Sonanza Ensemble

Sonanza Ensemble is a Swedish ensemble focused on contemporary music. Jan Risberg is the conductor and leader.

Musicians

 * Anna Lindal, violin I
 * Josef Cabrales Alin, violin II
 * Elsbeth Berg, viola
 * Ewa Rydström, cello
 * Mikael Karlsson, double bass
 * Mats Widlund, piano
 * Ann-Sofi Klingberg, piano
 * Peter Rydström, flute
 * Mats Wallin, clarinet
 * Joakim Anterot, percussion
 * Jan Risberg, conductor

Repertoire (selection)

 * Arnold Schönberg - Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21
 * Per Nørgård, Prelude to breaking
 * Anders Eliasson, Senza Risposte, Fogliame
 * Arne Mellnäs, Gardens
 * Magnus Lindberg, ...de Tartuffe, je crois..., Ur
 * Anders Nilsson, Reflections I-III, Divertimento
 * George Crumb, Eleven Echoes of Autumn
 * Daniel Börtz, Ett porträtt
 * Henrik Strindberg, Cheap Thrills
 * Per Mårtensson, a postcard signed G.B.
 * Mikael Edlund, the lost Jugglery
 * Lars Ekström, Garden of Ice
 * Đuro Živković, Le cimitière marin, Around the candle lights, Eclat de larme
 * Pär Frid, Déja vú, over and over again
 * Benjamin Staern, Nattens djupa violoncell

Discography

 * Contemporary Nordic Chamber Music (ACCD 1010, 1988)
 * Sonanza (CAP 21382, 1991)
 * Sonanza (CAP 21450, 1995)
 * Unheard of - Again (PSCD 180, 2008)

Participating on composer portrait cd


 * Arne Mellnäs (Nocturnes) (PSCD 22, 1985)
 * Thomas Jennefelt: Dichterliebe (Musik till en katedralbyggare) (PSCD 68, 1993)
 * Folke Rabe: Basta (Notturno) (PSCD 67, 1994)
 * Lars Ekström: The Dream Age (Garden of Ice) (PSCD 122, 2001)
 * Henrik Strindberg: Within Trees (Cheap Thrills) (PSCD 124, 2004)
 * Peter Lindroth: Boxed Chamber (Grusmusikväska) (Nosag CD 146, 2007)