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Allan Pettersson – Complete Edition: Symphonies Nos. 14-15, 1978
March 26, 2024 • 06:00
Somewhat incredibly, for a man crippled by rheumatoid arthritis and essentially confined to his apartment (four floors above ground level without an elevator), Allan Pettersson managed to begin and complete his next two symphonies within a single year.Allan Pettersson – Complete Edition: Symphony No. 13, Violin Concerto No. 2, 1976-77
March 22, 2024 • 06:00
Symphony No. 13 (1976) In the first part of this Lent Series, i remarked on the sorry fact that most of the admittedly sparse commentary on Pettersson’s music has invariably adopted the stance that it is all bleak, tragic and full of despair. Several of the preceding works i’ve explored …Allan Pettersson – Complete Edition: Symphony No. 12, Vox Humana, 1973-74
March 18, 2024 • 06:00
Symphony No. 12 “De döda på torget” (1973-1974) When Allan Pettersson began work on his Twelfth Symphony, it had been nearly 30 years since he had set text to music (in the 24 Barfotasånger, completed in 1945). He turned to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, selecting nine poems that would …Allan Pettersson – Complete Edition: Symphonies Nos. 10-11, Symfonisk sats, 1971-73
March 15, 2024 • 06:00
Symphony No. 10 (1971-1972) Not since Harrison Birtwistle’s Exody have i had so much trepidation writing about an orchestral piece. Pettersson’s Symphony No. 10 picks up the baton from No. 9 and doesn’t just run with it, but positively sprints for a full 25 minutes. That in itself makes the …
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