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Nominations Grammis Award for Classical of the Year Compositions Varnatt, Varnatt, Tre korvisor, Tre korvisor, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: III Lento e mesto -, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: III Lento e mesto -, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: I Allegro appassionato, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: I Allegro appassionato, Ingalill - op 16 no 3, Ingalill - op 16 no 3, Symphony no 2 in G minor - op 34: III Scherzo Allegro - ma non troppo presto, Symphony no 2 in G minor - op 34: III Scherzo Allegro - ma non troppo presto, Sensommarnatter - op 33: IV Presto agitato, Sensommarnatter - op 33: IV Presto agitato, Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor - op 23: I Moderato - recitando - Allegro molto energico, Piano Concerto no 2 in D minor - op 23: I Moderato - recitando - Allegro molto energico, Behagen - op 8 no 5, Behagen - op 8 no 5, Flickan knyter i Johannenatten - op 4 no 2, Flickan knyter i Johannenatten - op 4 no 2, Tre korvisor: II I Seraillets Have, Tre korvisor: II I Seraillets Have, Lodolezzi sjunger - op 39: Intermezzo Allegro agitato, Lodolezzi sjunger - op 39: Intermezzo Allegro agitato, String Quartet no 6 in D minor - op 35: IV Presto, String Quartet no 6 in D minor - op 35: IV Presto, Lodolezzi sjunger Suite - op 39: III Karneval, Lodolezzi sjunger Suite - op 39: III Karneval, Allegro con moto ed appassionato, Allegro con moto ed appassionato, Lycklandsresan - op 26 no 8, Lycklandsresan - op 26 no 8, Piano Sonata no 3 in A-flat major: II Adagio grazioso, Piano Sonata no 3 in A-flat major: II Adagio grazioso, Du soker ryktbarhet - op 7 no 6, Du soker ryktbarhet - op 7 no 6, Jungfru Blond och jungfru Brunett - op 26 no 4, Jungfru Blond och jungfru Brunett - op 26 no 4, String Quartet no 4 in A minor - op 25: II Adagio, String Quartet no 4 in A minor - op 25: II Adagio, Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano - op 19: I Allegro con anima, Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano - op 19: I Allegro con anima, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: II Presto molto agitato, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: II Presto molto agitato, Dar innerst i min ande - op 7 no 1, Dar innerst i min ande - op 7 no 1, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: I Moderato, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: I Moderato, String Quartet no 1 in C major - op 2: IV Allegro energico, String Quartet no 1 in C major - op 2: IV Allegro energico, Var valsignad - milda omsinthet, Var valsignad - milda omsinthet, Sensommarnatter - op 33: III Piano Non troppo lento, Sensommarnatter - op 33: III Piano Non troppo lento, String Quartet no 1 in C major - op 2: III Molto tranquillo e commodo, String Quartet no 1 in C major - op 2: III Molto tranquillo e commodo, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: IV Presto molto agitato – Molto moderato, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: IV Presto molto agitato – Molto moderato, Allegro ma non tanto in A major, Allegro ma non tanto in A major, Sensommarnatter - op 33: I Tranquillo e soave, Sensommarnatter - op 33: I Tranquillo e soave, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: VII Andante - Molto sostenuto - Andante serioso - Andante risoluto, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: VII Andante - Molto sostenuto - Andante serioso - Andante risoluto, String Quartet in F minor: IV Allegretto, String Quartet in F minor: IV Allegretto, Till en ros - op 8 no 4, Till en ros - op 8 no 4, En strandvisa - op 26 no 9, En strandvisa - op 26 no 9, Impromptu-Vals, Impromptu-Vals, Three Fantasies - op 11: II Dolce scherzando, Three Fantasies - op 11: II Dolce scherzando, Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano - op 19: II Andantino, Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano - op 19: II Andantino, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: II Molto vivace, Piano Sonata in A-flat major - op 12: II Molto vivace, Den tidiga sorgen - op 8 no 3, Den tidiga sorgen - op 8 no 3, Piano Sonata no 1 in C major: II Andante, Piano Sonata no 1 in C major: II Andante, Jutta kommer till Folkungarna, Jutta kommer till Folkungarna, String Quartet no 5 in C major - op 29 "Serenade": IV Finale: Allegro molto, String Quartet no 5 in C major - op 29 "Serenade": IV Finale: Allegro molto, Hjartat, Hjartat, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: III Recitando - passionato e patetico - Andante sostenuto, Suite from the incidental music to Rabindranath Tagore's play "Chitra" - op 43: III Recitando - passionato e patetico - Andante sostenuto, Klockan, Klockan, Piano Sonata no 3 in A-flat major: III Presto marcato, Piano Sonata no 3 in A-flat major: III Presto marcato, String Quartet no 2 in C minor - op 14: I Allegro moderato, String Quartet no 2 in C minor - op 14: I Allegro moderato, Interlude from Sangen - op 44 Molto adagio - solenne, Interlude from Sangen - op 44 Molto adagio - solenne, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: III Lento sostenuto, String Quartet no 3 in F major - op 18: III Lento sostenuto, Snofrid - op 5, Snofrid - op 5 Similar People Jean Sibelius, Hugo Alfven, Wilhelm Peterson‑Berger, Tor Aulin, Franz Berwald | ||
Wilhelm stenhammar piano concerto no 2 op 23 1907
Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist.
Contents
- Wilhelm stenhammar piano concerto no 2 op 23 1907
- Wilhelm stenhammar piano concerto no 1 in b flat minor op 1
- Biography
- Work
- List of compositions
- References
Wilhelm stenhammar piano concerto no 1 in b flat minor op 1
Biography
Stenhammar was born in Stockholm, and was the brother of architect Ernst Stenhammar. He received his first musical education in Stockholm. He then went to Berlin to further his studies in music. He became a glowing admirer of German music, particularly that of Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner. Stenhammar himself described the style of his First Symphony in F major as "idyllic Bruckner". He subsequently sought to emancipate himself and write in a more "Nordic" style, looking to Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius for guidance. The latter's Symphony No. 2, especially, had a great effect on him, leading him to change his style and refuse to refer to his First Symphony as anything but a trivial piece.
From 1906 to 1922 he was Artistic Director and chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony, the first full-time professional orchestra in Sweden. In this capacity, he organised many performances of music by contemporary Scandinavian composers. In 1909, he briefly held the position of director of music at Uppsala University, where he was succeeded the following year by Hugo Alfvén.
Wilhelm Stenhammar died of a stroke at 56 years of age in Jonsered in the historic province of Västergötland. He is buried in Gothenburg.
Work
His works were quite varied and included two completed symphonies, a substantial Serenade for Orchestra, two piano concertos, four piano sonatas, a violin sonata, six string quartets, many songs and other vocal works, including several large-scale works for chorus or voices and orchestra: the early ballad Florez och Blanzeflor, Op. 3, written around 1891, Ithaka, Op. 21, from 1904, the cantatas Ett folk (A people) from 1905 and Sången (The song), Op. 44, from 1921.
Writing in The Chamber Music Journal, R.H.R. Silvertrust notes that Stenhammar's six string quartets are the most important written between those of Johannes Brahms and Béla Bartók. Whether or not this is so, there is no denying that Stenhammar's quartets represent a very important development during the twenty-five years he was writing chamber music. Tonally, they range from the middle late Romantics to a style akin to mature Sibelius. Though not unknown by the Swedish chamber music public, his string quartets have been neglected elsewhere. In 2008 Musikaliska konstföreningen published the world premiere edition of his Allegro Brillante for piano quartet composed in 1891 and his Allegro non tanto for piano trio composed in 1895.
Stenhammar was considered the finest Swedish pianist of his time. Pianists who venture into the realm of the string quartet often wind up writing compositions which sound as though they were composed at, and are perhaps better played on, the piano. That Stenhammar's works show no such trait is because for nearly half of his life, he worked intimately with the Aulin Quartet, the top Swedish string quartet of his day and one of the best then performing in Europe. In fact, he toured throughout Europe with them for many years and a piano quintet was nearly always featured on their programmes. Thus it is no accident that his quartets show a fine grasp of instrumental timbre and technique. The part writing is sure, always idiomatic and evenly distributed.
Stenhammar recorded five piano rolls for Welte-Mignon on 21 September 1905.