Durata: 10'00''
Orchestration: 3333, 4331, timp, 3 perc, hrp, str.

Liguria was commissioned by the Swedish Radio and written for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The piece was premiered by the orchestra on April 20 at Berwaldhallen, conducted by Daniel Harding. Liguria has since then been performed many times in Sweden and abroad. In 2017 it was performed at the BBC Proms

Programme note: “On the northwest coast of Italy by the Ligurian Sea are five small fishing villages clinging to the steep cliffs. These are called Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso, and between the villages are paths connecting them through the mountains. In August, 2011, I visited this area and as soon as we arrived I knew that I wanted to write music about it. The result is a work that can be described as a “walking tour” among the small villages: Riomaggiore with its high waves; Manarola with its clock tower; Monterosso, where sunbathers stressedly hurried to secure a place on the beach and open up their colorful beach umbrellas, as if in a scene in a Fellini film; Vernazza, with its watchtower and cliffs; and lastly, Corniglia, where the night sky was filled with stars.”

Verkkommentar: "Vid liguriska havet på Italiens nordvästra kust ligger fem små fiskestäder som klamrar sig fast längs de branta klipporna. Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza och Monterosso heter de, och mellan dem kan man vandra till fots i bergen. I augusti 2011 besökte jag den här platsen och så fort vi anlände dit så visste jag att jag ville göra musik om den. Resultatet blev ett verk som kan beskrivas som en ”vandring” mellan de olika små städerna: Riomaggiore med sina höga vågor; Manarola med sitt klocktorn; Monterosso med stranden där badgästerna stressade sig fram för att få en plats och fällde ut sina färgglada parasoll, nåt som liknade en scen i en Fellinifilm; och så Vernazza med sitt utkikstorn och sina klippor; och sist Corniglia, där natten var full av stjärnor."