O klang och jubeltid
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O klang och jubeltid is the fourth studio album
by Swedish folk-group Benny Anderssons Orkester
, released in June 2011.
in autumn 2007. Stylistically, it is a typical BAO album, with a variety of musical genres including Swedish folk music, classical and pop influences. The album was recorded in the first half of 2011 in Benny's newly built studio, Rixmixningsverket. The studio is located adjacent to Benny's Mono Music
offices and studio, where part of the mixing was done.
As usual, the album features some instrumentals mixed with songs performed by Helen Sjöholm
, Tommy Körberg
and Kalle Moraeus
. This time, eight out of the 13 tracks have vocals, while only five songs are instrumentals. Most of the lyrics are once again written by Benny's former ABBA
partner Björn Ulvaeus
. All music is composed by Benny Andersson
, with the exception of "Månstrålar klara", a traditional tune with lyrics by Arvid Ödmann, performed by Tommy Körberg
.
song : 'O alte Burschenherrlichkeit, composed by Eugen Höfling in 1825. The song was featured in the (German)stage play Alt-Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
, part 5, scene 5, which was translated to Swedish
as Gamla Heidelberg by Frans Hedberg in 1903, where the song starts 'O, du studentens glada liv, varthän har du försvunnit? (O, that merry life of the student days, where did you go?).
The song was reworked by August Lindh, and published for the first time in Swedish in 'Sångbok för Västmanlands-Dala nation nr 9, 1921'.
The Student Song 'O, gamla klang- och jubeltid is still often sung in academical gatherings, and while doing so, the students underline the lyrics by standing onto their chairs.
at the end of July 2011. Additionally, the group also performed on the first date of this year's Allsång på Skansen
TV programm, which was aired on Tuesday, June 28. Three songs were performed: "Kära syster" and "O klang och jubeltid" during the actual program and "Allt syns när man är naken" during the extra 30min web broadcast, which followed the TV coverage.
Upon its release, the album received positive and some mixed reviews. Although the biggest Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
gave the album a score of four stars , other reviewers and newspapers, like Dagens Nyheter
, found the album a be bit too sweet sounding, or just too old-fashioned and nothing new. Still, most reviewers regard the album as being the soundtrack of the Swedish summer.
"O klang och jubeltid" entered the Swedish albums chart, Sverigetopplistan
, at number 3 in the week after its release.. Most likely due to increased promotion during their ongoing summer tour, "O klang och jubeltid" managed to top the Swedish albums chart in its 6th week, after five weeks in the top 10. It is the third album by BAO to hit the number 1 spot, after Benny Anderssons Orkester
in 2001 and BAO!
in 2004.
The album was certified with a Gold disc on August 16th, in it's 9th week on the Swedish albums chart.
As usual, a concert by Benny Anderssons Orkester is expected to last up to four hours, with approximately 50 songs being played. Apart from new material and past recordings by the band, the set also includes standards as well as some ABBA
tracks like "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
", "Hasta Mañana" and, for the first time in a BAO set, "Kisses Of Fire", a disco-pop number from 1979's Voulez-Vous
album.
The tour premiere in Örnsköldsvik
received rave reviews from the press. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
described it as a "joy-explosion" and the best concert of the band so far. It added that "this is how summer sounds" and gave the concert a maximum of .
Additional contributions:
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Swedish folk-group Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
, released in June 2011.
Album Information
"O klang och jubeltid" is the first studio album by "Benny Anderssons Orkester" since BAO 3BAO 3
BAO 3 is a studio album by Swedish folk-group Benny Anderssons Orkester, released on October 24, 2007. Its the group's third studio album and their forth release in total.-Album Information:...
in autumn 2007. Stylistically, it is a typical BAO album, with a variety of musical genres including Swedish folk music, classical and pop influences. The album was recorded in the first half of 2011 in Benny's newly built studio, Rixmixningsverket. The studio is located adjacent to Benny's Mono Music
Mono Music
Mono Music is a Swedish record label, established in 1987 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson.The Mono Music offices as well as the Mono Music studio, which is mainly used for mixing sessions, are located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm....
offices and studio, where part of the mixing was done.
As usual, the album features some instrumentals mixed with songs performed by Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, Tommy Körberg
Tommy Körberg
Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
and Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
. This time, eight out of the 13 tracks have vocals, while only five songs are instrumentals. Most of the lyrics are once again written by Benny's former ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
partner Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
. All music is composed by Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, with the exception of "Månstrålar klara", a traditional tune with lyrics by Arvid Ödmann, performed by Tommy Körberg
Tommy Körberg
Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
.
The Title
The title of the album (and its title-track) is taken from and inspired by the student song 'O, gamla klang- och jubeltid!, originally a GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
song : 'O alte Burschenherrlichkeit, composed by Eugen Höfling in 1825. The song was featured in the (German)stage play Alt-Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster a.k.a. Samar Gregorow was a German novelist and playwright.-Biography:...
, part 5, scene 5, which was translated to Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
as Gamla Heidelberg by Frans Hedberg in 1903, where the song starts 'O, du studentens glada liv, varthän har du försvunnit? (O, that merry life of the student days, where did you go?).
The song was reworked by August Lindh, and published for the first time in Swedish in 'Sångbok för Västmanlands-Dala nation nr 9, 1921'.
The Student Song 'O, gamla klang- och jubeltid is still often sung in academical gatherings, and while doing so, the students underline the lyrics by standing onto their chairs.
Track listing
Songs
- The title track, "O klang och jubeltid" (Oh sound and time of jubilation), with lyrics by Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, is a reflection of happy times gone by. Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
and Kalle MoraeusKalle MoraeusKalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
individually sing the verses and rejoin for the chorus, accompanied by Adolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth Choir is a Swedish co-educational choir comprising singers from the ages of 16 to 25. The choir was founded in 2000. During recent years, the choir has performed both in Sweden and abroad...
for the last chorus. Together they look back on happy times in the past, calling them a "good old friend", longing for them and wanting to see them again.
- As a preview, the Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
number "Kära syster" (Dear sister) was released to radio in the middle of May, some five weeks before the albums release. It received its premiere on "Nanne i P4", the radio show of Nanne Grönwall, Benny's daughter-in-law, on Friday, May 13 2011. The song carries a similar theme to JoleneJoleneJolene may refer to:In music:* Jolene , by Dolly Parton** "Jolene" , a song from the album* "Jolene", a song on the 2004 album Trouble by Ray LaMontagne* "Jolene", a song on the 2008 album The Foundation by Zac Brown Band...
by Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
, with a woman begging another woman not to steal her man/husband.
- "Månstrålar klara", performed by Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
, is a unique exception, as it was not written by Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
. Taking into account all studio albums that feature Benny as an artist, this is the first since 1973 (when Agnetha FältskogAgnetha FältskogAgnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
wrote one song for the ABBAABBAABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
album Ring RingRing Ring (album)-2001 re-release:Ring Ring was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks :-2005 re-release:...
) that doesn't consist entirely of his own material. "Månstrålar klara" is a traditional composition, with lyrics by Arvid Ödmann. The song was previously often performed by Swedish tenor Jussi BjörlingJussi BjörlingJohan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th Century, Björling appeared frequently at the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as well as at other major European opera...
.
- "Midsommarpolka" is the first instrumental track on the album, a polkaPolkaThe polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
, as the title implicates. It is very much in the style of previous Benny Anderssons OrkesterBenny Anderssons OrkesterBenny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
instrumentals and polkas.
- "Allt syns när man är naken", again with lyrics by Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, translates to Everything is visible when you're naked. Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
sings lead and is accompanied by Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
and Kalle MoraeusKalle MoraeusKalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
in the choruses. While the verses sound like a soft ballad, the choruses have a completely different style and a stomping drum-beat. The line "du är Yin, jag är Yang", which means I am Yin, you are Yang, is repeated throughout the song. A video clip of the recording process of this song was uploaded onto the Mono MusicMono MusicMono Music is a Swedish record label, established in 1987 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson.The Mono Music offices as well as the Mono Music studio, which is mainly used for mixing sessions, are located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm....
homepage and can be found here: Video clip, Mono Music
- "Alla goda ting" is another instrumental in typical BAOBAOBAO may refer to:* Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia, Bachelor of Obstetrics, a medical degree unique to Ireland.* Baryon acoustic oscillations, a signature of the early universe observed in galaxy surveys.* Benny Anderssons Orkester* Bullets And Octane...
style.
- "En dag i sänder", with lyrics by Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
and vocals by Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, is the most "modern" sounding pop track on the album. It has a driving beat, with drums and electric guitar, and a catchy melody. It is the most ABBAABBAABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
-like sounding song on this album. According to Jans Peterson of AftonbladetAftonbladetAftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
, it could and should be a new single. In the end of July, while the band was on tour in Sweden, "En dag i sänder" was tested for Svensktoppen and immediately entered the hitlist at number 4 on July 31 before eventually topping the chart the week after.
- "Flickornas rum" (The girl's room) is a charming classical tune. The beginning, which exclusively features Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
on piano, sounds very much like a classical piano sonataPiano sonataA piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement , two movements , five or even more movements...
. With the inclusion of violins in the second half, the musical format transforms to a violin sonataViolin sonataA violin sonata is a musical composition for violin, which is nearly always accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque period.-A:*Ella Adayevskaya**Sonata Greca for Violin or Clarinet and Piano...
, which almost always features piano and violin(s) together.
- After a minute-lasting instrumental introduction, "De ljuva drömmarnas orkester" (The sweet dreams orchestra) becomes a marchMarch (music)A march, as a musical genre, is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a military band. In mood, marches range from the moving death march in Wagner's Götterdämmerung to the brisk military marches of John...
, performed by Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
and Kalle MoraeusKalle MoraeusKalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
as a trio. The lyrics by Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
are a depiction of the joyous experience of a band, most obviously Benny Anderssons OrkesterBenny Anderssons OrkesterBenny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
itself, playing in front of an audience. According to AftonbladetAftonbladetAftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
, it could very well a a new theme song for the band.
- "Jag hör..." (I hear...) is a classical ballad by Tommy KörbergTommy KörbergBert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess...
, sounding as if it could be an outtake from one of Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
s musicals, such as ChessChess (musical)Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
, in which Körberg also played one of the leading roles. The lyrics, once again written by Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, describe voices calling out of the dark and the black, telling the listener to "come" and that "here is a place for you". It is open to interpretation, but could indicate voices from the twilight land, as AftonbladetAftonbladetAftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
's review suggests.
- "Sorgmarsch" is an instrumental, lasting for nearly five minutes. It can be translated as march of sorrow or funeral march. The sound corresponds to the title.
- Another song performed by Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, "Vilar glad. I din famn", was premiered at the royal wedding of Swedish Crown Princess VictoriaVictoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
in June 2010. For this occasion, it was performed by Gustaf Sjökvists kammarkör, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraThe Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm.The orchestra was founded in 1902 as the Stockholm Concert Society . The orchestra became a permanent ensemble in 1914. Since 1926, it has been based in the Stockholm Concert Hall...
and Orsa SpelmänOrsa SpelmänOrsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
in StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
's StorkyrkanStorkyrkanSankt Nikolai kyrka , most commonly known as Storkyrkan and Stockholms domkyrka , is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic...
. The choral version was released as a single in summer 2010, with an a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
version also being included (MMCD-S 136).
- "Brudmarsch", the bride's march, is the albums closing number. It starts out with a rather bare instrumentatal, which develops as the song progresses. Finally, Adolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth Choir is a Swedish co-educational choir comprising singers from the ages of 16 to 25. The choir was founded in 2000. During recent years, the choir has performed both in Sweden and abroad...
can be heard again, singing the line "Vilar glad i din famn" from the previous song. As already mentioned, the original version of "Vilar glad. I din famn" was premiered at the wedding of Swedish Crown Princess VictoriaVictoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
and was therefore originally played for a bride. Because of this, the inclusion of this line in the end of "Brudmarsch" makes perfect sense. The Swedish instrument nyckelharpaNyckelharpaA nyckelharpa , sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.The nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a...
can also be heard on this song, played by Cajsa Ekstav and Cecilia Österholm. Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
himself got one of these instruments in December 2009 and eventually also learned to play it.
Promotion and reception
To promote the album, Benny Anderssons Orkester will once undertake a summer tour, playing at eight cities in SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the end of July 2011. Additionally, the group also performed on the first date of this year's Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is supposed to sing along with musical guests, to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience...
TV programm, which was aired on Tuesday, June 28. Three songs were performed: "Kära syster" and "O klang och jubeltid" during the actual program and "Allt syns när man är naken" during the extra 30min web broadcast, which followed the TV coverage.
Upon its release, the album received positive and some mixed reviews. Although the biggest Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
gave the album a score of four stars , other reviewers and newspapers, like Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
, found the album a be bit too sweet sounding, or just too old-fashioned and nothing new. Still, most reviewers regard the album as being the soundtrack of the Swedish summer.
"O klang och jubeltid" entered the Swedish albums chart, Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
, at number 3 in the week after its release.. Most likely due to increased promotion during their ongoing summer tour, "O klang och jubeltid" managed to top the Swedish albums chart in its 6th week, after five weeks in the top 10. It is the third album by BAO to hit the number 1 spot, after Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester (album)
Benny Anderssons Orkester is the first album by Benny Anderssons Orkester, released in June 2001.-Album Information:Benny Anderssons Orkester, a folk music group founded in 2001 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson, follows the style of Benny's two solo albums from the 1980s, Klinga mina klockor...
in 2001 and BAO!
BAO!
BAO! is the second studio album by Benny Anderssons Orkester, released in June 2004 on Benny's own Mono Music label. Recording for the album took place in the first half of 2004 at Polar Studios and Sveriges Radio Studio 4, Stockholm.-Album Information:...
in 2004.
The album was certified with a Gold disc on August 16th, in it's 9th week on the Swedish albums chart.
Summer tour 2011
Starting on Thursday, July 21, Benny Anderssons Orkester went on tour across Sweden. The band performed at eight dates:- Thursday, July 21: ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
- Friday, July 22: JärvsöJärvsöJärvsö is a locality and a parish situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,385 inhabitants in 2005. From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle....
- Saturday, July 23: LeksandLeksandLeksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs...
- Sunday, July 24: KarlstadKarlstadKarlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
- Wednesday, July 27: HelsingborgHelsingborgHelsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
- Thursday, July 28: Gotheburg
- Friday, July 29: MariefredMariefredMariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,813 inhabitants in 2005.The name is derived from that of the former Carthusian monastery here, Mariefred Charterhouse, and means "Peace of Mary"...
- Saturday, July 30: StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
As usual, a concert by Benny Anderssons Orkester is expected to last up to four hours, with approximately 50 songs being played. Apart from new material and past recordings by the band, the set also includes standards as well as some ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
tracks like "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was a hit single for Swedish pop group ABBA, and was their next major worldwide hit after Waterloo. It was the second single to be released from their ABBA album, and one of the last songs to be recorded for the album...
", "Hasta Mañana" and, for the first time in a BAO set, "Kisses Of Fire", a disco-pop number from 1979's Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous
-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:"Summer Night City" – 3:34 "Lovelight" – 3:18Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three other bonus tracks:...
album.
The tour premiere in Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
received rave reviews from the press. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the modernization of Sweden. It is one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and Norwegian media group Schibsted, and its editorial page...
described it as a "joy-explosion" and the best concert of the band so far. It added that "this is how summer sounds" and gave the concert a maximum of .
Personell
The following musicians contributed to the recording of "O klang och jubeltid":- Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
: accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, synclavier - Göran Arnberg: keyboards
- Janne Bengtsson: fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, piccola, baryton saxophone - Pär Grebacken: saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
(alt & tenor), clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, flute - Leif Göras: violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is... - (Nils-Erik) Nicke Göthe: violin, mandolin
- (Jan-Erik) Jogga Ernlund: doublebass, electric bassElectric BassElectric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
- Calle Jacobsson: tubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, contrabass trumpet - Tommy Körberg: vocals
- Leif Lindvall: trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, cornetCornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
, flügelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus... - Kalle MoraeusKalle MoraeusKalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
: vocals, violin, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Olle Moraeus: violin, viola, mandolin
- (Pererik) Perra Moraeus: violin, alto-saxophone, mandolin
- Lars Rudolfsson: accordion
- Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
: vocals - Jörgen Stenberg: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion
Additional contributions:
- Adolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth ChoirAdolf Fredrik's Youth Choir is a Swedish co-educational choir comprising singers from the ages of 16 to 25. The choir was founded in 2000. During recent years, the choir has performed both in Sweden and abroad...
directed by Karin Bäckström: choirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
on "O klang och jubeltid" and "Brudmarsch" - Cajsa Ekstand: nyckelharpaNyckelharpaA nyckelharpa , sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.The nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a...
on "Brudmarsch" - Cecilia Österholm: nyckelharpaNyckelharpaA nyckelharpa , sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.The nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a...
on "Brudmarsch"