Ståle Kleiberg: Rosevinduet

Ståle Kleiberg- the rose window

Ståle Kleiberg has composed music to the Stein Mehren’s poems and texts. The music is written for reciter and 12 musicians. The work is a commission for Olavsdagene in 1992. The instrumental movement uses impressionistic orchestra palettes to break up Mehren’s text, which also gives room for reflection. The solo parts of the piece shows Kleiberg abillity to combine melodic variations og development, but at the same time accentuate the character of the different instruments. The ensemble mainly consists of musicians from Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Ståle Kleiberg about the work: «The rose window is made of dark, solid fabric, which comes to life when the light shines through it. People are just that way too.»