Reich: Electric Counterpoint / Takemitsu: All in Twilight

Featuring

Mats Bergström
Anders Hillborg
Åke Parmerud
Arne Löthman
Steve Reich
Tōru Takemitsu

Magnus Frykberg
Trio Escort
Johan Söderqvist

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Performer Biography

Mats Bergström's transcription of Franz Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, made with Swiss baritone Martin Bruns, has received particular attention.

Instruments

Mats Bergström performs on three different guitars for this album: a Lars Jönsson 2000 cedar top, an Asturias John Mills model spruce top, and a Lars Jönsson 1997 spruce top.

Recording & Production

The album includes remixes of classical compositions, a practice more common in popular music, but a newer phenomenon for classical works.

Performer Biography

Mats Bergström is a versatile musician, noted for his improvisation on both electric and acoustic guitars, and works across various musical genres.

Performer Biography

Mats Bergström made his recital debut at Wigmore Hall in London in 1983 after winning a guitar competition.

Performer Biography

Mats Bergström was appointed professor of guitar at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm in 2001.

Performer Biography

Mats Bergström, the guitarist on this album, began playing guitar at age eight and is a graduate of the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm and the Juilliard School in New York.