Helmich Roman

Helsingborg SO, Andrew Manze - Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusiken (Music for a Royal Wedding) (2010)

Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusiken (Music for a Royal Wedding) (2010)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 343 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-CD-1602 | Time: 01:10:04

Composed for the 1744 celebrations at Drottningholm Palace of the marriage between the Swedish crown prince Adolf Fredrik and Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia, Johan Helmich Roman's Drottningholm Music is a key work in Swedish art music. Consisting of 24 individual movements, it forms an inventory of short pieces suitable for providing the proper musical ambience for the royal celebrations, which took place over four days. As befitted the occasion, the character of the music is buoyant and witty, and when the atmosphere occasionally veers away from the carefree, it is towards a graceful melancholy rather than grief or pain. This also conforms to the spirit of the time, as does the style of the music itself: varied and brimming with ideas, but never weighed down by dry learnedness or disproportionate displays of emotion. Roman had spent formative years in London in the 1710s, and in the 1730s made a long journey throughout Europe, absorbing the new, ‘galant' currents in music. Although by 1744 he was suffering from failing health, he was at his peak as a composer, and in this sparkling and joyful music he demonstrates both his innate talent and the impressions gathered from music by composers such as Sammartini and Leonardo Leo.
Fabio Biondi - Johan Helmich Roman: Assaggi per Violino Solo (2024)

Fabio Biondi - Johan Helmich Roman: Assaggi per Violino Solo (2024)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 343 Mb | Total time: 69:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naive | # V 8209 | Recorded: 2023

Through this exciting recording, the violinist Fabio Biondi pursues his exploration of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century repertoire for solo violin. Two years after his complete recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo Sonatas and Partitas (V 5467), he lands on entirely unknown territory, the Assaggi by the Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758). Rarely lasting more than twelve minutes, the Assaggi is thus a fascinating melting-pot of multiple aesthetics in vogue in Europe at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Nils-Erik Sparf, The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Johan Helmich Roman: 3 Violin Concertos, 3 Sinfonias (1985)

Nils-Erik Sparf, The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Johan Helmich Roman: 3 Violin Concertos, 3 Sinfonias (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 287 Mb | Total time: 45:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-CD 284 | Recorded: 1984

Johan Helmich Roman (born 26 October 1694 in Stockholm, died 20 November 1758 on the Haraldsmåla estate in Småland) is one of Sweden’s most important composers of all time. He has been called ‘the father of Swedish music’, and with good reason. As chief conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra, composer, musician and teacher, Roman laid the ground for an increasingly rich music scene in 18th century Sweden. He was also the first Swedish composer to attain international status, and had a prolific musical output covering most of the genres of his time, instrumental and vocal, with the exception of opera and oratorios.
Fabio Biondi - Johan Helmich Roman: Assaggi per Violino Solo (2024)

Fabio Biondi - Johan Helmich Roman: Assaggi per Violino Solo (2024)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 343 Mb | Total time: 69:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naive | # V 8209 | Recorded: 2023

Through this exciting recording, the violinist Fabio Biondi pursues his exploration of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century repertoire for solo violin. Two years after his complete recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo Sonatas and Partitas (V 5467), he lands on entirely unknown territory, the Assaggi by the Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758). Rarely lasting more than twelve minutes, the Assaggi is thus a fascinating melting-pot of multiple aesthetics in vogue in Europe at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Ulf Björlin, Cappella Coloniensis - Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholm-Musik; Concerto Grosso (1992)

Ulf Björlin, Cappella Coloniensis - Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholm-Musik; Concerto Grosso (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 209 Mb | Total time: 48:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Capriccio | # 10 624 | Recorded: 1984

Johan Helmich Roman (born 26 October 1694 in Stockholm, died 20 November 1758 on the Haraldsmåla estate in Småland) is one of Sweden’s most important composers of all time. He has been called ‘the father of Swedish music’, and with good reason. As chief conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra, composer, musician and teacher, Roman laid the ground for an increasingly rich music scene in 18th century Sweden. He was also the first Swedish composer to attain international status, and had a prolific musical output covering most of the genres of his time, instrumental and vocal, with the exception of opera and oratorios.
Magnus Kjellson, Göteborg Baroque - Johan Helmich Roman: Then Svenska Messan (2021)

Magnus Kjellson, Göteborg Baroque - Johan Helmich Roman: Then Svenska Messan (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 252 Mb | Total time: 46:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Nilento Records | # NILCD2103 | Recorded: 2020

Göteborg Baroque is pleased to announce the release of Johan Helmich Roman’s Then Svenska Messan, one of the most significant and beloved works in Swedish music history. Roman was a pioneer who was far ahead of his time, and today we see him as the founder of our modern musical culture. Göteborg Baroque has received accolades for its rigorous study and expressive presentation of older music in a way that makes it engaging for an audience today. With this recording, we are proud to be able to introduce this important work to an international audience.
Anthony Halstead, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra - Johan Helmich Roman: Music for a Royal Wedding (1997)

Anthony Halstead, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra - Johan Helmich Roman: Music for a Royal Wedding (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 335 Mb | Total time: 72:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553733 | Recorded: 1996

Johan Helmich Roman was only 17 when he was accepted into the musicians of the Swedish royal chapel, but it was to be in England that he received much of his subsequent musical education. He returned to Sweden when he was 27 and was immediately appointed Deputy Master at the royal chapel, and six years became the Chief Master. During his early years of composition we can date very little, but from the 1720's his works are well documented, several cantatas being written for the royal court, with a particularly fine Feste Musicale coming from 1725.
Joseph Payne - Johan Helmich Roman: Twelve Suites for Harpsichord (1994)

Joseph Payne - Johan Helmich Roman: Twelve Suites for Harpsichord (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 855 Mb | Total time: 138:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-CD 669/70 | Recorded: 1994

Johan Helmich Roman is said to be "the father of Swedish music", and "the Swedish Handel". His music is seen as the foundation of Swedish classical music. Well-known for his Drottingholmsmusiken, he also wrote hundreds of other works, including some 120 instrumental works and 200 vocal works. This recording contains 12 suites for harpsichord, which, like most of his music, was not published during his lifetime.
Jaap Schroder, Johann Sonnleitner - Johan Helmich Roman: Sonatas and Assaggi (1987)

Jaap Schröder, Johann Sonnleitner - Johan Helmich Roman: Sonatas and Assaggi (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 316 Mb | Total time: 54:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Musica Sveciae | # MSCD 406 | Recorded: 1987

Johan Helmich Roman (born 26 October 1694 in Stockholm, died 20 November 1758 on the Haraldsmåla estate in Småland) is one of Sweden’s most important composers of all time. He has been called ‘the father of Swedish music’, and with good reason. As chief conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra, composer, musician and teacher, Roman laid the ground for an increasingly rich music scene in 18th century Sweden. He was also the first Swedish composer to attain international status, and had a prolific musical output covering most of the genres of his time, instrumental and vocal, with the exception of opera and oratorios.
Anthony Halstead, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Johan Helmich Roman: Solo Concertos (1994)

Anthony Halstead, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Johan Helmich Roman: Solo Concertos (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 466 Mb | Total time: 71:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Musica Sveciae | # MSCD 405 | Recorded: 1992

Johan Helmich Roman (born 26 October 1694 in Stockholm, died 20 November 1758 on the Haraldsmåla estate in Småland) is one of Sweden’s most important composers of all time. He has been called ‘the father of Swedish music’, and with good reason. As chief conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra, composer, musician and teacher, Roman laid the ground for an increasingly rich music scene in 18th century Sweden. He was also the first Swedish composer to attain international status, and had a prolific musical output covering most of the genres of his time, instrumental and vocal, with the exception of opera and oratorios.