Don asks:

>I have some intetrest in a 2-cd set of violin sonatas by Sjogren.  I read
>a review in ARG which was highly favorable, but little information was
>provided concerning musical style.

I would pin him down as late romantic, developed in a germanic tradition,
but with a self found taste for a francophonic taste.

>Are any list members familiar with the music of Sjogren? I'd appreciate any
>insight you can provide.

Well I have heard and played some of it, I think Don, that You are familiar
with both Stenhammar and Petersson-Berger, flavor these with some d'Indy
and Debussy and make it chamber music that is Emil Sjogren.  If I recall
correctly ES was an Organ (Church music) major at the conservatoir in
Stockholm (ca.  1870's) - The teachers there disuaded him from taking up
composing, but the yerning was to strong, he never wrote much for larger
ensembles - his substantial ouvre is for Organ, Piano and chamber settings
where the violin sonatas are an important core - there is also an amount of
Vocal music from solo to large choir.  If my memory is still with me, I
belive ES studied in Paris with the before mentioned d'Indy (or someother
of the contemporary hotshot Frenchmen).

ES music is well crafted, never dull, at best; very inventive - Some of his
piano pieces is often used for advancing piano students, atleast thats
where I got to know them 25 years ago.

ps/ on what label are the dubble CD, and played by whom?  [The label is
Proprius (PRM9117).  Each sonata is apparently performed by a different
pair of instrumentalists: Almgren/Bojsten; Sparf/Negro; Lysell/Bodin;
Fredriksson/Berglund; Berlin/Eriksson; Thorvaldsson/Lunden-Bergfelt.  The
2CD set includes the five violin sonatas written between 1886 and 1914,
as well as two fantasies and a poeme.  Just made my want list.  -Dave]

peter lundin, gothenburg.se