Sven-Erik Bäck
Sven-Erik Bäck (16 September 1919 – 10 January 1994) was a Swedish composer of classical music. He was born in Stockholm. Bäck studied from 1939 until 1943 in the King's Music-Academy and from 1940 until 1945, was a composition student of Hilding Rosenberg.
Sven-Erik Bäck
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- Born
- 1919. · Kungsholm parish.
- Died
- 1994. · Oscar Parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- composer, conductor, musicologist and violinist.
- Fields
- opera.
- Teachers
- Charles Barkel, Hilding Rosenberg, Ina Lohr and August Wenzinger.
- Honours
- Litteris et Artibus and Christ Johnson Prize.
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Sven-Erik Bäck (16 September 1919 – 10 January 1994) was a Swedish composer of classical music. He was born in Stockholm. Bäck studied from 1939 until 1943 in the King's Music-Academy and from 1940 until 1945, was a composition student of Hilding Rosenberg.
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Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994) was a Swedish composer, conductor and musicologist, among other activities. Born in Kungsholm parish, the composer died in Oscar Parish. Sven-Erik Bäck was a member of Kyndelkvartetten.
Genres include opera. The composer received Christ Johnson Prize and Litteris et Artibus.
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Works for stage and opera
Works for stage and opera
He travelled in 1951 to have further studies with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome. He was also a member of string quartets - the Kyndel Quartet from 1940 to 1944 and the Barkel Quartet from 1944 to 1953. Bäck composed three operas, five works for ballet, many concertos, a number of works for chamber ensemble including at least four string quartets, an oratorio, cantatas, choral works, lieder and music for plays and film. He died in Stockholm in 1994. He was 74
Training under Charles Barkel, Hilding Rosenberg and Ina Lohr is recorded. Lars Johan Werle is recorded as having studied under Sven-Erik Bäck. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Distinctions recorded are Litteris et Artibus and Christ Johnson Prize.
• Tranfjädrarna (The Twilight Crane), Chamber Opera, 1956 • Gästabudet (The Banquet), Chamber Opera, 1956 • Fågeln (The Bird), Chamber Opera, 1960
Chamber works other than piano solo works
Chamber works other than piano solo works
• String quartets (nos. 1 (1945), 2 (1947), 3 (1962), 4 (1984)) • String quintet Exercitier (1948) • Sonata for solo flute, 1949 • Sonata for two cellos, 1957 • Decet for wind quintet and string quintet (1973) • String octet (1988)
Piano works
Piano works
• Piano sonata (1942) • Expansive preludes: for piano (1949) • Sonata alla ricercare (1950) (recorded on MHS 3363, 1976 by Kjell Bækkelund, and on Roland Pöntinen's complete survey of Bäck's piano music for BIS) • Sonata in two movements and epilogue (1984)
Concertos
Concertos
• Violin concerto (1957/1960) • Cello concerto (1966) • Ciclos, piano concerto (1977)
Without soloist
Without soloist
• String symphony (1951) • Chamber symphony (1955) • String symphony no. 2 (1986)
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1994
Sven-Erik Bäck died.
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Kungsholm parish.
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Oscar Parish.
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