Fagerlund / Otter / Soderlund Hostsonaten Super-Audio CD

Sebastian Fagerlund has made a name for himself primarily through his concertos and orchestral works. As demonstrated on previous recordings, his music displays a huge range of colors and an uncommon rhythmic vitality, as well as a sure feel for instrumental writing. He has nevertheless also composed a number of vocal and choral works, and in fact the first release on BIS of his music was the opera D?beln (2010), based on a controversial figure in the war between Sweden and Russia in 1788-90. When Fagerlund received a commission for a second opera from the Finnish National Opera, he found his inspiration closer to our own time as well as to his own field. Ingmar Bergman's 1978 chamber drama H?stsonaten (Autumn Sonata) tells of the celebrated pianist Charlotte Andergast, and how she is confronted by her daughter Eva, who accuses her of neglect and self-absorption. Bergman's screenplay has been used as basis for numerous stage productions, but this is the first adaptation for opera. H?stsonaten was premi?red at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki in 2017, with Anne Sofie von Otter as Charlotte - the role for which Ingrid Bergman was nominated to an Oscar as best actress. She is supported by a cast including Erika Sunneg?rdh, Helena Juntunen and Tommi Hakala, and the chorus and orchestra of the Finnish National Opera conducted by John Storg?rds.

1. Overture 2. Act I Scene 1: I Pr?stg?rden (Eva, Viktor) 3. Act I Scene 2: Helenas Rum (Eva, Helena, Viktor) 4. Act I Scene 3: I Ett Konserthus (Audience, Audience 1, Audience 2, Audience 3, Audience 4) 5. Act I Scene 4: Utanf÷r Pr?stg?rden (Charlotte, Eva, Leonardo) 6. Act I Scene 5: Charlotte Med Sin Publik (Audience, Charlotte) 7. Act I Scene 6: Hos Helena (Charlotte, Helena, Eva, Leonardo) 8. Act I Scene 7: Charlotte, Eva Och Publiken (Charlotte, Audience, Eva) 9. Act I Scene 8: Efter Middagen (Audience, Eva, Charlotte, Viktor) 10. Act I Scene 9: Kyrkog?rden (Viktor, Charlotte) 11. Act I Scene 10: Kyrkog?rden (Leonardo, Eva, Charlotte, Viktor) 12. Act I Scene 11: Charlottes Rum (Charlotte, Audience) 13. Act I Scene 12: Sent P? Natten (Eva) 14. Act I Scene 13: Utanf÷r Helenas Rum (Eva, Charlotte) 15. Act II Scene 14: Utanf÷r Helenas Rum (Eva, Audience, Charlotte) 16. Act II Scene 15: Utanf÷r Helenas Rum (Audience, Charlotte) 17. Act II Scene 16: Utanf÷r Helenas Rum (Eva, Charlotte, Audience, Viktor) 18. Act II Scene 17: Utanf÷r Helenas Rum (Helena, Eva, Charlotte, Leonardo, Viktor, Audience) 19. Act II Scene 18: Helenas Rum (Viktor, Helena) 20. Act II Scene 19: Epilog (Eva, Charlotte)