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In Poseidon, commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington and Mstislav Rostropovich, Bergman turns to the Greek god of the sea and lord of the earthquake as a symbol for primaeval power and the wellspring of creativity. In the ocean depths – the subconscious – power stirs and rises to the threshold of consciousness. It projects itself into the second movement s eruption of energy, after which follows recovery and calm. Composed in 1992.