1. Introduction; 2. Rhapsody; 3. Meditation (with bass-clarinet).
- Year of composition: 2011, revised 2017
- Work category: Clarinet and orchestra
- Dedication: Karin Dornbusch. In memory of my father, Gunnar Staern (1922–2011).
- First performed: 16 February 2012, De Geerhallen, Norrköping. Karin Dornbusch, clarinet and bass clarinet; Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, conductor Stefan Solyom.
- Duration: 30 min
Instrumentation
2*2*3*2*, 4231, 12, 11, solo clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), strings
Location for score and part material
Gehrmans Musikförlag AB
Description of work
Concerto for clarinet and bass clarinet with symphony orchestra in three movements.
Links
https://www.benjaminstaern.se/?page_id=1384
Work comment
Worried Souls explores the artist's place in an industrial, dystopian society. Clarinet and bass clarinet move between curiosity, absurdity, violence and reflection, in close dialogue with the orchestra.
Recording: Worried Souls — Orchestral Works, Swedish Society / Naxos, SCD1190, 2025. Gävle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Emil Eliasson. Karin Dornbusch, clarinet and bass clarinet.