Gothenburg/Schwartz - Albert Schnelzer: Tales from Suburbia, Crazy Diamond, Brain Damage

Born in 1972, Albert Schnelzer has established himself as one of the most successful of contemporary Swedish composers. The three works gathered here were composed between 2011 and 2014, with two multi-movement works flanking the single-movement Tales from Suburbia. The work is inspired by the idea of suburbs embodying the transition between countryside and urbanity, where the organic world of nature contrasts with concrete structures and where past meets present. Framing Tales from Suburbia are two concertos, one for cello and one for orchestra, which both owe a debt to Pink Floyd�s iconic album Dark Side of the Moon. The work titles � 'Crazy Diamond' and 'Brain Damage' � are both borrowed from the album tracklist, and the individual movements carry titles taken from the lyrics. As Schnelzer himself explains in his liner notes, he hasn�t used any actual musical quotations but the lyrics have provided catalysts for his own music.