Emil Sjogren

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Emil Sjögren (born June 16, 1853 in Stockholm , † March 1, 1918 in Knivsta , Sweden ), was a Swedish composer and pianist .

Sjögren studied from 1869 to 1874 at the Conservatory in Stockholm and from 1879 to 1890 with Friedrich Kiel at the Royal Academic College for Performing Music . He later worked as a music teacher and organist in Stockholm. He is best known for his songs , his five sonatas for violin and piano and his numerous piano compositions.

In 2003 an Emil Sjögren Society was founded in Sweden.

Recordings

A recording by Sjögren of November 20, 1905 on piano roll for Welte-Mignon , the Andante from his Sonata Op. 44, 2 in A major.

Individual evidence

  1. Mark Falsjö, "Något om Emil Sjögren organ i S: t Johannes kyrka" Orgelforum 4/2004.
  2. Anna Axelson, En study i text / music problematics: relations mellan dict and tone i singers from Lille Bror Söderlundh and Emil Sjögren (2004).
  3. ^ Bo Wallner, "Emil Sjögren" (text commentary: Sonater för violin och piano / Booklet text: Sonatas for Violin and Piano, 1985, Musica Sueciae MSCD 504-05, Propius PRCD 9117-18).
  4. Nils Brodén, "Förteckning över Emil Sjögren tryckta Kompositioner" Svensk tidskrift för musikforskning 1919th

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