Karl-Erik Welin

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Karl-Erik Welin (born May 31, 1934 in Genarp ; † May 30, 1992 in Bunyola on Mallorca ) was a Swedish pianist, organist and composer.

He studied organ with Alf Linder, piano with Sven Brandel and composition with Gunnar Bucht and Ingvar Lidholm at the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm . After graduating in 1961, he completed his studies in Darmstadt with David Tudor . Welin became known in the 1960s as an interpreter of avant-garde works and a happening artist in the wake of John Cage and David Tudor. His performance of the musical theater action Rendez-vous (1963) by Knut Wiggen alias Théodore E. Libèr became famous in 1964. When the instrument was destroyed by the composer during the performance, Welin injured himself with a chainsaw, so that he was hospitalized had to be admitted. He later documented his ambivalent attitude towards the instrument in his Essai du pianiste , a happening in which he proclaimed the end of the "disgusting piece of furniture".

He later made a name for himself as an organist, for whom composers such as György Ligeti and Mauricio Kagel composed pieces. As a composer he stood out primarily with chamber music works, of which the string quartets in particular have remained known. In 1975 the Ett svensk requiem was created based on texts by Carl von Linné for choir and orchestra. For the Omnibus Wind Ensemble he composed the piece Viriditas per Omnibus , which premiered in 1989, and the Duo per flauto for the flautists Per Erik Adamsson and Sarah Elfvik .

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  1. ↑ a b Göran Bergendal:  Welin, Karl-Erik. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  2. ↑ a b material for the performance (Swedish)
  3. ↑ a b Wajid Yaseen: On Piano Destruction. In: Scrapclub. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Obituary: Karl-Erik Welin, 58, composer and pianist. In: New York Times . July 3, 1992, accessed August 15, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Welin, Karl-Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish pianist, organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Genarp
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1992
Place of death Mallorca