BORDERS
VIOLIN CONCERTO
STUDY SCORE
N.M.O. 13973A
ORCHESTRA:
Solo Violin
Piccolo Flute
Flute 1-2
Oboe 1-2
English Horn
Clarinet 1-2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1-2
Contrabassoon
Horn 1-4
Trumpet 1-3
Trombone 1-3 (3: Bass Trombone)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1 (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Splash Cymbal)
Percussion 2 (Gong, Cymbal, Woodblock, Chimes, Snare Drum)
Percussion 3 (Bass Drum, Tom-tom)
Harp
Strings
This work is published in the following editions:
Study Score (B4) (N.M.O. 13973A / ISMN 979-0-065-14429-0) – for sale
Conductor’s score (A3) (N.M.O. 13973B / ISMN 979-0-065-14430-6) – on hire Orchestral parts (N.M.O. 13973C / ISMN 979-0-065-14431-3) – on hire Piano Reduction (N.M.O. 14573 / ISMN 979-0-065-16448-9) – for sale
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Program Note
Borders is a three-movement violin concerto written for the Georgian violinist Aleksandre Khatiskatsi and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. The work is influenced by our changing world – trust and openness have gradually been replaced by suspicion and exclusion. Borders are patrolled, walls are being built, and refugees are driven away. Is this a pattern we have seen before?
In the first movement we are finding our way, searching. The echo of war and disappointment forms a backdrop. Fanfares of exaggerated self-confidence are heard.
The following movement is a melancholic, tender European elegy for a world we had hoped to witness, but which was never allowed to emerge.
The final movement of the work refuses to succumb and tries to give life to hope and optimism. The movement features a cadenza written by Aleksandre Khatiskatsi in close collaboration with the composer.
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First performed 3rd Jan. 2017, in Oslo Concert House.