Works
Mnemosyne
Henrik Hellstenius · Mnemosyne
Grieg/Hellstenius: Landkjenning
September 27 and 28, 2019. Oslo Concert House, Norway
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir – conductor Vasily Petrenko
Politeness and Cooperation
September 15 2019. Ultima Festival, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Soloist Choir – conductor Martina Batic.
Movements by Kristin Rygh Helgbostad.
As if the law is everything
Text by Øyvind Rimbereid Such was the first law: To promise, Such was the first law: To be there To be that promise. And to keep it. Such is the opening text line from the last section of the song cycle As if the law is everything, with music by Henrik Hellstenius and text…
Up and away
Piece for amateur string orchestra, commissioned by Barratt Dues Juniororkester.
Five Imprints of Time II
“Five Imprints of Time II” is written for three percussionists and consists of five movements or imprints of time. Each movement «moves» time in its own way, leaving behind an imprint of the new moulding of time.
Tre bevegelser
Piece for amateur string orchestra, commissioned by Barratt Dues Juniororkester.
The Golden Shield
This duo for viola and piano was commissioned by Risør Festivalen 1996, and written for Leif Ove Andsnes and Lars Anders Tomter. It was later made into a version for percussion and viola. performed by Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen and Gro Løvdal. The title refers to the mothers´ womb protecting the unborn infant. Seen on images…
Sera
Synopsis The Chorus – Lilith’s (invisible) Sect – praises the beautiful Silence. Lilith enters, and together with The Sect she praises and thanks God. God, resigned and with a cold, wanders around in his own heaven, listening to prayers in all the languages of the world. An angel, the childish and playful messenger Sera, makes…
Pour Gerard Grisey
Dette stykket ble i sin tid skrevet for Cikada Duo i år 2002 som en hyldest til den franske komponisten Gérard Grisey som var Hellstenius´ lærer i komposisjon i 1993-93. Siden ble stykket totalt re-komponert til det franske ensemblet Court Circuit våren 2004, og det er denne versjonen som utframføres på Ultima. Verket har ingen…
Long Pilgrimage
Dedicated to Lilli Hellstenius Long Pilgrimage was written in 1994, in the memory of a woman who spent most of her life seeking for an inner true meaning in life, and who lived according to her ideas. The music is in no sense a description of her person or her life as a narrative, rather…
Improvisation I & II
Disse to små stykkene for amatør-strykeorkester er skrevet som løse, improvisatoriske stykker. Improvisasjonen ligger i komposisjons-prosessen, og ikke i notene for musikerne. Det er komponisten som har sittet og improvisert og lekt seg med de akkorden og linjene som er blitt til disse stykkene. Den første improvisasjonen består av gjentatte fraser og toner som skaper…
Five Imprints of Time III
This piece for cembalo solo is a version of Five Imprints of Time, first made for saxophone quartet, then percussion trio. It was originally made for the dance performance «Pli a Pli» by Ingun Bjørnsgaard.
Between Two
”Between two” is written in the form of a spiral in time. The harmonic material and the soundmaterial is circulated in an oblique way, making the piece rotate around a small amount of longer and shorter harmonic stratas and soundobjects. This material is then composed into three different types of events which the piece consists…