Tomas Tranströmer - I am happy here

A musical tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning poet Welcome to a release concert for a unique edition of sheet music, with poetry by Tomas Tranströmer set to music. Participants include Anne Sofie von Otter, Fredrik Zetterström, Alexandra Büchel, Elise Einarsdotter, Amanda Ginsburg, Bengt Forsberg and Love Derwinger. Stina Ekblad hosts the concert.

It is well known that Tomas Tranströmer had a unique, special relationship with music. Now STIM/Svensk Musik’s publishing house Edition Suecia has published sheet music with the Nobel Prize-winning poet’s work set to music. The poems span Tranströmer’s entire career, from his first collection, “17 Poems” from 1954, to his last – “The Great Enigma” from 2004. The composers hail from various genres, from songs to lieder. 

The sheet music edition is the result of a vision and effort to inspire composers to set Swedish poetry to music – and to give singers and pianists a goldmine from which to find concert programmes.

Click here for more information about the edition (opens in a new window)