Money, Money, Money - The symphonic touch of Benny Andersson

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The symphonic touch of Benny Andersson 

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Sunday - Martin Handley

Money, Money, Money

Performer: Christian Svarfvar. Music Arranger: Anders Berglund. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Anders Berglund.

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Benny Anderssons musik tolkas av The London Philharmonic Orchestra och Christian Svarfvar. Initiativtagare av samarbetet är Anders Berglund. Pressbild.
Foto: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Benny Andersson

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The London Philharmonic Orchestra och den svenske violinisten Christian Svarfvar kommer att sätta sin prägel på Benny Anderssons låtskatt. Den 14 april släpps nämligen "The symphonic touch of Benny Andersson", med tolv instrumentella tolkningar av bland annat Abba, BAO, "Chess"-musikalen och "Kristina från Duvemåla".

Arbetet sker på initiativ av den svenske kompositören Anders Berglund.

"Jag är väldigt stolt över det här unika projektet och samarbetet", säger han i ett pressmeddelande.

Den 10 mars släpps den första singeln, orkesterns version av Abbas "Money, money, money" från 1976.

Orquesta Sinfónica interpreta a Benny Andersson

La Orquesta Filarmónica de Londres y el violinista sueco Christian Svarfvar pondrán su sello en el tesoro musical de Benny Andersson.  El 14 de abril, se lanza "El toque sinfónico de Benny Andersson", con doce interpretaciones instrumentales de Abba, BAO, el musical "Chess" y "Kristina de Duvemåla".

La obra se desarrolla por iniciativa del compositor sueco Anders Berglund.

"Estoy muy orgulloso de este proyecto y colaboración únicos", dice en un comunicado de prensa.

El 10 de marzo se lanza el primer sencillo, la versión de la orquesta de "Money, money, money" de Abbas de 1976.

 https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur-nöje/symfoniorkester-tolkar-benny-andersson-1.92664168

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okt 9, 2022 

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¡Hola queridos patrocinadores!

Luego llegó el momento de grabar en Londres. La orquesta fue de primera clase y fue muy fácil trabajar con todo. Técnicas fantásticas y ahora es el momento de editar el material y mezclar.

El viernes pasado, junto con el técnico de Benny, Bernard Löhr, empezamos a mezclar las dos primeras canciones, también conocí a Benny que tenía mucha curiosidad por el material.

A continuación verá una lista de todas las canciones que se incluyen.

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Så blev då dags för inspelning i London. Orkestern var av yppersta klass och allt var väldigt lättjobbat. Fantastiska tekniker och nu är det dags för redigering av materialet samt mix.

I fredags började vi tillsammans med Bennys tekniker, Bernard Löhr, att mixa de två första låtarna, jag träffade även Benny som var mycket nyfiken på materialet.

Här nedan ser ni en lista på alla låtar som är med.

 

I let the music speak

Anthem

I wonder

Money, Money, Money

Stockholm by night

Someone else’s story

Chess

Ett herrans underverk

Flickornas rumIntermezzo

Vilar glad. I din famn

You and I

https://www.conductmusic.se/antligen-inspelning/

more here: https://abbaregistro.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-symphonic-touch-of-benny-andersson.htm

https://abbaregistro.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-symphonic-touch-of-benny-andersson.htm

Bjorn talked about plans of ABBA Voyage

Yesterday Bjorn talked at Grand Travel Award 2023 about the next ABBA Arena and the show in Londres. He hopes for an extension...

audio in swedish:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ai71Nn0Qwb4DVjmlZuIGF

instagram Katarina Myrberg, Journalist

instagram Katarina Myrberg, Journalist

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 News! translation by google

From expressen.se

- We have looked around a bit and received a very interesting offer from Singapore, said Björn Ulvaeus in an interview on stage at the travel industry's gala Grand Travel Award in Stockholm last night. And then Las Vegas is also on the map, although nothing is decided yet.

The agreement with London runs for four and a half years, but given the enormous success, Björn Ulvaeus hopes for an extension.

- If we become an attraction, one of the things you do in London, like Madame Tussauds, they will hopefully let us stay longer, he has said in a previous interview. Over time, the show may change a bit and songs may be replaced.

South America and Berlin are also interesting

According to Ulvaeus, the occupancy in London has been an impressive 98 percent on average, so that London wants to keep Abba Voyage for a few more years is not a bold guess.

Benny Andersson's son Ludvig Andersson, who is a producer for Abba Voyage, has said that they are also looking at possible locations in South America. Per Sundin, CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, who was with Björn on his visit to Singapore before Christmas, has also hinted that another city in Europe may be relevant, namely Berlin. After the English fans, Germans are in the majority among the audience in London.

But setting up the show at Cirkus on Djurgården, which is owned by Ulvaeus, or anywhere else in the Swedish capital, is out of the question.

- No, Stockholm is unfortunately too small, Ulvaeus answered when he was asked.

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Här är nästa stad där Abba Voyage sätts upp Abba Publicerad 24 feb 2023 kl 10.03 Efter succén med Abba Voyage i London är det dags för den spektakulära showen att sättas upp på nya platser i världen. Det man tittar på främst är Singapore, och även Las Vegas står på tur, berättade Abbas Björn Ulvaeus vid resebranschens gala Grand Travel Award i går kväll. I slutet av maj är det ett år sedan Abba Voyage, med de fyra Abba-medlemmarna som ”abbatarer” ackompanjerade av ett liveband på tio personer, hade premiär på den specialbyggda Abba Arena i London, med en publikkapacitet på 3 000 personer. Och att det finns långt framskridna planer på att sätta upp showen på andra platser är helt klart – Abba-medlemmen Björn Ulvaeus har tidigare sagt att man tittar på en plats i Nordamerika och en plats i Sydostasien. – Vi har tittat runt lite och fått ett mycket intressant erbjudande från Singapore, sa Björn Ulvaeus i en intervju på scenen på resebranschens gala Grand Travel Award i Stockholm i går kväll. Och sedan finns Las Vegas också på kartan, även om inget är bestämt än. Avtalet med London löper på fyra och ett halvt år, men med tanke på den enorma succén hoppas Björn Ulvaeus på en förlängning. – Om vi ​​blir en attraktion, en av de saker man gör i London, som Madame Tussauds, låter de förhoppningsvis oss stanna längre, har han sagt i en tidigare intervju. Med tiden kan showen komma att ändras lite och låtar bytas ut. Även Sydamerika och Berlin är intressant Beläggningen i London har enligt Ulvaeus legat på imponerande 98 procent i snitt, så att London vill ha kvar Abba Voyage några år till är ingen vågad gissning. Benny Anderssons son Ludvig Andersson, som är producent för Abba Voyage, har sagt att man även tittar på tänkbara platser i Sydamerika. Per Sundin, vd för Pophouse Entertainment, som var med Björn vid hans besök i Singapore före jul, har också hintat om att en annan stad i Europa kan bli aktuell, nämligen Berlin. Efter de engelska fansen är tyskar i majoritet bland publiken i London. Men att sätta upp showen på Cirkus på Djurgården, som ägs av Ulvaeus, eller någon annanstans i den svenska huvudstaden, är inte aktuellt. – Nej, Stockholm är tyvärr för litet, svarade Ulvaeus när han fick frågan. Så de svenska Abba-fansen får fortsätta att åka till London om de vill höra ”Dancing queen” och ”Mamma Mia” framföras på scen av originalmedlemmarna – om än i inspelad form.

https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/regeringens-press-pa-polisen-drev-pa-utredningen-om-lofving/

Bjorn sent message

 

https://twitter.com/U24_gov_ua/status/1628823700312137729

The symphonic touch of Benny Andersson

The London Philharmonic Orchestra och den svenske violinisten Christian Svarfvar kommer att sätta sin prägel på Benny Anderssons låtskatt. Den 14 april släpps nämligen "The symphonic touch of Benny Andersson", med tolv instrumentella tolkningar av bland annat Abba, BAO, "Chess"-musikalen och "Kristina från Duvemåla".

Arbetet sker på initiativ av den svenske kompositören Anders Berglund.

"Jag är väldigt stolt över det här unika projektet och samarbetet", säger han i ett pressmeddelande.

Den 10 mars släpps den första singeln, orkesterns version av Abbas "Money, money, money" från 1976.

Orquesta Sinfónica interpreta a Benny Andersson

La Orquesta Filarmónica de Londres y el violinista sueco Christian Svarfvar pondrán su sello en el tesoro musical de Benny Andersson.  El 14 de abril, se lanza "El toque sinfónico de Benny Andersson", con doce interpretaciones instrumentales de Abba, BAO, el musical "Chess" y "Kristina de Duvemåla".

La obra se desarrolla por iniciativa del compositor sueco Anders Berglund.

"Estoy muy orgulloso de este proyecto y colaboración únicos", dice en un comunicado de prensa.

El 10 de marzo se lanza el primer sencillo, la versión de la orquesta de "Money, money, money" de Abbas de 1976.

 https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur-nöje/symfoniorkester-tolkar-benny-andersson-1.92664168

https://www.msn.com/sv-se/noje/entertainment/symfoniorkester-tolkar-benny-andersson/ar-AA17IQgZ

more here: https://abbaregistro.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-symphonic-touch-of-benny-andersson.htm

https://abbaregistro.blogspot.com/2023/02/money-money-money-symphonic-touch-of.html

The Better Together Conference 2023

 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co3RWGNofH-/

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=519906320281983

First performance at the opening ceremony of The Better Together Conference 2023 - Adelaide Australia - last week

Benny Anderssons Orkester - På Spåret

  Helen Sjöholm - Tommy Körberg - Benny Anderssons Orkester

Midsommarvaka - Roslagsvår / Jag Går Dit Du Går Broadcasted: Feb 17th, 2023 SVT -

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Ingmarie Halling, talked with Andy Le Roy

Ingmarie Halling, Curator ABBA Museum in Stockhlom Sweden with Andy Le Roy, That Entertainment Podcast, Welcome Change Media.

Date Published on instagram: feb17th, 2023

interview here:

https://www.welcomechangemedia.com.au/podcast/abba-the-museum-choir

https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/that-entertainment-podcast/id1554424475

Bjorn in Berlin

 Bjorn was recently in Berlin - 09 feb 2023

GEMA and CISAC hold "Music meets Politics" event on streaming for authors 14 Feb 2023 CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus joined German Federal Justice Minister Dr Marco Buschmann and many artists and politicians in a special event in Berlin to discuss a fairer streaming world for music creators. The event covered issues that are vital to the careers and livelihoods of creators in the streaming world, including copyright, fair remuneration, transparency and cultural diversity. GEMA CEO Dr Harald Heker and CISAC Director General Gadi Oron attended the event, hosted by GEMA at its offices on February 9th. GEMA has produced a comprehensive study on the music streaming market, published last year, analysing the challenges faced by music creators in the streaming market. Pictured are: German Federal Minister of Justice Dr Marco Buschmann (2nd from left), CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus (2nd from right), CISAC Director General Gadi Oron (far left) and GEMA Chief Executive Officer Dr Harald Heker (far right)

https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/articles/gema-and-cisac-hold-music-meets-politics-event-streaming-authors

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https://www.pnp.de/lokales/landkreis-regen/gruenen-politiker-erhard-grundl-trifft-abba-mitglied-bjoern-ulvaeus-10541713

Bjorn was recently in Berlin as president of the international copyright association CISAC.

Bjorn visitó Berlín como presidente de la asociación internacional de derechos de autor CISAC. Uno de sus interlocutores fue el Erhard Grundl como portavoz de política cultural de la facción del Green Bundestag. Grundl: "No importa a dónde vayas en el mundo, a la gente le encantan las canciones de Björn Ulvaeus y Benny Andersson, la música de ABBA".

Bjorn with Graham Gouldman

 Recent

Bjorn and 10cc

Feb 13, 2023

“It was a pleasure and an honour to meet Bjorn Ulvaeus who came backstage to say hi to us after our gig at the Konserthuiset in Stockholm last night.

Rick Fenn is a friend of Bjorn’s godson Calle and it was through him that the invitation was extended.

It was a truly great night to remember.” Graham

https://www.10cc.world

“It was a pleasure and an honour to meet Bjorn Ulvaeus who came backstage to say hi to us after our gig at the Konserthuiset in Stockholm last night.

Rick Fenn is a friend of Bjorn’s godson Calle and it was through him that the invitation was extended.

It was a truly great night to remember.” Graham

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instagram Graham Gouldman

"It was an honour to meet Bjorn Ulvaeus who visited us after our concert at the Konserthuiset in Stockholm last night. We talked about, amongst other things, The Beatles and ‘No Milk Today’, a song he admired"

Benny Andersson Orkester - Marie Bergman - På spåret

 

Benny Andersson Orkester - Marie Bergman Feb 10, 2023 SVT - På spåret Sveriges mest populära frågesportprogram

2023 - News about Mono Music

 From the first of January, Mono Music is distributed by Playground Music.

NYHETER 7 FEBRUARI 2023

PLAYGROUND MUSIC DISTRIBUERAR MONO MUSIC

Från första januari distribueras Mono Music av Playground Music.

Benny Andersson startade 1987 Mono Music tillsammans med Görel Hanser Mono – ett grammofonbolag och musikförlag som i huvudsak ger ut den musik som Andersson komponerar, producerar eller på annat sätt är inblandad i.

Första skivan var Klinga mina klockor, där Benny Andersson inledde sitt samarbete med Orsa Spelmän. I katalogen finns bland annat skivor med Benny Anderssons Orkester, Helen Sjöholm, Josefin Nilsson samt musikaler som Chess och Kristina från Duvemåla. Mono Music har till dags dato givit ut ett 30-tal titlar.

Lars Nylin

http://www.musikindustrin.se/2023/02/07/playground-music-distribuerar-mono-music/

NOTICIAS 7 FEBRERO 2023

PLAYGROUND MUSIC DISTRIBUYE MÚSICA MONO

Desde el primero de enero, Mono Music es distribuida por Playground Music.

Benny Andersson fundó Mono Music en 1987 junto con Görel Hanser Mono, una compañía de gramófonos y editora de música que publica principalmente la música que Andersson compone, produce o en la que participa.

El primer disco fue Klinga mina klockor, donde Benny Andersson comenzó su colaboración con Orsa Spelmän. El catálogo incluye discos con la Orquesta de Benny Andersson, Helen Sjöholm, Josefin Nilsson así como musicales como Chess y Kristina de Duvemåla. Mono Music ha lanzado alrededor de 30 títulos hasta la fecha.

Lars Nylin

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En Mono Music

http://www.monomusic.se

https://www.facebook.com/monomusic.se/posts/pfbid0fvoLM2mmHsd3og3f3ecbGayoETM56HFxpGEG2fvgBJ7y9QNRYUzLrPw6pGYfuifnl

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Playground Music Scandinavia was founded in 1999 and is today the largest Nordic indie label with offices in Malmö, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Tampere and Tallinn.

We work with A&R, marketing, digital development and publishing for new artists as well as our catalog. For a long time, we have also been the Scandinavian representative for a large number of foreign record labels and distributor digitally and physically for a large number of Nordic companies.

We work globally to promote and monitor both our own and our artists' rights. We are represented on all digital platforms and are also the sole YouTube Certified record company in the Nordic region. We engage in the Nordic independent organizations as well as IMPALA and WIN, and have signed the Fair Digital Deal Declaration, initiated by WIN to improve transparency towards artists. We do this in order to underline our commitment to fairness and transparency in the music industry.

Baillie Walsh and The Art of Immersive Experiences

 Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-business-of-fashion-podcast/episodes/63e659cef0764e00105bfc86

The Business of Fashion Podcast 

Baillie Walsh and The Art of Immersive Experiences • Friday, February 10, 2023

The film director joins BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks to discuss how he uses his fashion and music roots to stage powerful experiences including from Abba Voyage and recent Dior Men and Fendi Couture shows.

Film and creative director Bailie Walsh cut his teeth working in London during the nineties and early aughts alongside talents like Boy George, Leigh Bowery and Alexander McQueen. While Walsh calls himself a film director, editor-at-large Tim Blanks, who hosts him on the latest BoF Podcast, describes him as more of a magician. He was behind the hologram of Kate Moss featured in McQueen’s show “Widows of Culloden” in 2006 that went on to be showcased in both London’s V&A Museum and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. More recently, he’s captivated audiences with his immersive virtual concert, Abba Voyage, in London, and his work with Kim Jones, who tapped Walsh to help stage Dior Menswear and Fendi Couture shows in January. Walsh approaches his projects with the goal of completely immersing his audience — and often pushes the limits to do so.

“What I love about being creative or having the opportunity to be creative is a challenge,” said Walsh.

Walsh helped infuse Dior Menswear Fall/Winter 2023 runway with TS Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land.” Models drifted past massive screens featuring Gwendoline Christie and Robert Pattinson reading the poem, spliced with music from composer Max Richter. Creatives need to live on the edge of fear, according to Walsh. “You have to be scared if you’re a creative person … you’re entering into a journey that you haven’t before,” he said. “That’s the point of doing it.” Music has been a thread throughout Walsh’s career. He’s made videos for Boy George, crafted Abba’s hologram-filled Voyage concert but also used music as a source of inspiration for his Daniel Craig-fronted film “Flashbacks of a Fool.”Walsh spent over two years thinking about how to play with illusion and reality to create Abba Voyage. Throughout the display, there are costume changes, chatter between the artists and shadowy figures still present when the lights are out. Then, there’s a moment the group suddenly disappears — a reminder the show was contrived.

Benny Andersson Orkester at På spåret on SVT - Icona Pop

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Broadcasted: February 3rd 2023

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I have seen the future of live entertainment, thanks to ABBA

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Feb 2, 2023
I have seen the future of live entertainment, thanks to ABBA 
By Karen Koren

Katy (my daughter) bought me a lovely Christmas present which I was able to enjoy last week. It was the ABBA Voyage in Stratford at a purpose-built arena with 500 moving lights, 291 speakers and a capacity of 3,000.

The bespoke show that was made by ABBA themselves is the absolute future of entertainment – to see the best of ABBA in form and looks. They are avatars and they look spectacular. From the moment they rose from the back of the auditorium in shadow form and becoming full blown colour and real. Whatever they are, the effect is genuinely jaw-dropping. Chants roar through the audience as the show starts and you see them: Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Frida. Dressed in tight, sequinned jumpsuits, crowned with full heads of hair, they’re glowing, smiling and flawless. With incredible “ABBAesque” costumes, but none that you have seen before. There’s a ten-piece live band which appears and disappears depending on which song is being performed. The surround sound is incredible and multiscreen close-ups flawless.

Watching the four figures on the stage, it’s almost impossible to tell you’re not watching human beings. The projections on the giant screens either side of the stage, make them look slightly too good, but your attention is drawn to the human-sized avatars towards the back of the stage. Once you get over the weirdness – and give up comparing the avatars to the ‘real thing’ – the fun begins. The technology is mind-boggling. Wherever you are in the arena, you’re totally immersed by lights, whisked into a dazzling futuristic disco. There are multiple screens of video and stunning transitions between songs: a huge sun silhouette for Chiquitita, the Northern Lights for Fernando and the deep cosmos for Summer Night City. Dancing Queen is when all the audience sing in unison and The Winner Takes It All is the encore and we are moved to tears.

The 3D digital ABBA-tars as they are called were created by blending five weeks of ABBA’s current selves with younger body doubles, mixing them to look like their ’70s prime. It’s a great idea and ABBA always were innovative, so it makes sense that they’re pioneering this exciting technology in live entertainment. It’s the future and everyone should experience it at least once.
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/i-have-seen-the-future-of-live-entertainment-thanks-to-abba-karen-koren-4008866
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