Järnefelt's "BERCEUSE" ft. Norah Duong

Norah Duong (cello) and Kevin Johnson (piano) perform "Berceuse" by Edvard Armas Järnefelt at Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland, WA on May 2, 2021.
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[@vesakaitera2831]

You might find this berceuse rather sad. It has a very natural reason. The little boy of Armas Järnefelt had been ill quite some time, and a doctor was asked to make a diagnose about him. This diagnose was very negative: this boy would very probably die in a few hours. The father was very sad, and so he composed a musical necrology for his son. However, the diagnose was wrong and the boy lived a long life. So Armas Järnefelt changed the title so, that it was no more a funeral music. However, here in Finland this piece has been used in the funerals, if the deceased one was a child.

[@ijoetoliveira7770]

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[@purpleonsart]

This is very helpful for practising with! Thank you and great performance!!