THIRTY SONGS OF WILHELM STENHAMMAR

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; and
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

ISBN 1-878617-32-X