Wilfred Owen wrote the poems featured on this album between 1917 and 1918, while Peter Lindroth composed the music between 2007 and 2008.
Performer Biography
John Erik Eleby, the bass-baritone on this recording, has performed over 800 times in more than fifty productions as a regular soloist at the Swedish Royal Opera since 2000.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Peter Lindroth was so moved by Wilfred Owen's poetry that he immediately knew he had to set it to music.
Performer Biography
Pianist Mats Jansson won second prize (with no first prize awarded) in the International Viotti Competition for Pianists in Vercelli, Italy, in 1987.
Notable Performances
The Wilfred Owen Songs premiered on November 11, 2008, at Teaterstudio Lederman in Stockholm, performed by bass-baritone John Erik Eleby and pianist Mårten Landström.
Notable Performances
On November 4, 2018, exactly 100 years after Wilfred Owen's death, John Erik Eleby and pianist Mats Jansson performed the songs in Ors, France, concluding the 2018 Owen commemorations.
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