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Munktell: Violin Sonata, Dix Melodies, Piano Trio / Ringborg, Johansson, Asplund, Winiarski
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Munktell: Violin Sonata, Dix Melodies, Piano Trio / Ringborg, Johansson, Asplund, Winiarski

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Composer
MUNKTELL, HELENA
Artist
Ringborg, Asplund, Winiarski, Johansson
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 08, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2204
UPC
7318599922041

About

This is the first ever album devoted to the chamber music of Helena Munktell, one of the earliest female composers in Sweden. The daughter of an industrialist, Munktell received private lessons in piano and song from an early age, but soon also training in music theory and composition. In 1877 she visited Paris, where two of her sisters lived, and during the next thirty-odd years the city would be a second home to her. Here she studied with composers such as Benjamin Godard and Vincent d’Indy, and became a member of Société Nationale de Musique (SNM), an organization promoting French music and providing opportunities for young composers to have their works performed. A selection of Munktell’s songs had been performed, in Swedish, at a Society concert in 1892 and in 1900 they were heard again, but now in the French versions released the same year by the reputed musical publisher Alphonse Leduc. The Dix Mélodies are finely crafted musical scenes displaying a wide expressive range and variety of moods. Five years later another SNM concert saw the first performance of Munktell’s Violin Sonata in E flat major, by none other than the renowned Romanian violinist George Enescu. Franck’s famous A major Sonata, which Munktell knew well, served as an important source of inspiration in regards to the cyclic form and harmonic writing. The sonata soon appeared in print, now from E. Demets, another French music publisher. The third work on this album is a small-scale piano trio, probably an early work and possibly composed for performance at one of the musical salons at the Munktell family home in Stockholm.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non tanto, vigoroso 08:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non tanto, vigoroso
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Peter Friis Johansson
  2. 2 II. Scherzo brusco: Moderato energico 05:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo brusco: Moderato energico
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Peter Friis Johansson
  3. 3 III. Andante quasi adagio 07:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante quasi adagio
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Peter Friis Johansson
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio 08:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:20
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Peter Friis Johansson
  5. 5 No. 1. Sérénade 02:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Sérénade
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  6. 6 No. 2. Dans le lointain des bois 02:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Dans le lointain des bois
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  7. 7 No. 3. Ce qu'entendent les nuits 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Ce qu'entendent les nuits
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  8. 8 No. 4. D'un berceau 03:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. D'un berceau
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  9. 9 No. 5. Cantilène 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Cantilène
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  10. 10 No. 6. Fascination 02:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 6. Fascination
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  11. 11 No. 7. La dernière berceuse 02:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 7. La dernière berceuse
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  12. 12 No. 8. Exil d'amour 03:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 8. Exil d'amour
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  13. 13 No. 9. Si tu le voulais 02:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 9. Si tu le voulais
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  14. 14 No. 10. Fidélité 02:38
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 10. Fidélité
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Sofie Asplund, Peter Friis Johansson
  15. 15 I. Allegro moderato 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Kristina Winiarski, Peter Friis Johansson
  16. 16 II. Andante espressivo 03:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Kristina Winiarski, Peter Friis Johansson
  17. 17 III. Scherzo Finale 04:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Scherzo Finale
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Kristina Winiarski, Peter Friis Johansson
  18. 18 Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 21: II. Scherzo brusco: Moderato energico (original version) 06:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 21: II. Scherzo brusco: Moderato energico (original version)
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Helena Munktell
    Performer
    Tobias Ringborg, Peter Friis Johansson