Johan Wikmanson

Short bio Johan Wikmanson

Birthday: 1753

Died: 1800

Genre: Classical

Period: Classical

Full biography Johan Wikmanson

Johan Wikmanson was a Swedish composer and organist who was born on December 28, 1753, in Stockholm, Sweden. He is known as one of the premier composers of his time in Sweden. Not much is known about his early life and education, but he worked as an organist at several churches in Stockholm, including the German Church and St. Jacob's Church.

Wikmanson is known for composing a variety of music, including symphonies, chamber music, keyboard works, and vocal music for both secular and religious use. Some of his better-known works include his String Quartet in B-flat major and his piano sonata in A minor.

He was also a teacher and mentor to other notable composers, including Joseph Martin Kraus, who was a German-Swedish composer and considered one of the leading composers of his time. Kraus was a student of Wikmanson and they maintained a close relationship throughout their lives.

Wikmanson died on January 10, 1800, in Stockholm, at the age of 46. Despite his relatively short life, he left behind a significant body of work and is remembered as one of the most important composers of his era in Sweden.

Albums featuring Johan Wikmanson

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	J.C. Arriaga, J. Wikmanson, The Chilingirian Quartet – String Quartets 1, 2 & 3, String Quartet Op. 1 No. 2	2010	CRD Records
2	String Quartets Op.1 N°1-3 - Music For Clavier	1985	Polar
3	Franz Berwald, Johan Wikmanson, The Chilingirian Quartet – String Quartet in G-Minor / E-Minor	1979	CRD Records
4	Saulescokvartetten - Wikmanson / Puccini / Tjajkovskij – Wikmanson, Puccini, Tjajkovskij(LP)	1977	Caprice Records
5	Saulescokvartetten , Verdi / Wikmanson – Verdi / Wikmanson	1974	Caprice Records
6	Kyndelkvartetten, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johan Wikmanson – String Quartets	1967	Expo Norr
7	Roland Bengtsson, Johan Wikmanson, Per Brahe, Dag Wirén – Roland Bengtsson Spelar Johan Wikmansons Sonatine(LP, Album)	1965	Swedish Society Discofil
8	Johan Wikmanson, Carl Michael Bellman, Roland Bengtsson – Sonatine / 8 variationer över Gubben Noak(7", 45 RPM, Single)	1963	Telefunken
9	Johan Helmich Roman, Anders Wesström, Francesco Uttini, Johan Wikmanson, Carl Michael Bellman, Joseph Martin Kraus – Hvad Glans, Behag Och Smak (Svenskt 1700-tal I Musiken = Eighteenth-century Sweden In Music)(CD, Repress, Sampler, Stereo)	-	Musica Sveciae