All music (except Bellman) on this double CD is either improvised or composed by me. Part in a freer form, others with a more solid structure. As a bonus, there is an arrangement of the first movement from Mozart's Symphony No. 40, which I did for choir and piano.
My relationship to the art of improvisation has, over the years as a musician, followed me like a shadow. It has always been there, I used to say: I play from scores just for living, but as an improviser I work as an artist. I also have divided my musical life in two parts: as a soloist, (where I improvise a lot) and as an accompanist, when it is very practical to use scores, of course. But as mentioned, my real 'I' does not belong to the world of written music, unless I compose music myself. Then this will have another importance for me. My entire musical history is about the polarization of improvisation versus scored music. I cannot live without the notes, but yet feel that improvisations are suppressed by scored music. It is a very time consuming activity to practice new repertoire, and many times I feel like a copier and not easy to get the motivation. [Staffan Björklund-Jullander]

• Steffan Björklund-Jullander
  Concert Etude No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
  Concert Etude No. 2 in E-Flat Major
  Concert Etude No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
  Concert Etude No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor
  Improvisation for Piano on 'Harlig ar Jorden'
  - in the style of Mozart
  
  - in the style of Stravinsky and Bartok
  - in the style of Chopin
  - in the style of Debussy
  
  - in the style of Liszt
  Improvisation for Piano on 'Bereden vag for Herran'
  
  
• Mildred J Hill
  Happy Birthday to You
  
  
• Carl Michael Bellman
  Ja, må han leva
  
  
• Steffan Björklund-Jullander
  Improvisation on Ja, må han leva, in style of Mozart
  
  Meditation for Piano No. 1
  Meditation for Piano No. 2
  
  Meditation for Piano No. 3
  Meditation for Piano No. 4
  Meditation for Piano No. 5
  Meditation for Piano No. 6
  
  
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550: 1st movement, Molto allegro
  
  

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