Erik Bergman
Erik Bergman dived into many different styles until arriving at a personal idiom, in which tone colours and the search for new expressive means played an important role. He had a deep interest in distant cultures and was untiring in his search for the new.
Bergman composed big orchestra works and solo concertos, but the human voice never ceased to fascinate him. Choral music stands out in his output, and he regarded his opera as a synthesis of the various techniques employed over the years.
Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
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Adagio | chm, fl, vibr, baryt solo | 1957 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Muntra Musikanter |
Aggadot | sopr, alto, ten, baryt, fl, cl+bcl, bsn+cbsn, 2perc | 1994 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Aikainen aamu | chm | 1948 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Laulu-Miehet |
Akvarell | chx | 1956 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ananke | 4444 6441 13 1, cel, pno, str | 1982 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Novello |
Annonssidan | baryt, 3ten, speakers, chm | 1969 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
A propos de B-A-C-H | pno | 1977 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Arctica | 2222 3431 12 0, str | 1979 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Arkaisk bild | chm | 1950 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Aspekter | pno | 1969 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | Norsk Musikförlag AS |
Aton | 2222 3330 12 0, cel, str, speaker, baryt solo, chx [pic, ehn] | 1959 | Vocal and Choral Works | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Attention! | 5perc | 1993 | Chamber Works | 12:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Aubade | 3232 4330 13 0, cel, str [pic, bcl.] | 1958 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Auch so | chx | 1972 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Bardo thödol | 2220 4331 13 1, str, speaker, mezzo, baryt, chx [Tibetan mussel trumpet] | 1974 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 40:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Barnets dröm | 3speaker, chm, rec | 1963 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Muntra Musikanter |
Bauta | chm, perc, baryt solo | 1961 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Bim bam bum | fl, perc, chm, speaker, ten | 1976 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Birds in the morning | 2222 4330 12 0, str, fl solo [pic,cbsn] | 1979 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Bon appetit! | baryt, speaker, chm | 1975 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Borealis | 2pno, perc | 1983 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Novello |
Burla | 2222 3300 13 0, str [pic, ehn] | 1948 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Burletta | chx | 1957 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Bygden | chf, chc, chx, sopr, baryt, fl, cl, perc, vln, vla, vlc | 1985 | Vocal and Choral Works | 38:00 | Finlands svenska sång-och musikförbund |
Cadenza per oboe e orchestra | 2222 4330 13 0, str, ob solo | 1996 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Canticum fennicum | 2222 4220 12 0, str, baryt, speaker, chm | 1968 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 22:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Careliana | 6male v | 1988 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | Novello |
Circulus | 2222 4221 14 1, cel, str [pic, ehn] | 1965 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Colori ed improvvisazioni | 3333 4331 13 1, str | 1973 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 19:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concertino da camera | fl, cl, bcl, perc, pno, vln, vla, vlc | 1961 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for cello and string orchestra | str, cbsn, bullroarer, vlc solo | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for chamber orchestra | 2222 2000 00 0, str | 1997 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concerto for piano and orchestra | 2222 4330 12 1, cel/pno, str, pno solo [cbsn] | 1981 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 26:00 | Novello |
Concerto for violin and orchestra | 2222 4330 03 1, str, vln solo | 1982 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 21:00 | Novello |
Conjuration | mezzo, afl | 1999 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Danze senza nome | pno | 1944 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Den enda stunden | chx | 1949 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Den heliga oron | mezzo, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1994 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Det kom ett brev | chx | 1944 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Det sjungande trädet | 2222 4331 14 1, str, chx, 3sopr, mezzo, alto, 2ten, 2baryt, basso | 1988 | Works for the Stage | 02:10:00 | Novello |
Dialogue | fl, guit | 1977 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Die Blume | mezzo, perc | 1990 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Dreams | chc/chf, sopr solo, alto solo | 1977 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Drei Galgenlieder | 2speaker, baryt, chm | 1959 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Dualis | 2222 4330 12 0, str, vlc solo [pic, cbsn] | 1978 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 23:00 | Novello |
Energien | cemb | 1970 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
En sådan kväll | chx, sopr solo | 1965 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ensamhetens sånger | 2222 4230 11 1, str, voc solo | 1947 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 14:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
En sång om Bellman | speaker, chm | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Espressivo | pno | 1952 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 04:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Etwas Rascher | ssax, asax, tsax, barsax | 1985 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Novello |
Exsultate | org | 1954 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Extase pour un guitariste | guit | 1999 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Fåglarna | baryt, 5voc, chm, cel, perc | 1962 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Fanfare | 2222 3431 02 0, str | 1993 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 02:00 | Music Finland |
Fantasia per tromba ed orchestra | 2222 4330 12 0, str, trp solo [afl, bfl] | 2003 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 19:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Farmors vind ur Bygden | chc | 1985 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Svenska Sång- och Musikförbund |
Fem psalmer ur Psaltaren | voc, pno | 1945 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Nordiska musikförlaget |
Första maj | chm, ten solo | 1985 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Four songs for mixed chorus | chx | 1952 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Four songs to poems of J.L. Runeberg | voc, pno | 1945 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Nordiska musikförlaget |
Four Vocalises | chm, mezzo solo | 1983 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Fyra mindre allvarliga sånger I | chn | 1946 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Gammalt porslin | chm | 1944 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Gudarnas spår | alto, baryt, chx | 1978 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hä Li Bomp | chm, speaker, ten | 1964 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hälsning till OD | chm, baryt | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hathor-Suite | fl, ehn, hp, 2perc, sopr, baryt, chx | 1971 | Vocal and Choral Works | 18:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hevonen | chm | Vocal and Choral Works | 01:15 | Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat | |
Hommage à Béla Bartók | chx | 1995 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Hommage à Paul Sacher | 2vln, vla, vlc, perc, pno | 1995 | Chamber Works | 05:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ilta | voc, pno | 1941 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In Springtime | 1981 | Electro-acoustic Works | 16:00 | ||
Intervalles | pno | 1949 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Janus | vln, guit | 1980 | Chamber Works | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Jesurun | 2trp, 2trb, 3perc, baryt, chm | 1967 | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Junibastu | chm | 1959 | Vocal and Choral Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Kaksi eteläpohjalaista kansanlaulua | chm | 1951 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat, Fennica Gehrman |
Kaksi karjalaista kansanlaulua | chm | 1972 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Karanssi | cl, vlc | 1990 | Chamber Works | 09:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Klockans ljud | chm, male v, ensemble | 1975 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Kotikylä | chm | 1945 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lament and incantation | sopr, vlc | 1984 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Novello |
Lamento | chx | 1957 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lapponia | chx, mezzo solo, baryt solo | 1975 | Vocal and Choral Works | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lemminkäinen | chx, mezzo, baryt, speaker | 1984 | Vocal and Choral Works | 32:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Leppäkerttu | voc, pno | 1941 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Le Voyage | 2222 0330 00 0, asax, 2ethnic, 5-10perc, acc, str, chx, 3dancer, mezzo, basso [afl, ehn, cfag, bandoneon, didgeridoo & shell trumpet] | 1999 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 36:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Livets träd | sopr, alto, baryt, fl, ehn, cl, timp, perc, hp, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1947 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | |
Loitsuja | chm, baryt, speaker | 1984 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Loleilä | 2222 4330 11 0, str, chc, chb, sopr, ten | 1974 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Majnätter | 2222 4200 11 1, str, sopr solo | 1946 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mana | cl, pno, vln, vlc | 1991 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Novello |
Med dig | voc, pno | 1956 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Meditation and Emotion | 2222 4331 14 0, str | 2001 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Metamorfos | chm | 1950 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Midnight | guit | 1977 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mieskuorolaulut I | chm | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat | |
Mieskuorolaulut II | chm | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat | |
Min ros och lilja | chm, voc solo | 1975 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mipejupa | fl, asax, guit, perc | 1981 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Novello |
Missa in honorem Sancti Henrici | chx, org | 1971 | Vocal and Choral Works | 28:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mitt träd är pinjen | chx | 1944 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Musica concertante | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Musica da camera | sopr, fl, pno, vln, vlc | 1944 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | |
Musica Marina | str | 1994 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Myös näin | chx | 1972 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nein zur Lebensangst | speaker, chx | 1991 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Noa | 2222, 4331, 13, 1, str, baryt solo, chx | 1976 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 25:00 | Novello |
Nocturne | chm | 1944 | Vocal and Choral Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nordisk vår | chm, baryt, cl | 1951 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Now | vla, pno | 1994 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nox | fl, ehn, timp, perc, baryt solo, chx | 1970 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nu är sommarn här | chx | 1944 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nu sjunger slätterna | chm | 1958 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ögonblicket | sopr, pno | 1994 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Omaggio a Cristoforo Colombo | pno | 1991 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Onni | baryt, pno | 1994 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
På berget ligger en gammal stad | chm | 1956 | Vocal and Choral Works | 03:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Passacaglia and Fugue | org | 1939 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | |
Petrarca-suite | chx, baryt solo | 1991 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Poseidon | 2222 3431 14 1, str | 1992 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Preisungen | 2222 4331 10 1, str, chx, sopr solo, baryt solo [cfag.] | 1996 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Psalm | chx | 1959 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Pyörivä pannukakku | chm | 1948 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Quint-essence | ssax, asax, tsax, barsax, perc | 1993 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Quo vadis | vlc, pno | 1983 | Chamber Works | 19:00 | Novello |
Rakastetulle | voc, pno | 1942 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Regn | chx | 1961 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Requiem över en död diktare | 2trp, 2trb, 2perc, org, baryt solo, chx | 1970 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rubaiyat | 3222 3300 13 0, guit, str, baryt solo, chm | 1953 | Vocal and Choral Works | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Samothrake | bsn, 2trp, 2trb, 2perc, speaker, dancers, chx | 1971 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sång och tystnad | 2222 4331 13 1, str, chx, sopr solo, baryt solo | 1996 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 21:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sela | fl, ob, ehn, cl, bcl, 2trp, trb, timp, perc, vla, vlc, db, cel, baryt solo, chx | 1962 | Vocal and Choral Works | 19:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sex sånger | voc, pno | 1940 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Silence and Eruptions | fl, ob, cl, bsn, perc, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1979 | Chamber Works | 25:00 | Novello |
Simbolo | 2232 4330 13 1, str [pic, ehn, bcl] | 1960 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Snö | chm, fl, baryt solo | 1966 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Solfatara | asax, perc | 1977 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Som ett blommande mandelträd | voc, pno | 1946 | Vocal and Choral Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sommarnatt | chx | 1945 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sonata for violin and piano | vln, pno | 1943 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Sonatina for piano | pno | 1950 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag |
Springtime | baryt solo, chx | 1966 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Stämningsbild | pno | 1935 | 03:00 | ||
String Quartet | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1982 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | Novello |
Sub luna | 2222 4331 14 1, str [pic+afl, ehn, cfag, arpa+cel] | 1991 | 21:00 | Novello | |
Suite for Guitar | guit | 1949 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Suite for string orchestra | str | 1939 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Suite from Cantata Svep | mezzo, speaker, fl, 2trp, 2perc, vlc | 1984 | Vocal and Choral Works | 09:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Svanbild | chm, voc solo | 1958 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Svep | chx, mezzo, baryt, speaker, fl, 2trp, 2perc, vlc [4 skrivmaskiner] | 1984 | Vocal and Choral Works | 37:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Svit ur Bygden | sopr, baryt, chx, chc | 1985 | Vocal and Choral Works | 24:00 | Finlands svenska sång-och musikförbund |
Tapiolassa | 2sopr, alto solo, chc | 1992 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Maestro and his Orchestra | str, vln solo | 1996 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 17:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Three Dances | vln, pno | 1943 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Three Fantasias | cl, pno | 1954 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tipitaka Suite Op. 93 | chm, baryt solo | 1980 | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tre aspetti d'una serie dodecafonica | 2222 3220 13 0, str [ehn, bcl] | 1957 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tre mindre allvarliga sånger I | chm | 1946 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tre mindre allvarliga sånger II | chm | 1950 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tre mindre allvarliga sånger III | chm | 1952 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tre sånger | voc, pno | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Triumf att finnas till | sopr, fl+pic, perc | 1978 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tule armaani | chm, baryt solo | 1988 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tuonelas hjordar | chm | 1964 | Vocal and Choral Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tutti e soli | 1011 0000 01 0, 11vln, 4vla, 3vlc, 2db | 1990 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 22:00 | Novello |
Tyttöset | chx, sopr solo, mezzo solo, baryt solo | 1973 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Una Fantasia | 2vln, vla, vlc, pno | 1994 | Chamber Works | 13:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ungdomsdröm | chm | 1946 | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Väinämöinen | chx, speaker, 4voc solo | 2000 | Vocal and Choral Works | 22:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vårt land | chx, speaker | 1999 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vestenvinden | chx, speaker | 1973 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | Nordiska musikförlaget |
Vier Galgenlieder | chx, 3speaker | 1960 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vision | perc | 1999 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Voices in the Night | chm, baryt solo | 1977 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Warum nicht? | chm, 2voc | 1972 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Yö | afl, chm, cten, baryt | 1997 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:30 | Fennica Gehrman |