Stenhammar 30 Songs

Thirty Songs of Wilhelm Stenhammar
Edited by Annette Johansson

The 30 Swedish songs in this wonderful collection include:

1. Adagio
2. Det far ett skepp
3. Dottern sade
4. Du hade mig kär
5. En positivvisa
6. Flickan knyter i Johannenatten
7. Flickan kon ifrån sin älsklings möte
8. Fylgia
9. Gammal nederländare
10. I lönnens skymning
11. I skogen
12. Ingalill
13. Jungfru Blonde och Jungfru Brenett
14. Kejsar Karls visa
15. Lutad mot gärdet
16. Lycklandsresan
17. Melodi
18. Min stamfar hade en stor pokal
19. Minnesång
20. Månljuset
21. Månsken
22. När genom rummet...
23. Prins Aladin av Lampan
24. Stjärnan
25. Stjärnöga
26. Till en ros
27. Vandraren
28. Varför till ro så brått?
29. Vid fönstret
30. Vore jag ett litet barn

Annette Johansson has just retired as Professor of Voice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to the actual 30 songs, her editing of this volume includes: The IPA transcriptions of the songs; Instructions for using the I.P.A. for the tricky Swedish language; A brief biography of the composer, with a complete list of all his 65 songs, listed both alphabetically and by opus numbers; A brief listing and biographies of the poets of the song texts; A Bibliography; A Discography; and Information Sources.

The compositions of Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) have recently begun to capture broad international interest. Outside of Sweden, the excellence of Stenhammar's output has always been obscured by the long-recognized works of the eminent Nordic composers Edward Grieg, Jan Sibelius, and Carl Nielsen. However, since the mid-80s, there has been a marked increase in performances of his works, and recordings are available worldwide. One such recording is most auspicious: Musica Sveciae: MSCD 623, produced in 1989, features Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano, and Håkan Hagegård, baritone, singing 29 of the 30 songs in this collection.

vii + 170 Pages Medium to High Voice Paper Binding Smyth-Sewn