Publishing
This month's featured work
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
Read more, download sheet music and listen to the complete work
Complete list of works
| Op. | Title | Category | Instruments | Length | Score | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The journey into the Uncertainty | Piano Solo | solo pf | 20:00 | √ | |
| 2 | Seasons of Life | Piano Solo | solo pf | 11:30 | √ | √ |
| 3 | In the Twilight | Symphony Orchestra | 3(1)-4(1)-3(1)-3 4-2-4 timp perc: 3 pf str | 5:00 | ||
| 4a | People of Blue Dimension | Piano Solo | solo pf | 10:30 | √ | |
| 4b | People of Blue Dimension | Symphony Orchestra | 3(1)-2-2-3(1) 4-4-3-1 timp arp perc:3 str | 10:30 | ||
| 5 | Shady Night | Chamber Orchestra | 1 tr. in Bb - pf - str | 7:10 | √ | |
| 6 | Lonely Fryshild | Chamber | fr. horn in F - pf | 6:20 | √ | |
| 7 | Cookery Book of Kornåld | Piano Solo | solo pf | 4:30 | √ | |
| 8 | High Mountains of Music | Chamber | fl - pf | 3:40 | √ | √ |
| 10 | Destructive Network | Chamber | 2 cl in Bb - pf | 4:20 | √ | |
| 11 | Paralysing Atmosphere | Chamber | trb - org | 3:00 | √ | √ |
| 12 | Beyond Mystic Forest | Chamber | tr in Bb - tb - pf | 3:00 | √ | √ |
| 13 | Headache | String Quartet | vl - vla - vlc - cb | 4:00 | √ | √ |
| 14 | Modo Dixisti | Woodwind | fl - ob - cl in Bb - fr. horn in F - fg | 3:00 | √ | √ |
| 15 | Magic Storm | Chamber | 1 alt sax in Eb - pf | 2:30 | √ | √ |
| 16 | Inner Seas | Electroacoustic | Synthesizer | 7:39 | ||
| 17 | Lost in September | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2- 4-3-3-1 timp perc str | 9:20 | √ | |
| 18 | Where am I? | String Orchestra | solo vla - str | 5:30 | √ | |
| 19 | The Deal | Electroacoustic | Synthesizer | 4:24 | ||
| 20a | Parting | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | wh - sopr - pf | 10:00 | √ | √ |
| 20b | Parting | Chamber | fl - pf | 10:30 | √ | √ |
| 21 | Pizzicato Cave | String Quartet | vl - vla - vlc - cb | 4:20 | √ | √ |
| 22 | Second Garden | Brass | 2 tr in Bb - fr. horn in F - trb - tb | 5:30 | ||
| 23 | I stepped on a UFO | Electroacoustic | Synthesizer | 5:16 | ||
| 24 | Piano Concerto no.1 "Anxiety" | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2- 4-2-3-1 timp solo pf str | 15:00 | √ | |
| 25 | Death Dripping | Electroacoustic | Synthesizer | 4:44 | ||
| 26 | Du faller | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | counter tenor - tape (synthesizer) | 4:07 | ||
| 27 | Randi | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp arp perc: 3 str | 36:50 | √ | √ |
| 27 No.5 | Heart Op.27 No.5 | Orchestral | 1 tubular bells - str. | 8:00 | √ | √ |
| 28 | The Red The | Chamber | 5 trb | 4:00 | √ | √ |
| 29a | Lying on a Ledge | Chamber | solo vlc | 8:00 | √ | |
| 29b | Lying on a Ledge Op.29b | Strings | Viola da gamba | 07:00 | ||
| 30 | Pictures before an Exhibition | Electroacoustic | synthesizer | 6:53 | ||
| 31 | Moods from Røros | Electroacoustic | synthesizer | 5:19 | ||
| 32 | Lyric Pieces | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp perc camp arp | 24:00 | √ | |
| 32 No.1 | Pastorale | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp - harp - str | 1:30 | √ | √ |
| 32 No.7 | Tightrope walking beneath heaven | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp - harp - str | 3:30 | √ | |
| 33 | Euphoric Pieces | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3 timp perc arp | 16:30 | √ | |
| 35 | Seasons Will Do | Ensembles | fl - cl in Bb - tr in Bb - guitar - perc:1 - sopr - vl - vlc - pf | 12:30 | ||
| 36 | Monster Inside | Ensembles | 2 tr inBb - cor in F - trb - tb - perc: 1 | 10:00 | ||
| 37 | About my Grandfather | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-1 (tb) timp perc:2 arp str | 18:40 | √ | √ |
| 39 | Songs from a lonely soul | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | sopr - alt - bass - pf | 12:00 | √ | |
| 40 | Flute Sonata no.1 | Chamber | fl - pf | 12:40 | √ | √ |
| 41 | And so I did | Ensembles | fl - cl in Bb - fr. horn in F - tr in Bb - vl - vlc - pf | 18:40 | √ | √ |
| 42 | Saltdalsaften | Ensembles | 2 fl - 5 cl in Bb - 1 alt sax in Eb - 1 ten sax in Bb - 4 fr. horn in F - 2 tr in Bb - 4 cn in Bb - 4 bar in Eb - trb - 2 tb - perc: 3 | 5:30 | √ | √ |
| 43a | Distant Words | Chamber | cl in Bb - vl - vla - vlc | 15:30 | √ | √ |
| 43b | Distant Words | Symphony Orchestra | cl. in Bb - vl. 1 - vl.2 - vla - vlc - cb | 15:00 | √ | √ |
| 9 | Time for Magic Emotions | Brass | 2 tr in Bb - fr. horn in F - trb - tb | 2:20 | √ | |
| 44 | Piano Concerto no.2 "Urge" | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp solo pf str | 14:30 | √ | √ |
| 45 | Piano Concerto no.3 "Monster" | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2(alt. c. fg) 4-2-3-1 timp perc:1 solo pf str | 15:20 | √ | √ |
| 48 | Eyes in the Air | Electroacoustic | synthesizer | 8:45 | ||
| 49 | Life Giggling | Electroacoustic | synthesizer | 2:51 | ||
| 50 | Violin Sonata no.1 | Chamber | vl - pf | 13:00 | √ | √ |
| 53 | Contrabass Sonata no.1 | Chamber | cb - pf | 12:40 | √ | √ |
| 54 | Warning Zero | Ensembles | 2(alt. picc.)-5(1) alt sax. in Eb - fg - 3 fr. horn in F - 3 tr in Bb 3 trb - 1 euph in Bb - 1 tb - timp - perc: 4 - cb | 10:00 | √ | √ |
| 54b | Warning Zero | Symphony Orchestra | 3(1)-2-5(1)-3(1) alt sax. 4-3-3-1 euph. - timp - perc: 4 - str. | 9:00 | √ | √ |
| 55 | Moment Alone | Chamber | fl - vlc | 10:00 | √ | √ |
| 56 | Violin Sonata no.2 | Chamber | vl - pf | 9:30 | √ | √ |
| 57 | Viola Sonata no.1 | Chamber | vla - pf | 11:40 | √ | √ |
| 58a | Vicino alla Montagna | Chamber | fl - sopr - org | 11:00 | √ | √ |
| 58b | Vicino alla Montagna | Symphony Orchestra | 2-2-2-2 4-2-3-1 timp perc:2 str | 10:30 | √ | √ |
| 59 | Viola Sonata no.2 | Chamber | vla - pf | 8:40 | √ | √ |
| 60 | Sanger i Sluttet Sirkel | Chamber | bar voice - pf | 8:10 | √ | |
| 61 | Circle Within | Other | synthesizer / symphony orchestra | 15:00 | ||
| 62a | Lederfanfare | Other | synthesizer | 1:13 | ||
| 62b | Bankfanfare | Other | synthesizer | 0:48 | ||
| 62c | Trombonefanfare | Other | solo trb. | 00:48 | √ | |
| 62d | VM-fanfare | Other | synthesizer | 0:25 | ||
| 63 | Ave | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | S - A - T1 - T2 - B | 01:40 | √ | √ |
| 64a | Nei, stans min venn | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | Voice | √ | ||
| 64b | Stille, Stille | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | 3:18 | √ | ||
| 64c | Lille Ida | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | 2:29 | √ | ||
| 64d | Hun tok min Hånd | Voices / Vocal Ensembles | Vocals - bass | 3:34 | √ | |
| 65 | A Summer Practice | Ensembles | Voice - 3 gt. - bass gt. - pf - perc (drum set) | 7:00 | √ | √ |
| 66a | Flute Mystery | Symphony Orchestra | Alto flute in G - arp - str | 15:30 | √ | √ |
| 66b | Flute Mystery | Symphony Orchestra | Fl - arp - str | 15:30 | √ | √ |
| 67 | Fantasy | Ensembles | cl in Bb - vlc - pf | 15:00 | √ | √ |
| 68 | Dynamic Fantasy | Chamber | vl - pf | 4:30 | √ | √ |
| 69 | Flight of the Water | Chamber | mar - timp - gr.c - vlc - cb | 4:00 | √ | √ |
| 70 | Flute Concerto No.1 | Symphony Orchestra | 1-2-2-2 4-0-0-1 timp - perc:1 (t. bells) - g. har. - harp - org - str | 20:00 | √ | √ |
| 72 | A Piccolo Poem | Woodwind | Piccolo | 3:20 | √ | |
| 73 | Through Saltdal | Strings | Violin solo | 3:15 | √ | |
| 74 | The Idea - Opening | Strings | Violin | 5:00 | √ | |
| 81 | Remote Galaxy | Orchestral | Flute, Bassoon, Glass Harmonica, Tubular Bells, Timpani, Perc:2, Harp, Viola da gamba, Strings | 17:30 | ||
| 85 | Four Elements from Hedmark | Orchestral | 2-2-2-3(1) 3-2-3-1 timp (3 kettle drums) - perc: 2 - harp - violin solo - cello solo - str | 27 | √ |
