Ståle Kleiberg (born 8 March 1958) is a contemporary

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Biography

Kleiberg was born in

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in 1958. He graduated from the

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with a degree in

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and later from the

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with a diploma degree in composition. In addition he has studied in

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. Kleiberg has worked as a composer since 1981 when he received his first commission. He was appointed associate professor at the department of music at the

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in 1986, and professor of music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2008.

Works

Kleiberg's output ranges from

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to works for full orchestra; a number of these are the result of commissions from leading orchestras and ensembles. Kleiberg's works are often to be found on concert programmes. His 'Dopo' for cello and string orchestra was included on the TrondheimSoloist's recent tour of

. In the British journal 'Tempo' this work is described as having '...made a deep and lasting impression' and that 'Kleiberg weaves an angry expressionistic line of immense power and virtuosity'. Among his works for full orchestra is the symphony ‘Klokkeskjæret’ (‘The Bell Reef’), commissioned by the

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. Kleiberg has also completed a number of major works commissioned by the

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, and was their composer-in-residence for the 2000/2001 season. Three of his works that were performed during that season have been recorded on a portrait CD with Kleiberg's orchestral music. Another portrait CD features five of his chamber works, and he is also represented at other recordings with single pieces. 'Requiem – for victims of Nazi persecution' is a central work in Kleiberg's production. In addition to the parts from the Latin Mass, new texts by the

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and play writer Edwin Morgan are included. This

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also includes the orchestral work 'Lamento: Cissi Klein in memoriam' and 'Dopo'. Many of Kleiberg's works have a literary source. Poetic images often give rise to musical associations, and these imagined sounds and sound-textures form the basis of the inspiration for the composer's work. One excellent example of this is the hour-long 'Rosevinduet' (‘The Rose Window’) for narrator and chamber orchestra, commissioned by the Olavsfestdagene in

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in 1992, and later released on CD. 2015 saw Kleiberg's ''Mass for Modern Man'' premiered at Trondheim's

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as the opening concert of the St. Olav Festival, and the work saw its German premiere in Münchner Dom in November the same year. His opera oratory ''David and Bathsheba'' also saw a Nidaros Cathedral premiere in 2008 to critical acclaim and has since seen a number of international performances.

Awards

In 1999 Kleiberg was awarded the ' Fartein Valen Prize', and was composer-in-residence during the Valen Days the following year. Kleiberg has received two

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nominations: in 2009 for the album ''Treble and Bass'' with the

and soloists Marianne Thorsen (violin) and Göran Sjölin (double bass) as well as the

's 2013 recording of his opera ''David and Bathsheba''.

Production

Selected works

* ''Mass for Modern Man'' (2015) * ''Ruf und Nachtklang'' (2013) * ''The Sheperds and the Angels'' (2010) * ''Aske'' (2010) * ''Hymn to Love'' (2009) * ''David and Bathsheba'' (2008),

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* ''Dopo'' * Haugtussa-sanger * ''Klokkeskjæret'', symphony * ''Concerto for

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'' (2005) * ''Concerto for double bass and orchestra'' (1999) * ''Lamento: Cissi Klein in memoriam'' * ''Requiem for the victims of Nazi persecution'', for 3 soloists, mixed choir and orchestra (premiered in Nidarosdomen 2002). * ''Rosevinduet'' (1992) * ''Sonata for

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'' (1987) * ''String quartet'' (1985) * ''Two poems by Montale'' (1986), for flute,

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and piano * ''Three

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'' (1982) * ''Trio for violin, cello and piano'' (1994)

Discography

, Mari Eriksmoen, Johannes Weiser, ''Mass for Modern Man'' (

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) * Marianne Thorsen, Øyvind Gimse, Jørgen Larsen, Bård Monsen, Ole Wuttudal, ''Mezzotints -chamber music by Ståle Kleiberg'' (2015) * Henning Kraggerud, ''Edvard Munch Suite'' (2013) *

, ''Ståle Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba'' (2013) * Mainzer Virtuosi, Borissova Irina, Langer Agnes, Khakhalin Dmitry, ''Kleiberg, Seabourne, Arnold, Atterberg'' (2013) * Jorunn Marie Bratlie and Ivar Anton Waagaard, ''Norsk Musikk for To Klaver'' (2012) * Guro Kleven Hagen, Miriam Helms Alien, Sara Chen, ''Nine Solos For Nine Violinists'' (2012) * Nidaros Cathedral Choir, Torbjørn Dyrud,

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, Vivianne Sydnes, ''Nidaros'' (2010) *

, ''Treble & Bass: Concertos'' by Ståle Kleiberg (2009) * Washington national cathedral choir and Orchestra, ''Requiem – for the victims of Nazi persecution'' (2004) * Rolf Gupta, Ståle Kleiberg,

, ''Kleiberg - the Bell Reef'' (2003) * Bjarne Fiskum,

(2002) * Knut Risan, Ståle Kleiberg, Stein Mehren, ''Rosevinduet : for kammerorkester og resitatør'' (1999) * Nidaros Cathedral Choir, ''Sonetto di Tasso'' (1999) * Collegium Musicum Carinthia, Moskva National Quartet, ''Musica Concertante'' (1998) * Ståle Kleiberg, ''Chamber Music'' (1997) * Per Fridtjov Bonsaksen, ''New Church Music from the Nidaros Cathedral'' (1992)

References

External links

Ståle Kleiberg
- Official website
List of works
supplied by the

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