METACOSMOS - by Anna Thorvaldsdottir

METACOSMOS is a work for orchestra -- it was written for the New York Philharmonic and premiered in April 2018 conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
This recording is from a live performance with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from January 2019 conducted by Daníel Bjarnason.

[@irfansyahril8511]

Amazing. Perfectly captures the feeling of sheer helplessness in the face of a cosmic force, just like being devoured by a black hole.

[@user-xj9lk7ce1y]

A wonderfully moving piece that we were fortunate to witness by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra yesterday in Cardiff.

[@joe_luke]

Well that was a trip. Awesome!

[@Eiroth]

I heard this performed live at Tanglewood and absolutely adored it! Thank you!

[@davidebondoni9184]

Wonderful, maestro. Enchanting the start with its taste à la Ravel.

[@syncopate50]

Love it!

[@qazxwecvr]

The contrast between the chaotic, more atonal parts and the slow, lyrical parts creates a beautiful blend of emotions that perfectly encapsulate the intention of this piece. You can hear fear, awe, and sadness all rolled into one excellent piece. Extremely well done!

[@TheSiddhiDesai]

This would be the perfect soundtrack for a cosmic horror movie

[@lunaflora7542]

Yup, sounds like the horrifying endless void of space.

[@Nogah100]

Thanks for introducing me to Anna Thorvaldsdottir. I happen to read the Nordic Mythology right now, and the music reminds me of the land of the Nordic gods, and of those gods themselves.', how they look, how they behave. Of course, this music reminds first of all of the Icelandic Nature.

[@garaughty]

Brilliant and beautiful on so many levels !

[@RogerHarding]

Just heard this on BBC Radio 3. AMAZING !!!

[@eclauws]

I hope I live long enough to hear what you will compose at the age of fifty or sixty ... this is so inspiring and hopefull

[@AlexeyKurkdjian]

Beautiful work!!! Congratulations to Anna and all musicians by the amazing performance!!!

[@user-nn7ee9en6y]

👍

[@fredrodgers2197]

An astounding combination of Leifs, Pettersson and so much more, yet better than all of them - a true masterpiece by the best composer working today

[@Maurizio953]

...bellissimo 👏👏👏💐👍

[@eldredgodson9639]

Bravo!

[@PhucNguyen-yn7ng]

How can I get the score of this wonderful piece? Such a magical musical trip!

[@annathorvalds]

Thanks! Here is a link to the page for the piece at Chester Music: www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/57716/METACOSMOS--Anna-Thorvaldsdottir/

[@PhucNguyen-yn7ng]

@@annathorvalds Thank you so much. You inspire me a lot.

[@Nogah100]

And please listen to the music of Kija Saariaho, the Finnish composer.