Discography
This page presents Magnus Båge's discography with selected recordings from 2003 to 2015, including reviews and audio samples. The recordings range from solo flute and chamber music to jazz crossover and flute concertos with symphony orchestra.
Magnus Båge’s discography begins with “Flute Music” from 2003, a solo flute recording that was hailed by Sir James Galway as “a milestone in the history of flute playing” and established Magnus as an internationally recognized flautist. The flute concerto “Shimmering Blue” with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra from 2007 received praise from Dagens Nyheter for its “slowly gliding Sibelius mysticism” and represents the pinnacle of his classical solo career. His jazz crossover album “Satori” from 2015, recorded together with pianist Lars Jansson, was praised for its unique fusion of classical music and jazz, where improvisations add “air and excitement” to the meditative expression. Together with the “Chimera Trio” recording from 2004, the discography demonstrates Magnus’ versatility as both a classical soloist and an experimental musician who moves freely between genres.
Review of “Satori” – released 2015 on Prophone/Naxos
“Unusual music where improvisations add air and excitement”
Fredrik Jonsson, Christer Sjöström
(Prophone/Naxos) Bringing classical music together with jazz is not easy. Countless serious attempts have been made, although not particularly successful. The turn has now come for flutist Magnus Båge, who is also the album’s producer. Together with pianist Lars Jansson, he has composed half of the album’s content.
Lars is responsible for the rest of the material. With Fredrik Jonsson on bass and drummer Christer Sjöström, the group is completed in an unusual album with a personal design. The album’s title means design in Japanese. The music has a meditative form that can approach the realm of jazz – but not always. The moods alternate between soft, light improvised interludes and more strictly held parts. The open improvised parts add air and excitement to the often introverted play where the rhythm is relaxed and subordinate to Båge’s and Lars’ beautiful sensual intentions.
Göran Olson – “DIG”
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Flute concerto “Shimmering Blue”, recorded in 2007 with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
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– Martin Nyström, DN (November 2007)
Three clips from “Shimmering Blue”:
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Flute Music, recorded in 2003 by Sforzando Production, C-A Dominique and others.
“This recording surpasses all others – a milestone in the history of flute playing”
– Sir James Galway
Sofia Gubaidulina, Sounds of the Forest för flöjt och piano, Bengt-Åke Lundin, piano:
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Chimera Trio med Fredrik Lycke och Marcus Möller, “In your dreams”, inspelad 2004 by Snickeboa Productions
E lucevan le stelle by G. Puccini
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