Various - Sebastian Fagerlund: H�stsonaten ('Autumn Sonata')

Sebastian Fagerlund has made a name for himself primarily through his concertos and orchestral works. As demonstrated on previous BIS recordings, his music displays a huge range of colours 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). Fagerlund's second opera is based on Ingmar Bergman�s 1978 chamber drama H�stsonaten ('Autumn Sonata'), which tells of the celebrated pianist Charlotte Andergast, and how she is confronted by her daughter Eva, who accuses her of neglect and self-absorption. This is the first adaptation for opera of Bergman�s screenplay . 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 for 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.