| Hillborg, Anders (b. 1954) | Incantation | |
| von Bingen, Hildegard (1098-1179) | Ancient Suite (arr. Jonas Forssell) | |
| Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) | Presto from Concerto for recorder, flute, strings and harpsichord (arr. Jonas Forssell) | |
| Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992) | La muerte del ángel | |
| Dominique, Jonas (b. 1964) | Duo nos. 1 and 2 for clarinets | |
| Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) | Mit Humor "Vanis Vanitatum" from 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102 no.1 | |
| Traditional | Roligs-Pers Polska (arr. Hans Ek) | |
| Dominique, Jonas (b. 1964) | Duo no. 3 for clarinets | |
| Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994) | Symphonic Variations | |
| Jennefelt, Thomas (b. 1954) | Virita Criosa (excerpts) | |
| Traditional | Jag vet en dejlig rosa (arr. Hans Ek) | |
| Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992) | Les Offrandes oubliées | |
| Hillborg, Anders (b. 1954) | Primal Blues | |
| Fröst, Göran | Klezmer Dance no. 2 | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Romanian Folk Dances III-IV | |
| Dominique, Jonas (b. 1964) | Duo no. 4 for clarinets | |
| Traditional | Let's Be Happy (arr Göran Fröst) | |
| Hillborg, Anders (b. 1954) | Hyper Exit |
| Linus Fellbom | Lighting Designer |
| Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Martin Fröst | Conductor, Clarinet |
| Cecilie Løkken | Flute |
| Sara Cazzanelli | Clarinet |
| Magnus Holmander | Clarinet |
| Sandra Ibarreche | Clarinet |
| Olof Wendel | Cimbalom |
| Adolf Fredriks Gosskör | |
| Karin Bäckström | Choirmaster / chorus director |
| Ambra Succi | Choreography |
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Genesis is a strikingly original project created and led by Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst as part of his collaboration with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. A seamless programme of works freely drawn from a millennium of music history.
Martin Fröst continuously explores different aspects of the essence of music, creating new artistic expressions with both old and newly written music. The origins and development of classical music comprise the theme of Genesis, and we get to follow along on a journey through musical history, from ancient jester traditions to brand new music by Anders Hillborg. In between are wonderfully swinging klezmer pieces, musical invocations and bustling Baroque.
“It’s all connected, and the music also reflects people. When I listen to a modern piece, I sometimes experience a cross-section of musical history layered into the music. Because so much more unites old and new music and music from different parts of the world than one might think. For example, this can be heard when the piece ‘Jag vet en Dejlig Rosa’ transitions into Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Les offrandes oubliées’. Or how Anders Hillborg’s newly composed piece is a response to Hildegard of Bingen’s music, which is nearly 900 years old,” comments Martin Fröst on his performance of Genesis.
Also available to watch free are the other two projects part of this trilogy: Dollhouse (2013) and Retrotopia (2018).
