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Reminiscence
Reminiscence is mvt. 2 from
Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
- dedicated to Emily Beynon.
Composer: Fred Jonny Berg
- 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
Reminiscence - Information page
Not really Gone
Ragnvald Jacobsen (1905-1997)
Composer: Fred Jonny Berg
Not really Gone is a part of the four movements symphonic poem About my Grandfather Op.37 - written in memory of the composer´s grandfather who was a semi-professional athletic. Hence the titles of the movements. He often trained athletics with his grandson.
This work has appeared in the movie Montagna con Forza as well as on the CD with the same name, About my Grandfather.
Not really Gone - Information page
Ballet music by Fred Jonny Berg
The Ballerina whispered to me: "She drifts where the wind blows, and leaves an "I was here" on a harp string." - FJB
The following works include ballet music available for choreography projects.
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Fred Jonny Berg - Biography
Four Elements from Hedmark
The beam struck the young girl by the river
Perhaps, an example of life's intricacy, the last beam strikes a little girl sitting by the river bank looking towards the other side. But the beam does not bring death. She achieves magical powers from the beam, and the ability to see through time and space through a veil called "All that happens". She drifts where the wind blows, and leaves an "I was here" on a harp string.
Read more | Listen to a complete version of Four Elements from Hedmark Op.85
Reminiscence
Listen to a complete version of Reminiscence Op.70 #2
Reminiscence Op.70 #2 (listen without flash player)
Reminiscence - Information page
Mvt. #2 from Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
Emily Beynon, flute & Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy
From the album Flute Mystery, Grammy award nominee 2010
Fred Jonny Berg is a major musical discovery. It would be necessary to rewind to the 1940s and Malcolm Arnold to find an emerging composer of such exceeding promise. His compositions are confidently tonal, fluently melodious and possessed of virtually supernatural penetrative power. The flute works receive achingly beautiful, indeed enchanting, performances from Emily Beynon and the Philharmonia under Vladimir Ashkenazy (Berg conducts the other pieces). This set is recommended for any collector seeking the refined side of contemporary music.
La Scena, Canada, November, 2009
Flute Mystery
Listen to a complete version of Flute Mystery Op.66b
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Flute Mystery - Information page
Mvt. #2 from Flute Concerto No.1 Op.70
Emily Beynon (flute), Catherine Beynon (harp) & Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy
From the album Flute Mystery, Grammy award nominee 2010
– Galway formed a sinuous bond with the orchestra in the world premiere of Norwegian composer Fred Jonny Berg's "Flute Mystery," Concerto for Alto Flute and Orchestra. Berg writes music of a spare beauty. The 15-minute, one-movement piece merges cool restraint and rhythmic exactitude. Galway, to whom Berg dedicated the score, played his languid lines with sympathy and dark polish.
Washington Post, October 6, 2006 (Flute Mystery op.66a)
Pastorale
Listen to a complete version of Pastorale Op.32 #1
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Pastorale - Information page
Pastorale Op.32 #1
Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Fred Jonny Berg
From the album Flute Mystery, Grammy award nominee 2010
Neck
Neck
Randi Op.27 - Sheet music page
Mvt. #1 from Randi Op.27 (excerpt)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Ari Rasilainen
Scent
Randi Op.27 - Sheet music page
Mvt. #2 from Randi Op.27 (excerpt)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Ari Rasilainen
Heart
Heart - Information page
Mvt. #5 from Randi Op.27 (complete, with sheet music)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Ari Rasilainen
Waltz of the Queen Op.4a - for solo piano (complete, with sheet music)
Wolfgang Plagge, piano
Waltz of the Queen - Information page
Other instrument pages
Information in French:
Fred Jonny Berg a écrit plusieurs ouvrages qui sont disponibles pour la chorégraphieet des spectacles de ballet, à partir de morceaux lyriques pour piano à poèmes symphoniques pour orchestre symphonique.Les ouvrages suivants sont la musique de ballet pour des projets chorégraphiques.
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