Martin Bagge (born 29 November 1958) is a Swedish musician and composer known for his interpretations of

Carl Michael Bellman Carl Michael Bellman (; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet, and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as wel ...

's songs.

Biography

Martin Bagge was educated at the Academy of Music at the

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. As a songwriter, he specializes in older Swedish songwriters such as

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, and Lasse Lucidor, but he has also set to music lyrics by writers such as

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and Elisabet Hermodsson. He also performs Bellman songs abroad, for example in

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and

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. As a choral composer, he has attracted attention for his settings of poems by

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and

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. His recordings include many of

's 1790 '' Fredman's Epistles'' and 1791 '' Fredman's Songs'', such as " Glimmande nymf", " Ack, du min moder", "

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", and " Fjäriln vingad syns på Haga". Like Bellman, he plays a

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. His approach, in the opinion of Ingrid Strömdahl, writing in ''

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'', is respectful of the poetry and of Bellman's sharp observation of human nature, the environment, and unusual ways of being; he interprets the work "with heart and soul". Together with the literary scholar David Anthin, he has during the summers of 2015, 2017-2019 carried out four sailing trips on the cruiser ''Flory'' on Sweden's west coast, and performed songs by

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on beach trips, and as lunchtime theatre in Gothenburg, in a program called "Cruising with Taube". Martin Bagge has collaborated with musicians including Alf Hambe, Lars Jansson,

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and Cajsa Román.

Prizes and distinctions

* 2001 – Member of * 2001 – * 2001 – * 2009 – * 2019 – Honorary doctorate at the

''Humanistiska fakultetens hedersdoktorer 2019''
gu.se.

Discography

* 1984 – ''Så drivs vi'' * 1986 – ''Till ett barn, en vind, ett träd'' * 1989 – ''Kärlek och Bacchus'' * 1992 – ''Om sommaren'' * 1993 – ''Blåsen nu alla'' * 1995–97 – ''

Fredmans Epistlar ''Fredmans epistlar'' (English: ''Fredman's Epistles'') is a collection of 82 poems set to music by Carl Michael Bellman, a major figure in Swedish 18th century song. Though first published in 1790, it was created over a period of twenty year ...

och Sånger'' * 1997 – ''Kom fria sinnen hit'' * 1998 – ''Martin Bagge gör

levande: 'Upptåger' från ungdomsåren'' * 1999 – ''Till Isagel'' * 2000 – ''Till Undrans land'' * 2001 – ''Fredmans Epistlar och Sånger'' * 2002 – ''Fredmans Episteln und Gesänge'' * 2002 – ''Fredman's Epistles and Songs'' * 2005 – ''Wärldslige och Andelige Sånger'' * 2007 – ''...vid denna strand, vid detta hav, vid detta vatten'' * 2012 – ''Ack, libertas! – ''wisor av '' * 2014 – ''Vägen ut ''(with Trio Isagel)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagge, Martin 1958 births 20th-century Swedish musicians Interpreters of Carl Michael Bellman's works Living people People from Härryda Municipality Musicians from Västra Götaland County