the Future | 2232 2220 02 1, pno, str (30221) [bcl] | 2019 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Sonatas | vln, pno | 1979 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Songs from North and South | chc | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:00 | Chester Music |
Souvenir | fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2hn, trp, trb, tba, 2perc, pno, hp, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2010 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Steamboat Bill Jr. | cl, vlc | 1990 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
String Trio | vln, vla, vlc | 2018 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Stroke | vlc | 1984 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:20 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symphonic triptych | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 17:00 | Boosey & Hawkes | ||
Tempus Fugit | 3343 4331 13 1, pno/cel, str | 2017 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 32:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Tendenza | 1132 1111 01 1, pno, asax, 2vln, vla, vlc, db [pic, cl in Es, bcl, cfag] | 1982 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Chester Music |
Tivoli | 2cl, bcl | 2020 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Tre små pianostycken | pno | 1978 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Tre stycken | hn, vln, vla, vlc | 1976 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Tribute | 3333 4331 13 1, pno, str [pic/afl, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2004 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 02:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Triumf att finnas till... | 2232 2221 12 1, str, chx | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Twine | pno | 1988 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Two Episodes | 2232 4330 13 0, str | 2016 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Untitled | chx | 1978 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:15 | Music Finland |
UR | cl+bcl, vln, vlc, db, pno+keyb, live electr | 1986 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Viola Concerto | 2222 2200 00, str, vla solo | 2024 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Violin Concerto | 0202 2000 00 0, str, vln solo | 2006 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 26:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Violin Concerto No. 2 | 2222 4230 12 1, cel, str | 2015 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 25:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Vivo | 3232 4331 14 1, str | 2015 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 06:00 | Boosey & Hawkes |
Zona | afl+perc, bcl+perc, pno+perc, perc, hp, vln+perc, db+perc, vlc solo | 1983 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Zungenstimmen | 2032 4 233 00001 1, hp, pno, db [2.fl+pic, bcl, ssax, asax, tsax, barsax.] | 1994 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:00 | Chester Music |