Instrumentation
3(=picc).2(=ca).2(II=ebcl).bcl.2.cbsn – 4.3.2.btrbn.1 – 2 Chinese ob/suonas – timp – perc(4): glsp/4 congas/large tam/vib/mini congas/cyms/BD/large log drums – pno – harp – strings
Availability
Score on special sale from the hire library, score and parts for hire
Reviews
'Water and liquid forms are a recurring metaphor in Hillborg's music... In Dreaming River, two woodwinds are posted at the edge of the stage, honking on Chinese oboes like dying sea birds prior to a gentle breeze of strings... It grows to a euphoric finale.‘
Svenska Dagbladet (Sofia Nyblom), 23 March 2007
'A ceaselessly intriguing stream of clear vision... The fascination with the sensual and festive, and the superb treatment of the orchestra – with new sounds woven together with an almost visual quality and richness of association, place the Hillborg in Strauss's vicinity.'
Dagens Nyheter (Thomas Anderberg), 8 November 1999