Gunnar De Frumerie

Per Gunnar Fredrik De Frumerie 20 July 1908 In Nacka Stockholm County – 9 September 1987 In Täby Stockholm County Was A Swedish Composer And Pianist. He Was The Son Of Architect Gustaf De Frumerie And Maria Helleday. After Studying Piano In Stockholm And Vienna He Studied Under Alfred Cortot In Paris. He Then Studied At The Royal College Of Music Stockholm 1923-1928. His Works For Piano Are Technically Difficult. His Repution In Sweden Has Never Been Strongly Established. His Compositions Covered A Wide Area From Grand Opera To Piano Miniatures But He Is Best Remembered For His Piano Works. The Main Influences In His Work Are Brahmsian Complexity And Impressionistic Elegance. Although Not Noted For His Theatre Work He Did Write An Opera Singoalla 1940 . He Wrote Many Songs Often To Words By Pär Lagerkvist . From 1945 He Worked At The Royal College Of Music Stockholm. The Cello Concerto 1984 Has An Interesting History. It Was Adapted From His 2nd Cello Sonata. He Then Adapted It Into A Trombone Concerto And Was His Last Completed Work.It Was Specifically Written For The Swedish Trombone Virtuoso Christian Lindberg. Anne Sofie Von Otter The Swedish Mezzo-Soprano Is Related To Frumerie As She Is Descended From The Frumerie Family. They Were Both Members Of The Royal Swedish Academy Of Music. Selected Compositions * Duo For Oboe And Viola 1928 * Piano Trio No.1 Op.7 * Suite Op.13b * Violin Concerto Op.19 1936 Rev. 1975-6 * Piano Quartet No.1 In C Minor Op.23 * Symphonic Variations Op.25 1940-41 * Piano Trio No.2 Op.45 * Singoalla 1940 * Cello Sonata No.2 1949 * Divertimento For Clarinet Or Viola And Cello Op.63 1966 * Tio Variationer Över En Svensk Folkvisa Ten Variations On A Swedish Folk Song For Viola And Guitar Op.69b 1977 * Musica Per Nove Nonet Op.75 * Dante Op.76 1977 For Voice And Orchestra * Cello Concerto Op.81 1984 * Trombone Concerto Op.81 Posthumous * Sonata For Trombone And Piano Op.81b Posthumous * Organ Overture Aria And Fugue read less