Of What Disappears

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Commissioned by The Danish Chamber Orchestra and Odense Symphony Orchestra. Premiered in November 2025 by Andreas Brantelid, Christian Reif and The Danish Chamber Orchestra.

Movements:
1. Unquiet  [00.00]
2. Distant  [08.03]
3. Through Night  [14.50]

Live recording from the world premiere in 2025.
Andreas Brantelid, Cello
Christian Reif, Conductor
Danish Chamber Orchestra

Programme Note

The fleeting, the light, the brightness, the immediate, the simple, that which disappears. That which vanishes every single moment. A thought, a memory, a tone, a mood, a zeitgeist. A person. Things that disappear, dissolve into nature, are thrown away, forgotten, evaporate. Everything around us that exists is also constantly disappearing, at different speeds. This transience is the focal point of my cello concerto. The fleeting, the lightness in expression, but also the melancholy of saying goodbye. Music itself is also fleeting and disappears, yet it can simultaneously freeze moments in memory, moments one can return to, like traces in time.

- Rune Glerup, 2025

Podcasts

Listen to a podcast from the danish music magazine 'Klassisk' about the creative process, also featuring thoughts on 'Of What Disappears'.
Listen here

The Danish Radio made a two-hour long program featuring Rune Glerup. In this program you can both listen to the entire recording of 'About Light and Lightness' and 'Of What Disappears'.
Listen here