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Resonanser - Swedish Choral Music / Widmark, Allmänna Singers

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Details

Composer
ALFVEN, HUGO HILLBORG, ANDERS
Artist
Cecilia, Erik, Rydinger Alin, Allmanna Sangen, Astedt
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Oct 01, 2008
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1714
UPC
7318590017142

About

The Swedish choral tradition enjoys a very high reputation, with music lovers often claiming to be able to recognize a uniquely Swedish choral sound. Exactly what this sound consists of is difficult to pinpoint, but often mentioned are keywords such as melancholy, the Scandinavian countryside, folk music and traditional ballads. The selection of works on this disc exemplifies all of these, and the performance of them has been entrusted to one of the choirs that have shaped Swedish choral music: Allmänna Sången, an Uppsala student choir with a history going back for more than 175 years. The choir's position in Swedish cultural life was demonstrated in 2005 by an invitation to sing at the Nobel Banquet. That performance was televised throughout the world, and in fact included three of the works on this disc - Biegga Luothe, Glaspolskan and Byss-Kalles slängpolska. Great traditions notwithstanding, this disc offers a new perspective on its subject, as the choir brings out new resonances in the often well-known music. A collaboration with Swedish jazz pianist Anders Widmark lends unusual colours to settings of ancient folk chorales (I Himmelen) and traditional harvest songs (Slåttervisa), as well as to classics from the treasure of Swedish choral music such as Stenhammar's Three Choral Songs and Alfvén's Evening ('Aftonen'). Both Allmänna Sången and Anders Widmark have made a number of successful recordings, and now that they join forces for the first time, it is an occasion not to be missed.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Biegga louthe (Song to the Mountain Wind) 04:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Biegga louthe (Song to the Mountain Wind)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Jan Sandström
    Performer
    Erik Åstedt
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  2. 2 Ljusfalten (Fields of light) 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ljusfalten (Fields of light)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Karin Rehnqvist
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  3. 3 I Himmelen (In Heaven's Hall) 05:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    I Himmelen (In Heaven's Hall)
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Karin Rehnqvist
    Performer
    Rebecka Ohm, Annie von Heijne, Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  4. 4 Glaspolskan 02:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Glaspolskan
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Ale Möller
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  5. 5 Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle 03:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Slangpolska efter Byss-Kalle
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  6. 6 No. 1. September, "Alle de voksende Skygger" 04:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. September, "Alle de voksende Skygger"
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  7. 7 No. 2. I seraillets have (In the Seraglio Garden) 03:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. I seraillets have (In the Seraglio Garden)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  8. 8 No. 3. Havde jeg, o havde jeg en datterson, o ja! (If Only I Had a Grandson, Oh!) 02:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Havde jeg, o havde jeg en datterson, o ja! (If Only I Had a Grandson, Oh!)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  9. 9 Kung Liljekonvalje (King Lily of the Valley) 03:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Kung Liljekonvalje (King Lily of the Valley)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    David Wikander
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  10. 10 Slattervisa efter Knis Karl 04:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Slattervisa efter Knis Karl
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Per Wickstrom, Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  11. 11 En midsommarnattsdrom (A Midsummer Night's Dream) 05:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    En midsommarnattsdrom (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Anders Hillborg
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  12. 12 Under ronn och syren 03:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    Under ronn och syren
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Herman Palm
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  13. 13 Aftonen (Evenings) 04:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    Aftonen (Evenings)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  14. 14 Med en barnbon pa sin mun (With a Child's Prayer on his Lips) 03:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Med en barnbon pa sin mun (With a Child's Prayer on his Lips)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Adolf Fredrik Lindblad
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin
  15. 15 Brollopsvisa (Wedding Song) 01:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    Brollopsvisa (Wedding Song)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Anders Widmark
    Ensemble
    Allmänna Sången
    Conductor
    Cecilia Rydinger Alin