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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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Composer Fred Jonny Berg - Interactive guide
The music by composer Fred Jonny Berg is often described as melodious, accessible and dramatic, yet with a strongly original quality.
Berg himself tries to explain: It is really as simple as it is complicated - I breathe in what life has to offer, and breathe out what I have to offer life. I have given up trying to grasp what actually happens in the process from impression to expression.
In his music Fred Jonny Berg reveals himself as a person who has experienced that life consists of light and dark, but unlike the majority of us he approaches both with a similar undaunted decisiveness; it adds an extra quality to his music: the conviction of an eyewitness.
Berg's catalogue of works comprises about 200 titles, more than 80 opuses, including commissions and works for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, string orchestra and orchestral works like flute concertos, piano concertos and symphonic poems. Berg has also written ballet music, electro acoustic works, film soundtracks and songs with lyrics.
Collaborations with Philharmonia Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Emily Beynon, Sir James Galway, Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks, Leonard Slatkin and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Composer on the GRAMMY nominated recording FLUTE MYSTERY
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen, Wolfgang Plagge, Joachim Knoph, Tom Ottar Andreassen and Håvard Daae Rognli are among the contributors on recordings - while the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Arvid Engegård, Knut Erik Sundquist and Tormod Knapp are among the live performers of music by Berg.
In addition to his work as composer, Berg is also a movie director and executive producer through his company
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Berg's music is often described as melodious, accessible and dramatic, yet with a highly original quality. Berg himself tries to explain: It is really as simple as it is complicated - I breathe in what life has to offer, and breathe out what I have to offer life. I have given up trying to grasp what actually happens in the process from impression to expression.
