Lucioles
2011
for Orchestra
commissioned by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra



Durata: 10'00''
Orchestration: 2222, 2200, 2perc, str.
Lucioles for orchestra was commissioned by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. The piece was premiered by the orchestra on March 29, 2012, at the Örebro Concert Hall.


Comment: Lucioles for orchestra was inspired by a haiku-poem about fireflies. Lucioles is French for fireflies.

Lucioles - Eldflugor
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lägger eldflugorna till.
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transl.
Lucioles - Fireflies
By the lily leaves
the fireflies anchor
the lake is illuminated
  • "...en katedral av ljusa orkesterklanger som i ett nafs byter ut E4 mot eufori" - Gunilla Brodrej, Expressen
  • "...Det här är tveklöst ny musik, befriad från ängsliga positions- förflyttningar i postmodernismens sankmarker... Leymans "Solar flares" och Tarrodis "Lucioles" är klang- och kontrastrika orkesterpanoramor..." - Thomas Anderberg, DN
  • "...At 10 minutes in length, Lucioles shimmered and fluttered, creating a glowing soundscape that was at once serene and lively. Through much of the piece, the strings played a variety of quick rhythmic figures, but the layered parts maintained a buoyant airiness..." - Leah Harrison, the Herald Journal