- Year of composition: 1999–2000, revised 2001
- Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
- Dedication: Rolf Martinsson
- First performed: 19 May 2000, Rosenbergsalen, Malmö. Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bjarte Engeset.
- Duration: 11 min
Instrumentation
2 fl*, 2 ob, 2 cl*, 2 fg*, 4 cor, 2 tr, 2 trb, 1 btrb, timpani, strings
Location for score and part material
Gehrmans Musikförlag
Description of work
One-movement orchestral work with eruptive gestures and folk-inspired polyrhythms.
Links
https://www.benjaminstaern.se/?page_id=2875
Work comment
Inspired by the conflicts in Kosovo and Congo-Kinshasa, The Threat of War confronts the terror of warfare and displacement. Eruptive orchestral gestures and folk-inspired polyrhythms shape the work.
Recording: Worried Souls — Orchestral Works, Swedish Society / Naxos, SCD1190, 2025. Gävle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Emil Eliasson.