• Jesper Nordin
  • Vicinities (2011)
    (for bassoon and orchestra)

  • Henry Litolff’s Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (World)

Composed for Fredrik Ekdahl. Commissioned by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

  • bn + 2.2.2.3/2.2.0.0/perc/pf/str
  • Bassoon
  • 31 min

Programme Note

Vicinities, for bassoon and orchestra, is based on impressions I got from a visit to Japan, where three major musical experiences made an impact on the different movements.

First movement - In the Vicinity of the Open Sky - is influenced by a meeting with one of the worlds foremost Shakuhachi players, Tajima Tadashi. The Shakuhachi is the most ”noble” of the Japanese instruments and has a tradition that reaches back to the fourteenth century. The most famous piece in this tradition is ”Kokû” which translates to ”The Open Sky”.

Second Movement - In the Vicinity of Intimacy - is influenced by world class performances of classical chamber music at the Takefu Festival. Musicians like Eduard Brunner, Rohan de Saram and the Diotima String Quartet are all musicians that perform both contemporary music as well as the classics on the highest level.

Third movement - In the Vicinity of Noise - is influenced by a visit to a Noise Club in Tokyo. Noise Music is a genre that has been developed mostly in Japan even if it traces its beginning to Germany with the Industrial Rock scene and bands like Einstürzende Neubauten.

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Jesper Nordin: Vicinities

Jesper Nordin: Vicinities
  • Label
    KAIROS
  • Conductor
    Daniel Harding
  • Ensemble
    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Soloist
    Fredrik Ekdahl, bassoon
  • Released
    1st April 2022