SACD, Pettersson (composer)
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Two intriguing 1960s symphonies by Swedish composer Allan Pettersson. Christian Lindberg elicits playing of clarity and conviction in the questing No. 5 and brooding No. 7. — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 15 & Viola Concerto
Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Pettersson’s Symphony No. 15 of 1978, written two years before he died, is a tense, terse half-hour work in one movement. It’s paired here with his dense Viola Concerto that he worked on in... — More…
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Pettersson: Concerto for Violin and String Quartet
Ulf Wallin (violin), Sueye Park (violin), Daniel Vlashi Lukaçi (violin), German Tcakulov (viola), Alexander Wollheim (cello), Thomas Hoppec (piano)
Dissonant and febrile, Pettersson’s Concerto for Violin and String Quartet is not easy to love – but gripping on its own terms, and played here with great commitment. — More…
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Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 12, 'The Dead in the Square'
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Christian Lindberg
The choirs are excellent, having lived with this music now for a few years. The men’s voices emerging from the orchestral soundscape in the first poem sound quite magical...It is indeed a powerful... — More…
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 17 (fragment)
Ulf Wallin (violin)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Lindberg moulds the structure [of the Violin Concerto] convincingly, driving the music forwards without overwhelming his soloist…Thoroughly engrossing, [the Symphony’s] sudden finish is dismaying... — More…
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[Mattei] His voice is most attractive and he uses it eloquently. He captures the text’s bitterness and pathos, and also its occasional black humor, without descending into self-absorption. His... — More…
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Allan Pettersson: Complete Edition Box
17 Discs and 4 DVDs plus Book
Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Christan Lindberg, Leif Segerstam, Stig Westerberg
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
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Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 16
Jorgen Pettersson (alto saxophone)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Invaluable and often challenging reminders of Pettersson's monumental contribution to challenging yet rewarding twentieth century symphonism. — More…
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Pettersson's longest symphony becomes a focused 70-minute rollercoaster in Lindberg's hands. Comes with fascinating DVD bonus of a 1970s Swedish documentary on the composer. — More…
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propelled constantly onwards by the sheer force of musical argument and expression - always fundamentally tonal too - the listener's mind is unable to wander...a terrific performance under Lindberg... — More…
