1. Arena - Solo Version (2004) Solo Percussion Johan Bridger Publ. Edition Svitzer 2. Phantasmagoria (2004) Solo Marimba Patrick Raab Publ. Keyboard Percussion Publications 3. 6&8 (2002) Solo Snare Drum, Bass Drum and Hi-Hat Lennart Gruvstedt Publ. Keyboard Percussion Publications 4. Twilight (2001) Marimba Quartet Patrick Raab, Christoffer Grntz, Lennart Gruvstedt, Johan Bridger Publ. Keyboard Percussion Publications 5. Nordic Peace (2003) Percussion Quartet Patrick Raab, Christoffer Grntz, Lennart Gruvstedt, Johan Bridger Publ. Keyboard Percussion Publications 6. Bridging the World (2004) Marimba/Vibraphone/Percussion Trio Patrick Raab, Christoffer Grntz, Johan Bridger Publ. Edition Svitzer 7 -13. Faces (2002) I. ritmico II. molto tranquillo III. Vivace con forza - legato sostenuto IV. mobile V. energico VI. molto tranquillo VII. ^#^agitato espressivo Solo Marimba/Vibraphone, 4 Percussionists and Piano Patrick Raab - Solo Mar/Vib, Christoffer Grntz, Lennart Gruvstedt, Johan Bridger, Bo Hkansson - Percussion, Olof Lfgren - Piano Publ. Keyboard Percussion Publication The opening number of this CD, Arena, is from my percussion concerto of the same name, here arranged as a solo piece. In the orchestral version I have three separate percussion stations spread out over the stage, whereas in the solo piece I have only one of these. Johan Bridger, who performs on the recording, has, in the cadenza at the end of the piece, added an individual and free improvisation based on material from the orchestral version. Among other things, he produces a five-layered section of polyrhythm. Phantasmagoria is at present my only solo work for marimba-the only one I care to recognize, that is! Phantasmagoria is a constantly changing medley of real and imagined images, as in a dream. Patrick Raab performs the work with his characteristically unfettered attitude-let loose and it will come! I wrote 6&8 for my own percussion graduation concert and it is, of course, written in 6/8 time. It draws on inspiration I brought home with me from a trip to West Africa some years ago. Lennart Gruvstedt performs the work on snare drum, hi-hat and bass drum. 6&8 is followed by Twilight, a piece originally composed for two marimbas but performed here in a version for four. This piece focuses on basic ideas of color and chordal transformations: for example in the opening phrase, as chords are passed around from duo to duo in an attempt to produce sustained notes on marimba, almost as though it were a string orchestra. Nordic Peace, orchestrated for quartet has a beaty character and was inspired by, among other sources, a drum kit fill-in on George Benson's That's Right, performed by the drummer Michael Bland. Simply put, it is a game of melodies in rhythm, accents and tonal colors. The trio Bridging the World is based on the Chaconne by J.S. Bach from the partita in d minor for solo violin. The Chaconne is a work with immense personal significance for me, which is why I took the liberty to borrow from it-my sincere thanks and apologies to Bach! I also wrote Faces for my graduation concert. The work is comprised of seven short character pieces for solo marimba/vibraphone, four percussionists and piano. The solo line is not soloistic in a traditional sense but takes a non-hierarchal stance in the whole. The piece has a temporally symmetrical shape and thematically based construction between the outer movements, with the fourth movement as a free-standing central point. Tobias Brostrm The Ensemble Malm Percussion Edition grew from the Malm Percussion Ensemble, an ensemble formed by the late Bent Lylloff, professor in percussion at both the Royal Danish College of Music, Copenhagen and the Malm Academy of Music. The ensemble was formed in the 1970s and survived into the 1990s, during which time it toured extensively in Europe and USA, gave the premiere performances of many contemporary works, and made many critically acclaimed recordings. The common link with today's ensemble is Lennart Gruvstedt, one of the original members of the Malm Percussion Ens
