Roman, Johan Helmich - A Musical Portrait - Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

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Elegant orchestral suites, magnificent sacred works and informal chamber music composed by "the Father of Swedish Music".

Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758)

was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Handel." In Swedish music history, the importance of Johan Helmich Roman cannot be overestimated. Being the first native Swedish composer of international importance, conductor of the royal orchestra, violinist and oboist, concert organizer, music teacher, theorist and linguist, he was the man who, through thirty years of hard work (1721–1751), laid the foundation of modern musical life in Sweden.

Track list

Jubilate, Violin Concerto in F minor, The Swedish Mass, Trio Sonata in B minor, Assagio in A major, Sinfonia in E minor and excerpts from The Royal Wedding Music of Drottningholm.

Performed by

Hillevi Martinpelto, Christina Högman, Anne Sofie von Otter, Peter Mattei, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Trio Sonnerie, Eric Ericson's Chamber Choir, Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Roman - Sinfonior - Schroeder, Drottningholms Barockensemble

Roman - Sinfonior - Schroeder, Drottningholms Barockensemble
Orchestral | Eac, flac, cue | log, cover | 1 CD, 302 MB
released 1990 | Musica Sveciae | RapidShare

Johan Helmich Roman

(26 October 1694 in Stockholm – 20 November 1758 at Haraldsmåla, in the parish of Ryssby near the city of Kalmar, Sweden) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish Händel." Roman spent six years (1715-1721) in London and there studied with Johann Christoph Pepusch and met Francesco Geminiani and the great Händel whose music he admired. Roman returned to Sweden at the age of 27 and was appointed Deputy Master and six years later became Chief Master at the Swedish Royal Orchestra. Aside from being a composer, he was a performer. The violin and oboe were his favorite instruments.


CD Content

# Sinfonia in G Minor, Beri 9
# Sinfonia in D, Beri 14
# Sinfonia in B flat, Beri 11
# Sinfonia in F, Beri 10
# Sinfonia in G, Beri 15
# Sinfonia in E Minor, Beri 3
# Sinfonia in E, Beri 22
# Sinfonia in G Minor, Beri 9