Rooms of Elsinore

~ Release by Brett Dean (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1And once I played Ophelia: I. Fast, breathless
sound engineer:
Håkan Ekman
producer, mixer and editor:
Marion Schwebel
soprano vocals:
Jennifer France (soprano) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recorded at:
Örebro universitet: Musikhögskolan in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recording of:
And once I played Ophelia: I. Fast, breathless (for soprano and string orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
lyricist:
Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2013)
arranger:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2017)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 "And once I played Ophelia": I. Fast, breathless
part of:
And once I played Ophelia (for soprano and string orchestra)
2:34
2And once I played Ophelia: II. Hushed, distant
sound engineer:
Håkan Ekman
producer, mixer and editor:
Marion Schwebel
soprano vocals:
Jennifer France (soprano) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recorded at:
Örebro universitet: Musikhögskolan in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recording of:
And once I played Ophelia: II. Hushed, distant (for soprano and string orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
lyricist:
Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2013)
arranger:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2017)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 "And once I played Ophelia": II. Hushed, distant...
part of:
And once I played Ophelia (for soprano and string orchestra)
7:48
3And once I played Ophelia: III. Fast, agitated
sound engineer:
Håkan Ekman
producer, mixer and editor:
Marion Schwebel
soprano vocals:
Jennifer France (soprano) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recorded at:
Örebro universitet: Musikhögskolan in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recording of:
And once I played Ophelia: III. Fast, agitated (for soprano and string orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
lyricist:
Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2013)
arranger:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2017)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 "And once I played Ophelia": III. Fast, agitated...
part of:
And once I played Ophelia (for soprano and string orchestra)
4:20
4And once I played Ophelia: IV. Extremely still
sound engineer:
Håkan Ekman
producer, mixer and editor:
Marion Schwebel
soprano vocals:
Jennifer France (soprano) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recorded at:
Örebro universitet: Musikhögskolan in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recording of:
And once I played Ophelia: IV. Extremely still (for soprano and string orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
lyricist:
Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2013)
arranger:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2017)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 "And once I played Ophelia": IV. Extremely still...
part of:
And once I played Ophelia (for soprano and string orchestra)
3:18
5And once I played Ophelia: V. Slow, austere
sound engineer:
Håkan Ekman
producer, mixer and editor:
Marion Schwebel
soprano vocals:
Jennifer France (soprano) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recorded at:
Örebro universitet: Musikhögskolan in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
recording of:
And once I played Ophelia: V. Slow, austere (for soprano and string orchestra) (from 2022-10-07 until 2022-10-08)
lyricist:
Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2013)
arranger:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2017)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 2 "And once I played Ophelia": V. Slow, austere
part of:
And once I played Ophelia (for soprano and string orchestra)
2:28
6Rooms of Elsinore: I. The Dark Gate
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: I. The Dark Gate (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
3:57
7Rooms of Elsinore: II. The Four Gate Courtyard
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: II. The Four Gate Courtyard (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
1:21
8Rooms of Elsinore: III. The Platform
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: III. The Platform (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
2:46
9Rooms of Elsinore: IV. The King's Chamber
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: IV. The King's Chamber (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
4:02
10Rooms of Elsinore: V. The Chapel
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: V. The Chapel (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
2:59
11Rooms of Elsinore: VI. The Queen's Chamber
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: VI. The Queen's Chamber (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
2:56
12Rooms of Elsinore: VII. The Trumpeter's Tower
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
piano:
Juho Pohjonen (Finnish pianist) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
viola:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recorded at:
Jesus College (Cambridge) Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
recording of:
Rooms of Elsinore: VII. The Trumpeter's Tower (from 2023-09-08 until 2023-09-09)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Rooms of Elsinore (for viola and piano)
3:19
13Gertrude Fragments: I. Cast thy knighted colour off
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
guitar:
Andrey Lebedev (guitarist) (on 2020-09-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) (on 2020-09-05)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Upper Norwood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2020-09-05)
recording of:
Gertrude Fragments: I. Cast thy knighted colour off (on 2020-09-05)
lyricist:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) and Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Gertrude Fragments (for mezzo-soprano and guitar)
1:40
14Gertrude Fragments: II. Wring from him the cause
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
guitar:
Andrey Lebedev (guitarist) (on 2020-09-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) (on 2020-09-05)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Upper Norwood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2020-09-05)
recording of:
Gertrude Fragments: II. Wring from him the cause (on 2020-09-05)
lyricist:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) and Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Gertrude Fragments (for mezzo-soprano and guitar)
1:17
15Gertrude Fragments: III. My too much changed son
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
guitar:
Andrey Lebedev (guitarist) (on 2020-09-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) (on 2020-09-05)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Upper Norwood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2020-09-05)
recording of:
Gertrude Fragments: III. My too much changed son (on 2020-09-05)
lyricist:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) and Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Gertrude Fragments (for mezzo-soprano and guitar)
1:25
16Gertrude Fragments: IV. How is't with you?
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
guitar:
Andrey Lebedev (guitarist) (on 2020-09-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) (on 2020-09-05)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Upper Norwood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2020-09-05)
recording of:
Gertrude Fragments: IV. How is't with you? (on 2020-09-05)
lyricist:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) and Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Gertrude Fragments (for mezzo-soprano and guitar)
0:38
17Gertrude Fragments: V. If words be made of breath
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Myles Eastwood
guitar:
Andrey Lebedev (guitarist) (on 2020-09-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) (on 2020-09-05)
recorded at:
St John the Evangelist (Upper Norwood) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2020-09-05)
recording of:
Gertrude Fragments: V. If words be made of breath (on 2020-09-05)
lyricist:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) and Matthew Jocelyn
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2016)
part of:
Gertrude Fragments (for mezzo-soprano and guitar)
1:05
18Confessio
sound engineer, producer, mixer and editor:
Alfredo Lasheras Hakobian
bass clarinet:
Volker Hemken (on 2023-06-29)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus: Großer Saal in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 2023-06-29)
recording of:
Confessio (for bass clarinet solo) (on 2023-06-29)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2019)
premiered by:
Volker Hemken (on 2020-01-19)
premiered at:
Gewandhaus: Mendelssohn-Saal in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 2020-01-19)
11:33
19The Players: I. Prelude
sound engineer:
Matthias Spitzbarth
producer, mixer and editor:
Jens Braun (classical engineer)
accordion:
James Crabb (accordion) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recording of:
The Players: I. Prelude (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2018 until 2019)
part of:
The Players (for accordion and orchestra)
3:03
20The Players: II. Look, look! Look where my abridgement comes!
sound engineer:
Matthias Spitzbarth
producer, mixer and editor:
Jens Braun (classical engineer)
accordion:
James Crabb (accordion) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recording of:
The Players: II. Look, look! Look where my abridgement comes! (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2018 until 2019)
part of:
The Players (for accordion and orchestra)
3:01
21The Players: III. Fanfare. The players arrive
sound engineer:
Matthias Spitzbarth
producer, mixer and editor:
Jens Braun (classical engineer)
accordion:
James Crabb (accordion) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recording of:
The Players: III. Fanfare. The players arrive (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2018 until 2019)
part of:
The Players (for accordion and orchestra)
2:07
22The Players: IV. Pantomime
sound engineer:
Matthias Spitzbarth
producer, mixer and editor:
Jens Braun (classical engineer)
accordion:
James Crabb (accordion) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recording of:
The Players: IV. Pantomime (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2018 until 2019)
part of:
The Players (for accordion and orchestra)
9:08
23The Players: V. Postlude
sound engineer:
Matthias Spitzbarth
producer, mixer and editor:
Jens Braun (classical engineer)
accordion:
James Crabb (accordion) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
conductor:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
recording of:
The Players: V. Postlude (from 2019-04-01 until 2019-04-02)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (from 2018 until 2019)
part of:
The Players (for accordion and orchestra)
2:32

Credits

Release

photography:Bettina Stoess (photographer) (task: Brett Dean (back cover))
liner notes:Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor)
liner notes translator:Anna Lamberti (liner notes translator)
Jean-Pascal Vachon (musicologist)
executive producer:Robert Suff
booklet editor:Andrew Barnett (liner notes author / designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:BIS Records AB, Sweden (not for release label use!) (in 2024)
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