Andres Hillborg: Eleven Gates (2005/06)

Anders Hillborg (*1954)
Eleven Gates, for orchestra (2005/06)

00:00 1. Drifting into D-major
01:44 2. Suddenly in the Room with Chattering Mirrors
03:54 3. D-Major Still Life
04:16 4. Confused Dialogues with Woodpecker
05:18 5. Suddenly in the Room with Floating Mirrors
06:00 6. Into the Great Wide Open
09:55 7. Meadow of Sadsongs
12:34 8. Toypianos on the Surface of the Sea
13:26 9. String Quartet spiralling to the Seafloor
14:08 10. Seafloor Meditation (Whispering Mirrors at the Seafloor)
16:06 11. Waves, Pulse and Elastic Seabirds

Sveriges Radios symfoniorkester
Roberto Gonzáles Monjas, conductor


The title alludes to the fact that the piece is constructed of eleven sections and to the imaginary gates that one passes through - either abruptly or seamlessly - in moving from one to another.

I entertained myself by giving each section a title, describing in a more or less surrealistic way what’s going on:

1. Drifting into D major - precisely what the title suggest, the music drifts from a cluster into a majestic D major chord.

2. Suddenly in the Room with Chattering Mirrors - a somewhat more surrealistic description of what’s going on.

3. D major Still Life - again, precisely what’s happening.

4. Confused Dialogues with Woodpecker - a strange meeting between Webern’s Piano Variations op. 27 and a Donald Duck Cartoon

5. Suddenly in the Room with Floating Mirrors - a surreal image

6. Into the Great Wide Open - the dynamic climax of the piece with the full orchestra suggesting endless, open vistas.

7. Meadow of Sadsongs - the Oboe’s soar in a cantilena full of sadness.

8. Toypianos on the Surface of the Sea - another surreal description of the music

9. String Quartet spiraling to the Seafloor - I find this image very captivating, the string quartet slowly sinks down to the

10. Seafclorr Meditation

11. Waves, Pulse and Elastic Seabirds - a pretty exact description of what’s happening.

Elevs Gates is commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
It was premiered in Walt Disney Hall, LA, in May 2006, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, to whom the work is warmly dedicated.


Photo by Arne Hyckenberg

Full Score
https://cutt.ly/AH_eleven-gates

Official Composer Website
http://www.hillborg.com/


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