Otto Lindblad's composition "Ur Ossians dunkla sagovärld" was written for student military exercises in Lund and alludes to Crown Prince Oscar (I), who was the chancellor of Lund University.
Performer Biography
Lunds Studentsångförening, or Lund's Student Singers, traces its history back to 1831 and is one of Sweden's oldest continuously active choirs.
Composition History
Herman Palm's "Under rönn och syrén" became the choir's signature melody after its breakthrough at a Stockholm music festival in 1897, symbolizing spring in Lund.
Composer Biography
Otto Lindblad (1809-64), a central figure in Lund's student music circles, founded Lunds Studentsångförening and provided it with repertoire.
Composition History
Peterson-Berger's "En fjällfärd" was dedicated to the Swedish Tourist Association, which at the time worked to facilitate mountain hikes in Jämtland.
Composition History
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger's "En fjällfärd" was composed in 1893 in Dresden, where he worked as a teacher, and was intended as a cyclically connected set of eight songs.
Composition History
Otto Lindblad's "Ångbåtssång" is said to have been composed aboard a Copenhagen steamer on the way to a student meeting, with its premiere occurring before landing on the Danish side.
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