Leif Segerstam's compositional language is "rather listenedly found out than built, calculated and constructed," meaning it emerges from listening rather than strict planning.
Composer Biography
Leif Segerstam, born in 1944, is recognized as one of the most versatile and stimulating musical talents to emerge from the Nordic countries.
Composer Biography
Leif Segerstam has conducted at major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Covent Garden, and the Salzburg Festival.
Recording & Production
The piece "Rituals in La" documents an improvised confrontation between two pianists, Leif Segerstam and Lasse Werner, on a Steinway and a Bechstein piano in a live radio broadcast.
Compositional Technique
The fourth movement of the String Quartet No. 6 is described as 'in the spirit of Gustav Mahler,' and incorporates a three-tone motif and the B-A-C-H cell.
Compositional Technique
The second movement of the String Quartet No. 6 is inspired by a children's cabaret composition about a mouse, a big cheese, and a dangerous trap.
Composer Biography
Leif Segerstam studied violin, piano, composition, and conducting at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy and the Juilliard School in New York.
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Segerstam: Six Songs of Experience / String Quartet
Vocal Recital: Salminen, Matti - Merikanto, O. / Sibelius, J. / Madetoja, L. / Kilpinen, Y. / Turunen, M. / Luolajan-Mikkola, V. / Kuula, T.
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Melartin: Orchestral Works
Rantala, I.: Piano Concerto and Concerto in G-Sharp Major / A-Flat Major / Astorale / Tangonator / Final Fantasy
Kilpinen, Y.: Spielmannslieder / Lieder Um Den Tod / Lakeus / 7 Lieder
Gothoni: Der Ochs und sein Hirte (The Bull and Herdsman)
Sallinen: Barabbas Dialogues, Op. 84
Kuula: Works for Violin & Piano
Mustonen, O.: Triple Concerto / Petite Suite / Nonets Nos. 1 and 2 / Frogs Dancing On Water Lilies
Jarnefelt, A.: Lieder
Siiville (On the Wing)
Nordgren / Bergman: Violin Concertos / Segerstam: A Last Melodioso
