Ludvig Norman: Concertpiece in F Major/minor, Op, 54

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Ludvig Norman (1831-1885)

Konsertstycke for Piano and Orchestra in F Major/minor, Op. 54

Andante cantabile - Allegro appassionato

Maria Verbite, piano
Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra
B. Tommy Andersson, conductor

Ludvig Norman (1831 – 1885) was a Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, and music teacher. Together with Franz Berwald and Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, he ranks among the most important Swedish symphonists of the 19th century. Norman was born Fredrik Vilhelm Ludvig Norman in Stockholm, and began his musical training with Lindblad, later studying at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1848 to 1852, where he made the acquaintance of Robert Schumann. Starting in 1857, he taught at the Royal Music Academy of Stockholm. In 1860, he became the conductor of the Nya harmoniska sällskapet and obtained the post of Kapellmeister at the Royal Swedish Opera the following year. After 1881, he conducted the choral concerts of the Musikvorenigen. He was married to the noted violinist Wilma Neruda in 1864. Their son Ludwig Norman Neruda was a famous alpinist. As conductor, he is remembered for premiering Franz Berwald's fourth symphony on 9 April 1878. He composed in a wide variety of genres, including four symphonies, four overtures, four sets of incidental music for plays, cantatas, and chamber music, as well as a great number of lieder and songs for choir. He was the dedicatee of Woldemar Bargiel's octet for strings, and his pupils included Elfrida Andrée. Norman died in 1885 also in Stockholm.