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Reminiscence
Reminiscence is mvt. 2 from
Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
Berg is one of a handful of composers who are able to create the rare experience of enchanted silence in their music – Berg's Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70 contains several such moments. Even though his tools are a "conventional" orchestra using "conventional" instruments, an unreal atmosphere of calm and celestial flight arises. One of the most fascinating aspects in this regard is that he does not use any minimalist or modernist devices at all; he simply allows the music and its inner qualities to speak in full. In our current age of constant hectic activity, where it is barely permitted to think a complete thought, music such as this is of the greatest importance: it gives the listener the chance to experience time as a benefit and not as a punishment. The concerto is dedicated to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's eminent flautist Emily Beynon, and it received its premier performance in London in February 2009.
Wolfgang Plagge - text from the FLUTE MYSTERY booklet.
Biography and further information about Fred Jonny Berg
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The Philharmonia Orchestra was conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Fred Jonny Berg.
Berg's music is often described as melodious, accessible and dramatic, yet with a highly original quality. Berg himself tries to explain: It is really as simple as it is complicated - I breathe in what life has to offer, and breathe out what I have to offer life. I have given up trying to grasp what actually happens in the process from impression to expression.
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Fred Jonny Berg and music: an inseparable entity
Composing and creative art is a lifestyle for Fred Jonny Berg (b.1973). This has never been a conscious choice; it had to be this way. As long as he can remember, music has flowed through his mind – and Berg's lifestyle has been greatly influenced by this.
He started creating music in his childhood; everything from songs, to works for different instrumentations, electronic music and orchestral works.
Currently, Berg's catalogue of works comprises about 200 titles, more than 80 opuses, including commissions and works for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, string orchestra and orchestral works like flute concertos, piano concertos and symphonic poems. Berg has also written ballet music, electro acoustic works, film soundtracks and songs with lyrics.
Berg's work approach is international, and his works have been performed around the world, e.g. the USA, Russia, England, Finland and Japan. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Sir James Galway, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emily Beynon and Philharmonia Orchestra.
Berg is also a scriptwriter, director and producer for an on-going art film production labelled «Symbiophonies».
Berg is diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome and high-functional Asperger's syndrome. The social limitations often connected to these syndromes might explain why Berg has no conventional musical education. Today, he leads a quiet and secluded life.
Fred Jonny Berg - Biography & CV
A brief glance at selected works
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"Fred Jonny Berg is a major musical discovery. It would be necessary to rewind to the 1940s and Malcolm Arnold to find an emerging composer of such exceeding promise. His compositions are confidently tonal, fluently melodious and possessed of virtually supernatural penetrative power."
