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· Debut release
Debut release: Mieskuorolauluja
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography219 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370780735
Biography
Erik Valdemar Bergman (24 November 1911 – 24 April 2006) was a composer of classical music from Finland.
Bergman's style ranged widely, from Romanticism in his early works (many of which he later prohibited from being performed) to modernism and primitivism, among other genres. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1994 for his opera Det sjungande trädet.
Biography
Bergman was born in Nykarleby. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and afterwards with Heinz Tiessen in Berlin and with Wladimir Vogel in Ascona. Since 1963 he taught composition at the Sibelius Academy, besides working until 1978 as a choir conductor. Bergman is considered a pioneer of modern music in Finland. Because of his training he was considered as a representative of the avant-garde; he developed for example the twelve-tone techniques of Arnold Schoenberg learned from Wladimir Vogel. He composed song cycles, cantatas, pieces for piano and for organ, a guitar suite, a chamber concert for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion and piano and further chamber works. His Requiem for a dead poet (1970) and Colori ed improvvisazioni for orchestra (1973) gave him international recognition. He is also known for his extensive choral output. His later works include concertos for cello, violin and trumpet.
He died in Helsinki, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 58:54
1Loitsuja, Op. 105: I Haltian nosto2:252Loitsuja, Op. 105: II Pakkanen2:023Loitsuja, Op. 105: III Käärmeen luku2:194Loitsuja, Op. 105: IV Kiroista päästö2:175Loitsuja, Op. 105: V Raudan sanat2:496Loitsuja, Op. 105: VI Verensulku2:267Neljä vokaliisia, Op. 100: I3:148Neljä vokaliisia, Op. 100: II3:139Neljä vokaliisia, Op. 100: III2:5910Neljä vokaliisia, Op. 100: IV3:2111Bim Bam Bum, Op. 80: I Bim Bam Bum3:3012Bim Bam Bum, Op. 80: II Der Seufzer1:4713Bim Bam Bum, Op. 80: III Fisches Nachtgesang5:0114Bim Bam Bum, Op. 80: IV Ein nervöser Mensch4:4615Drei Galgenlieder, Op. 51a: I Der Walfafisch oder das Überwasser1:3216Drei Galgenlieder, Op. 51a: II Der Rabe Ralf1:2317Drei Galgenlieder, Op. 51a: III Das grosse Lalula1:2918Miksi ei? Op. 71a5:3519Hevonen, hevonen1:3120Hyssyttää, Op. 37b No. 22:5921Kun on oikeen hulivililuonto, Op. 37b No. 12:161989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:19:58
1Mitt träd är pinjen1:492Det kom ett brev2:223Akvarell2:134Den enda stunden1:395Regn1:406En sådan kväll3:047Myös näin4:028Tyttöset: Läksin minä4:059Tyttöset: Karjankutsu1:4810Tyttöset: Heippatiralla1:1911Dreams: I. Kaikuja4:0312Dreams: II. Yksinäisyys4:2813Dreams: III. Levottomuus4:1914Vier Galgenlieder, op. 51b: I. Das grosse Lalula6:4915Vier Galgenlieder, op. 51b: II. Tapetenblume1:0416Vier Galgenlieder, op. 51b: III. Igel und Agel2:3517Vier Galgenlieder, op. 51b: IV. Unter Zeiten1:4318Samothrake12:3019Hathor Suite: I2:5520Hathor Suite: II6:0421Hathor Suite: III2:5522Hathor Suite: IV3:1623Hathor Suite: V3:162010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 2:18:16
Disc 11Laulusild3:502Rakastava, op. 146:253Sirisege, sirbikesed!2:574Maga, maga Matsikene3:435Mis sa sirised, sirtsukene?1:146Piispa ja pakana11:337Lapponia, op. 76: I. Südatalv6:368Lapponia, op. 76: II. Joig7:009Lapponia, op. 76: III. Jaaniöö4:3810Lapponia, op. 76: IV. Torm mägedes5:4811Jaanilaulud: I. Kutse jaanitulele I1:5812Jaanilaulud: II. Kutse jaanitulele II1:1613Jaanilaulud: III. Ei ole püssil püütav1:1014Jaanilaulud: IV. Miks Jaani oodatakse1:5015Jaanilaulud: V. Jaani hobu1:2816Jaanilaulud: VI. Tulesõnad1:1717Jaanilaulud: VII. Jaanilaul6:25Disc 21Laulusild3:502Rakastava, op. 146:253Sirisege, sirbikesed!2:574Maga, maga Matsikene3:435Mis sa sirised, sirtsukene?1:146Piispa ja pakana11:337Lapponia, op. 76: I. Südatalv6:368Lapponia, op. 76: II. Joig7:009Lapponia, op. 76: III. Jaaniöö4:3810Lapponia, op. 76: IV. Torm mägedes5:4811Jaanilaulud: I. Kutse jaanitulele I1:5812Jaanilaulud: II. Kutse jaanitulele II1:1613Jaanilaulud: III. Ei ole püssil püütav1:1014Jaanilaulud: IV. Miks Jaani oodatakse1:5015Jaanilaulud: V. Jaani hobu1:2816Jaanilaulud: VI. Tulesõnad1:1717Jaanilaulud: VII. Jaanilaul6:252017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:51:46
Disc 11Petrarca-Suite, op. 118: I. S'amor non è (No. 132)3:112Petrarca-Suite, op. 118: II. Benedetto sia'l giorno (No. 61)3:183Petrarca-Suite, op. 118: III. Stiamo, Amor! (No. 192)3:294Petrarca-Suite, op. 118: IV. I'vo piangendo (No. 365)5:205Gudarnas spår, op. 88: I. Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare...3:246Gudarnas spår, op. 88: II. Ack, att fönster se och väggar minnas...3:107Gudarnas spår, op. 88: III. Gudarna gå genom livet...3:538Vestenvinden, op. 73a2:429Lamento - Burletta: I. Lamento2:4710Lamento - Burletta: II. Burletta2:0711From Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 38a: Barnet travar1:1712From Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 38a: Filmmanuskript1:0313From Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 38a: En vårvisa1:0514Mitt träd är pinjen, op. 12 no. 51:5215Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 44b: 1. Akvarell1:1816Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 44b: 2. Opera comique0:4817Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 44b: 3. En visa1:1418Four Songs for Mixed Chorus, op. 44b: 4. Barnvers1:4019Psalm, op. 50a1:5620Springtime, op. 603:5021Vårt land, op. 1466:33Disc 21Nein zur Lebensangst, op. 120: I. Allein aber nicht isoliert1:542Nein zur Lebensangst, op. 120: II. Gefühlsausdruck statt Gefühlspanzerung3:533Nein zur Lebensangst, op. 120: III. Vergeben statt beschuldigen2:134Hommage à Béla Bartók, op. 1326:095Sommarnatt2:366Nu är sommarn här1:287Skärgårdsgossens visa (arr.)1:538Den vän jag älskat haver jag nu mist (arr.)2:209Och gossen gick sig ut i morgonstund (arr.)1:5110Tyttöset: I. Läksin minä kesäyönä käymään4:3211Tyttöset: II. Karjankutsu1:5012Tyttöset: III. Heippatiralla1:2513Väinämöinen, op. 14723:45
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Erik Bergman head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Bergmanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Bergman
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Wikidata: Q939990 · MusicBrainz: 9776ddaf-dc25-4bc9-8dd6-b51e0140afcb
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