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Reminiscence
Reminiscence is mvt. 2 from
Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
- dedicated to Emily Beynon.
- 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
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Fred Jonny Berg - Biography
Four Elements from Hedmark Op.85 is a Double Concerto in four movements.
Four Elements from Hedmark Op.85
A new Double Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra is now available.
Dedicated to Berit Cardas and Ellen Margrete Flesjø.
Commissioned by Musikk i Hedmark.
First performed in Elverum and Hamar, Norway, in October 2011 by Berit Cardas (violin), Ellen Margrete Flesjø (cello) and Hedmarken Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cathrine Winnes Trevino.
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Composer Fred Jonny Berg has written some words about the four movement Double Concerto:
Then four beams struck through the atmosphere and hit Hedmark in different places, and they manifested themselves as the Four Elements From Hedmark
The beam struck the door
Perhaps, when the door has a double function and it might be the path to freedom or captivity, the whole fundament of existential thinking is shaken as the beam strikes the door of the potential change.
The beam struck the most beautiful memories
A euphoric and beautiful memory does not have to be based on nostalgia. If a beam strikes the most beautiful memories in life, the thoughts might freeze into ice inside, and the present is placed in a vacuum.
The beam struck the ultimate stairs
Mankind is building a flight of stairs from the earth up towards the universe to achieve a higher level of existence. However, if a clown is assisting in this process, it is difficult to predict whether this quasi jovial workforce has a positive or negative effect. Nonetheless, the beam will interfere and finish this building process before one achieves any more knowledge than one had five seconds ago.
The beam struck the young girl by the river
Perhaps, an example of life's intricacy, the last beam strikes a little girl sitting by the river bank looking towards the other side. But the beam does not bring death. She achieves magical powers from the beam, and the ability to see through time and space through a veil called "All that happens". She drifts where the wind blows, and leaves an "I was here" on a harp string.
«The world premiere of the commissioned «Four Elements from Hedmark» by Fred Jonny Berg, was the concert's great climax. Not only had the composer created an impressive piece of music, but he also spun some intriguing yarns that enveloped the music. Or maybe it was the other way around. (...) His music is dramatic, intense, cheerful and overwhelming.»
«Urframførelsen av bestillingsverket «Four Elements from Hedmark» av Fred Jonny Berg var konsertens store høydepunkt. Ikke bare hadde komponisten laget et imponerende musikkverk, han hadde også spunnet spennende historier rundt musikken. Eller kanskje er det omvendt. (...) Musikken er dramatisk, intens, munter og overveldende.»
Hamar Arbeiderblad, 03.10.2011
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