The Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir performs Anthem and Kärlekens Tid at the Nobel Banquet 2015
Details
| Title | The Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir performs Anthem and Kärlekens Tid at the Nobel Banquet 2015 |
| Author | Nobel Prize |
| Duration | 7:44 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=kR-WTOEFhp4 |
🎵 Support the artists — buy the original for the best audio quality! 🎵
Description
Performing music by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and more – Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir, 2015 Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, 10 December.
Anthem is an adaptation of the character Anatoly’s solo song from musical Chess, on how he never truly left his country and that his land’s only borders lie around his heart. Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice (The Lion King, Jesus Christ Superstar). Arranged by Anders Eljas.
Kärlekens Tid is the last recording that the performing choir’s founder and conductor Gustaf Sjökvist made before his untimely passing earlier in 2015. Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and writer Ylva Eggehorn. Arranged by Benny Andersson and Göran Arnberg.
