Name Ruben Liljefors | Role Composer | |
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Ruben liljefors festspel 1931
Ruben Mattias Liljefors (30 September 1871, Uppsala – 4 March 1936, Uppsala) was a Swedish composer and conductor, brother of the artist Bruno Liljefors.
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- Ruben liljefors festspel 1931
- Ruben Liljefors Symphony in E flat Major Op 14
- Life
- Orchestra
- Concertante works
- Choral works with orchestra
- Chamber Music
- Piano Music
- Dramatic Works
- References
Ruben Liljefors: Symphony in E-flat Major, Op. 14
Life
Liljefors studied in Uppsala with Ivar Eggert Hedenblad until 1895, and subsequently in Leipzig with Salomon Jadassohn until 1899. Later he attended the Stockholm Conservatory. He completed his education with Felix Draeseke, Max Reger, and Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach. From 1902 to 1911, he conducted the choir and orchestra of the Gothenburg Philharmonic Society. Afterwards, he moved to Gävle to conduct the Gävleborg County Orchestra between 1912 and 1931; he also served as a music teacher at the Gävle higher general secondary school during this time.
He composed a symphony, a concert overture, a festival overture, an orchestral suite, a piano concerto, a violin sonata, many choral works and songs. One of his best-known pieces is the Swedish Christmas carol När det lider mot jul. His son, Ingemar Liljefors, was also a successful composer, and his grandson, Mats Liljefors, is a well known conductor and violinist.
Orchestra
Concertante works
Choral works with orchestra
Chamber Music
Violin Sonata in E major, Op. 2 (1895)