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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Wheesht on Friday 08 July 2022, 14:39

Title: Ida Moberg – 'Tondikt' (Violin Concerto)
Post by: Wheesht on Friday 08 July 2022, 14:39
Ida Georgina Moberg (1859-1947) was a Finnish composer and conductor. She studied composition with Felix Draeseke and wrote a substantial body of works, quite a few of which are sadly lost. One work that has survived is her violin concerto 'Tondikt'. This was given its world premiere in Helsinki in November 2020 by Mirka Malmi and the Wegelius kammarstråkar. Digital score and parts, from the manuscript, are available from the Savo Music Society, where the YT  link  (https://www.soitannollinenseura.fi/activities) for the concert can also be found. 
Title: Re: Ida Moberg – 'Tondikt' (Violin Concerto)
Post by: Alan Howe on Saturday 09 July 2022, 16:51
The work appears to date from 1941-2.
https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/tondikt-6983d33f-3c68-4667-beb0-ba32d0acde6b
Title: Re: Ida Moberg – 'Tondikt' (Violin Concerto)
Post by: semloh on Monday 22 August 2022, 08:09
I am surprised that nobody has commented on this beautiful and, I think, sensitively played Violin Concerto.

Is it really the work of an 83-year old? Even if it was written years ealier, it does seem to capture many of the emotions and reflections that wartime would have brought, yet is still consistently life-affirming.

Thanks for drawing attention to it, Alan.