The Gävle Symphony Orchestra, one of Sweden's oldest orchestras dating back to 1912, has been able to make more in-house recordings since the dedication of the custom-built Gävle Concert Hall in 1998.
Performer Biography
Hannu Koivula, the conductor, gained first-class diplomas in both trumpet and conducting from the Sibelius Academy in Finland.
Recording & Production
The Prélude and Bourrée by Stenhammar is a world premiere recording, a hitherto unknown work recently located at the Swedish Music Library in Stockholm.
Performer Biography
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, the baritone, was one of the youngest singers ever to be awarded the title of Royal Court Singer in 2004.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stenhammar moved away from a Wagnerian style, striving to embody his Swedish inheritance in his music without being overtly nationalistic.
Composition History
The Serenade, considered Stenhammar's greatest orchestral work alongside his Second Symphony, was revised after its unsuccessful Stockholm premiere, with outer movements transposed and a movement omitted.
Composer Biography
Wilhelm Stenhammar, the composer, never formally studied composition, focusing instead on piano studies in Stockholm and Berlin.
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