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With Hope

Anders Hagberg

Label: Prophone Records /Naxos
Released: 2025
Duration: 56:35
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Tracks

Track Listing 1. Elasticity Of Trees 2. Elegy 3. Ruins (Hagberg, Lundberg, Toivanen, Norbakken/Trad. Ukraine/Poulenc) 4. Welcome – For Allie 5. Circle No. 2 6. With Hope 7. Arctic Call 8. Evening Hymn – Gammelsvenskby (Hagberg/Trad. Ukraine) 9. Sisters – For Lo & Ebba 10. Woods In Blue 11. O Magnum Mysterium (Francis Poulenc) All Compositions By Anders Hagberg Except Where Noted.

Personnel

Anders Hagberg

flute

Johannes Lundberg

bass, acoustic

Joona Toivanen

piano

Helge Andreas Norbakken

drums

Additional Personnel / Information

Anders Hagberg | Flutes (Concert/Alto/Bass/Contrabass), Soprano Saxophone, Matusi, Singing Bowl Johannes Lundberg | Double Bass, Vocals, Oberheim, FX Joona Toivanen | Piano, Prepared Piano, Synthesizer, Key Bird, FX Helge Andreas Norbakken | Percussion, Drums

Album Description

Rooted in an improvisational flow across two recording sessions in 2023 and 2024, Hagberg’s writing blends original compositions with reimagined folk melodies. Three pieces - “Ruins,” “Evening Hymn,” and “With Hope” - are inspired by chorales from Gammelsvenskby in Ukraine, while “Arctic Call” draws on an Inuit drum song, and “Woods in Blue” reflects a traditional Swedish polska from Härjedalen. The final piece is a reworking of Francis Poulenc’s choral masterwork “O Magnum Mysterium,” gently reframed for the ensemble’s distinctive voice. Rooted in buoyant melody and intuitive interplay, the record features Hagberg’s distinctive voice on alto, bass, and concert flutes alongside soprano saxophone. The quartet - featuring percussionist Helge Andreas Norbakken, pianist Joona Toivanen, and bassist Johannes Lundberg - brings a textured sonic palette to these soundscapes. Their interplay is enriched by Oberheim synths, prepared piano, singing bowls, and other subtle textures, creating a nuanced, cinematic backdrop that holds the balance between sorrow, joy, and hope. With Hope is Hagberg’s second album with his Nordic ensemble, following the acclaimed North (2020), which garnered glowing reviews across Europe. With his new release, Anders Hagberg continues to shape a musical world all his own - one that invites listeners to acknowledge the present, honor the past, and look to the future with openness, creativity, and empathy.

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