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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.
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Violin music by Fred Jonny Berg
"The music grasps me because it is a structured piece that has an improvised feel. The music starts off in one direction that soon changes from rhythm-bound to free-track in one moment, before it restructures itself in a adagio part that sounds like random themes put together, only fooling me until I have a second listen; there is structure, one level up. "
(Gods of Music, 2001; Violin Sonata no.1 op.50). Read the complete review
"Fred (or Jonny, whichever he prefers) has managed to extract the freedom and flexibility from that minimalism, seeing it more as a cause for intimacy than a barrier to complexity. And by God, it works well. Listen to this whether you're into classical or not. "
(Omnia Music, 2001 winner of contest).
The following works include the repertoire for violin as solo instrument.
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FEATURED VIOLIN MUSIC | REVIEWS
Violin Sonata no.1 Op.50 (Violin & Piano)*
Dedicated to Håvard Daae Rognli
Violin Sonata no.2 Op.56 (Violin & Piano)
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF VIOLIN MUSIC
Headache Op.13 (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass)
Pizzicato Cave Op.21(Violin,Viola, Cello, Double bass)
Seasons Will Do Op.35
(Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Trumpet in Bb, Guitar, Perc:1, Soprano,
Violin, Cello & Piano)
And so I did Op.41
Flute, Clarinet in Bb, French horn in F,Trumpet in Bb, Violin, Cello & Piano)
Distant Words Op.43a (Violin,Viola & Cello
Dedicated to Roger Arve Vigulf
Violin Sonata no.1 Op.50 (Violin & Piano)*
Dedicated to Håvard Daae Rognli
Violin Sonata no.2 Op.56 (Violin & Piano)
Dynamic Fantasy Op.68 (Violin & Piano)
Through Saltdal Op.73 (Violin solo)
The Idea - Opening Op.74 (Violin solo)
Violin Sonata No.1 Op.50 is present in the movie Vicino alla Montagna
* Available on the recording SEASONS OF LIFE
Håvard Daae Rognli (Violin) & Wolfgang Plagge (Piano)
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