here audio and transcriptMellor is the author of one of my favorite books of recent years. Northern Silence: A journey through Scandinavian music and culture. excerpt:
Rasheed: Let's get to the first question right away. Why doesn't Sweden have any great composers?
Andrew: That's a good question. That's a question many of us have asked ourselves many times. There is a point in her Swedish status in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries that there was no desperation to prove herself and try to free herself.
It was a great country, a huge imperial power, and it lost everything. In a very modern sense, I've come to the conclusion that that's fine. We can exist as a small country. Again, you don't have to prove yourself. We can focus on some kind of creativity and happiness. And its vestiges are still strong in Sweden.
However, I don't think Swedish music is that interesting compared to their music. It's not that progressive.Very nice, but not over the top sibelius And so did Nielsen. So it still doesn't seem that relevant. I don't know why.
It must be somehow related to Sweden's grand aristocratic history. It's an idea in itself. It has always been a Nordic country with little to prove. Perhaps it still holds that position. Well, I don't know, maybe there's a more boring reason. For example, the education system and the systems of advancement and patronage were feudally linked, so talent did not necessarily penetrate.that's what's interesting carl nielsenOf course, he was a nobody, a poor working-class young man from a family with nothing, who became a successful classical musician at a time when success usually required status and education.
And of course he was educated, but only because he was educated by the kind of community that rallied around him and raised money for his studies. Simply put, „I don't know, it hasn't been resolved yet.“ Maybe you have an idea.
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In the UK, the conductor of each BBC orchestra is Finnish.
Recommendation.