Quiz May 25

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Live Klassisk1 min read|1. May 2025

1: Anagram of the month Alfred Ving

Hint: A violinist with international success?

2: Who won the Spellemannsprisen in the Classical category for 2024?

3: What is the name of the string quartet that recently topped the prestigious Wigmore Hall competition?

4: Which composer wrote "Spring" as part of The Four Seasons, and which instrument is the solo instrument in the work?

5: What is the name of Stravinsky's famous ballet from 1913 depicting a pagan spring ceremony?

6: Beethoven's 6th symphony is often called the "Pastoral Symphony". What key is it written in?

7: Edvard Grieg set the poem "Våren" to music. Which Norwegian writer wrote the text?

8: Which British composer wrote the work Five Flower Songs, inspired by flowers and nature?

9: The "Flower Duet" is a famous duet for two sopranos from an opera set in India. What is the opera called, and who composed it?

10: Who wrote the melody to "Kom Mai du skjønne milde"?

The answers:

1: Vilde Frang

2: Eldbjørg Hemsing for her recording of Anders Hillborg's Violin Concerto No. 2 (Vilde Frang won the prize for International Success of the Year)

3: Opus 13

4: Antonio Vivaldi, violin

5: The Rite of Spring

6: F major

7: Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

8: Benjamin Britten

9: Lakmé by Léo Delibes

10: W.A. Mozart