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Chronological Biography 1949: Born in Högsby, Sweden. 1964: First guitar studies. 1972-74: Music studies at the city music school in Oskarshamn, Sweden. 1974-77: Studies concentrated in music history and research at the University of Lund. 1975: Began intensive studies of the lute and its music. 1975-76: Participant in lute master classes in Belgium and England. 1977-79: Studies at the "Schola Cantorum Basiliensis", Basel, Switzerland, with Eugene Dombois and Hopkinson Smith. 1979-2007: Resident of Munich, Germany. Professionally active there as composer, lutenist and pedagogue. Editor and author of numerous editions of lute music and instructional works. Since 1980: Given numerous lute courses in Zillertal, Austria, Landshut and Alteglofsheim, Germany and Öland, Sweden, offering instruction in lute solo, ensemble, and guest artist performances. 2007: Moved to the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Music DVD Video production begins. "Troll Eyes" in 2008 and "Der Lautenthaler" in 2009.
1983: 50 Lute Duos from the English Renaissance. 1984: J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Lute. 1986: New Method for the Renaissance Lute. 1993: The Baroque Lute Companion (252 heretofore unpublished lute works). 1997: Children's Games (Kinderspiel). 2005: The Lute Calendar (A new lute piece for every day of the year).
Selected
Compositions
1989: Six Capriccios for Solo Lute, Op. 4. 1990: The Solitary Way, eight songs for voice, gamba and theorbo, Op. 7. 1993: Ölandssuite for Theorbo, Op.11. 1992/93: 24 Etudes for Solo Lute, Op. 12. 1994: Toccata for Two Lutes, Op. 14. 1996: 12 Etudes for Solo Lute, Op. 19. 1996/2000: Preludes 1-24 for Solo Lute, Op. 20. 1999: Siebenschläfer, Opera for children, Op. 25. 2000: Albus, Opera to the memory of Silvius Leopold Weiss, Op. 26. 2001: Der Cid, Opera, Op.29.
CD 1997: Eisenhand 2002: Alvaret 2005: Albus: Life recording 2006: The Lute Calendar, Winter DVD Audio 2003/04: Gudasaga 2008: "Trollögon" with Melanie Poser. 2009: "Der Lautenthaler" A tribute to John Dowland. With Melanie Poser. 2010: "Seven Dances for the Moon" With Melanie Poser |
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