Yngve Sköld

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Karl Yngve Sköld (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʏ̂ŋːvɛ ˈɧœlːd]; 29 April 1899 – 6 December 1992) was a Swedish composer, pianist and organist. As well as writing orchestral, solo and chamber music and giving public concerts, he also worked for the Swedish Film industry.[1]

Life[edit]

He was born in Vallby, Södermanland County, Sweden.[1] His father, a cantor and college teacher, died when Yngve was ten years old.[2]

He studied piano with Richard Andersson and attended the Royal College of Music, Stockholm from 1915 to 1918 where he learnt composition and counterpoint with Harald Fryklöf.[1] During his teens, his musical talent both as composer and pianist became apparent; his 1916 piano trio,[2] first symphony (opus 3, 1915)[3] and first piano concerto (opus 7, 1917)[4] were among a number of works composed in this period.[2] He passed the organists' examination in 1919.[1]

He then studied abroad from 1920 to 1922, first at the Brno Conservatory, where he won first prize in a piano competition for his performance of Beethoven's fifth piano concerto, and then at the Prague Conservatory's Meisterschule,[5] where he performed his Concert Fantasy for piano and orchestra (opus 21, composed in 1921).[2] In 1933, after returning to Stockholm, he passed the advanced examination in choir direction and music teaching.[1]

During his career he went on to compose many orchestral works, including three more symphonies and ten concerti. He wrote piano and organ pieces, chamber music, vocal and choral music, and music for several films.[4] His music is late Romantic,[1] imaginative and technically impressive, with some national influences. The second symphony is especially worthy of note.[1] The unusual number of his compositions featuring the viola may be related to the fact that his brother, an engineer, was a lifelong enthusiastic player of the instrument.[6]

Sköld continued to perform, including employment as pianist, organist and composer by the Swedish Film Industry from 1923, even appearing in two films: Bara en trumpetare (Just a Trumpeter) in 1938, and then as a theatre piano player in the 1940 film Kyss henne! (Kiss Her!).[7] He also gave annual new year organ concerts in Stockholm City Hall during the thirties.[2]

He was music librarian to the Society of Swedish Composers from 1938 to 1964 and was secretary and treasurer of the Swedish Occidental Association from 1936 to 1964.[1] He retired in 1964.[2]

Sköld was the author of the first original music composed in the auxiliary language Occidental; in 1934 he wrote two pieces, Du canzones,[8] for three-part female choir and piano to words by Czech poet Jaroslav Podobsky. The two songs were entitled Alaude, canta![9] (Sing, lark) and Ne abandona me (Don't leave me).[10]

Sköld died in 1992 in Ingarö, Värmdö municipality, Sweden,[5] leaving his widow Olga, his son Gunnar and daughter-in-law Solveig, and his grandson.[11]

Works[edit]

Sköld's works include:[4][7][9]

Year Work Opus Duration
(mins)
1914 Sonata for piano No. 1 1
1915 Symphony No.1 3
1916 Romance for viola and piano
Theme and variations for piano 6
1917 Piano Concerto No.1 7
1917 Three ballads for piano 8
Legend for viola and orchestra 9
1919 Fantasy for viola and organ 12 12
1922 Suite for organ 13 12
1920 Poem for violin and piano 16 2.5
1921 Pezzo drammatico for violin and piano 19 8
Prelude and fugue for piano 20 16
1921 Concert Fantasy No.2 for Piano and Orchestra 21 20
1927 Sonatin for violin and piano 23 20
1926 Poeme elegique for orchestra 25
1926 Elegy for saloon orchestra 8
1927 Sonata for cello and piano 26 27.5
1927 Serenade for flute, violin and viola 27 15
1928 Festival polonaise for orchestra
1928 Fantasy variations for piano 28
1929 Music for the film Rågens rike
1930 String quartet no. 1 29 22.5
1930 Suite No.1 for orchestra 30 16
1930 Berceuse for piano (for the birth of his son Gunnar)[12]
1931 October evening for voices and piano
1931 Alla leggenda for viola, orchestra and organ 31 12
1934 Sag varifran kom du for voice and string orchestra
1934 Du canzones (Alaude, canta! & Ne abandona me) for SSA and piano 2.5
1935 Music for the film Bränningar
1935 Cantata Gustaf Adolf for soprano, baritone, chorus and string orchestra 32 25
1936 Valse chromatique for orchestra 33 6
1936 Lyric Poem for Violin and Orchestra 34 7
1936 Suite Concertante for Viola and Orchestra 35 30
1936 Poem for Violin and Orchestra 5
1937 Symphony No.2 36 43
1938 Festival polonaise for concert band
1939 Trumpet Concerto 37 8
1939 Sinfonia da chiesa for organ and orchestra 38 24
1939 Det harda villkoret for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra 3
Suite No.1 for string orchestra 39
1939 Meditation for string quartet 39a
1941 Violin Concerto 40 28
Five pieces for cello and piano 41 30
Two pieces for orchestra 42
1944 Music for the film Gryning
1944 Svit i gammal stil for violin and piano 42 30
1944 Sång till människan for tenor, men’s choir and orchestra 43 10
1945 Consolation for Viola and Small Orchestra 4
1945 Suite No.2 for orchestra 44 26
1945 Twelve Songs for voice and orchestra 45 20
1946 Concert Overture 47 8
1947 Piano Concerto No.2 46 30
1947 Suite No.2 for string orchestra 48 24
1947 Cello Concerto 49 23
1948 Symphony No.3 50 31
1950 Music for the film Kvartetten som sprängdes
1950 Variationer över...Moder Jords vaggvisa for piano 51 11
1950 Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra 52 28
1952 Music for the film Under svällande segel
1952 Divertimento for orchestra 53 22
1953 Two dance pieces for orchestra 54 17
1953 Poem Tankar I skymningen for chamber orchestra 3
1955 String quartet no. 2 55 25.5
1955 Fantasy Overture 56 13
1957 Sonatina for flute and piano 57 22
1958 Quartet for two flutes, cello and piano 58 23
1958 Sonata for solo violin 59 19
1959 Suite for violin and piano 60 15
1961 Betraktelser = Meditazioni : 7 pieces for organ 61 26
1962 Sonata for viola and organ 62 15
1963 Concertino for Five Wind Instruments, Strings and Timpani 63 20
1963 Sonata for piano No. 2 64 16
1965 String quartet no. 3 65 27
1966 Symphony No.4 66 40
1969 Piano Concerto No.3 67 30
1970 Sonatina for piano 68 17
1970 Divertimento for violin, viola and cello 70 22
1974 Suite for French horn/cello and piano 71 17
1974 String quartet no. 4 72 24
1975 Trio domestico for violin, cello and piano 73 25
1977 Horn Concerto 74 22
1978 Variationsfantasi for piano 75 15
1979 Impromptu for horn, viola, cello and piano 76 6
1980 Elegie for string quartet 77 7

His music was also used in the 2000 film Skönheten skall rädda världen.[13]

Discography[edit]

Several commercial recordings have featured or included Sköld's works:[14][15]

  • 1999 – Marteau: His Swedish Colleagues | includes Sköld's Melody for Violin and Piano (Caprice CAP21620)
  • 2001 – Svensk Pianomusik, Vol. 1: Skärgårdsskisser | includes Sköld's Preludio e Fuga quasi una fantasia op. 20 (Phono Suecia PSCD715)
  • 2002 – Symfoni Nr 2 Op 36 / Violinkonsert Op 40 | Sköld (Phono Suecia PSCD719)
  • 2006 – Swedish Romance for Meditation | includes Sköld's Berceuse (Naxos Catalogue No: 8.570303)[16]
  • 2008 – Poem for Cello & Piano, Cello Sonata, Suite for Horn & Piano | Sköld (Sterling CDA1665)
  • 2009 – The Symphonic Swedish Organ | includes Sköld's Adagio (Proprius PRCD2052)
  • 2010 – Svenska tangenter Svenska pianister före 1950 | includes the second movement of Sköld's second piano sonata, played by the composer (Caprice CAP21681)
  • 2011 – Den Bästa Stunden | includes Sköld's Berceuse (Carpe Diem CDCD002)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Rolf Haglund. "Sköld, Yngve in Oxford Music Online". oxfordmusiconline.com. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Yngve Sköld - svensk tonsättare | Biografi". yngveskold.se. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ Tim Howell; Veijo Murtomäki (21 August 2017). Jean Sibelius's Legacy: Research on his 150th Anniversary. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-5275-0087-7.
  4. ^ a b c Colin Mackie (7 January 2013). "Yngve Skold: A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ^ a b "Yngve Sköld". Svensk Filmdatabas. Svenska Filminstitutet. 29 April 1899. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ^ Wolfgang Sawodny (1983). Die Viola: The Viola. Bärenreiter. ISBN 9783761807101.
  7. ^ a b "Yngve Sköld". Svensk Filmdatabas. Svenska Filminstitutet. 29 April 1899. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Svensk Musik – Du canzones – Yngve Sköld". svenskmusik.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  9. ^ a b "Yngve Sköld - svensk tonsättare | Verklista". yngveskold.se. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  10. ^ "Cosmoglotta", anno.onb.ac.at, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, p. 96, 1934, retrieved 2019-07-05
  11. ^ Hans Eklund. "Yngve Sköld har avlidit". yngveskold.se. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  12. ^ "Yngve skrev "Berceuse" vid sonen Gunnars födelse, 1929-30…". yngveskold.se. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  13. ^ "Skönheten skall rädda världen (2000)". sfi.se. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  14. ^ "Sköld, Y (composer) (page 1 of 1)". Presto Classical. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  15. ^ "Yngve Sköld - svensk tonsättare | Diskografi". yngveskold.se. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  16. ^ "Swedish Romance for Meditation - 8.570303". naxos.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

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