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2024-01-08 18:31:04
Maria Forsström and Bengt Forsberg Discuss Mozart’s Requiem
Maria Forsström, a versatile Mezzo-Soprano, initially studied church music, piano, and conducting before transitioning to singing at 33. Her performances span from Baroque to late Romanticism, collaborating with global orchestras and conductors like Christoph Eschenbach. Maria’s accolades include a prestigious 1st prize at the Varazdin Baroque Festival and appearances at renowned music festivals and recording labels. Bengt Forsberg, a distinguished pianist, honed his craft at the Gothenburg School of Music and Musicology. Famed for chamber music, Bengt’s collaborations with prominent […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
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2023-10-24 15:48:44
The energetic Stefan Forsberg is retiring after 20... The post More job news: Stockholm changes chiefs first appeared on Slippedisc. The post More job news: Stockholm changes chiefs appeared first on Slippedisc.
2023-08-07 14:34:14
Chaminade and Jolivet, 2023
[…] her native France but also in England and the US in the 1890s, and that continued for another 20 years after which the interest in her music practically disappeared – her salon pieces clearly became obsolete. Chaminade lived till 1944, the last years in relative obscurity. She composed around 400 short piano pieces and songs, some of which are not without their charm. Here Anne Sofie von Otter sings her short song L'anneau d'argent. Bengt Forsberg is on the piano. In the last three years, there has been no resurgence of interest in the music of André Jolivet, even if of the two, he is the more interesting, more inventive composer. We have several of his pieces in our library and have written about him more than once (for example, here). A prolific composer, Jolivet wrote several concertos. One of them was for the Ondes Martenot, an analog synthesizer invented […]
2023-08-07 14:03:13
Cécile Chaminade - L'anneau d'argentMr. Conductor (Violin)Anne Sofie von Otter (Soprano)Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
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