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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
Warning Zero
Even the calm, almost playful parts are repeatedly interrupted by a threatening sounding Brass section. The piece finds its climax in an epic wall of sound that rivals any big Hollywood action score.
- Blu-rayDefinition.com
Berg's tone-poem Warning Zero Op.54b is another example of his ability to paint sounds with energy.
The brass are responsible for an almost apocalyptic assault on the listener – there is something threatening and inevitable about the music; even in the brighter woodwind passages the music does not rest, wandering in search of lost calm.
- Wolfgang Plagge
Listen to a complete version of Warning Zero Op.54b
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Warning Zero Op.54b
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Composer: Fred Jonny Berg
Warning Zero Op.54b
Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Fred Jonny Berg
From the Grammy nominated recording Flute Mystery (2L-058-SABD) and the movie Vicino alla Montagna
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