Pettersson, Allan
For mixed chorus and orchestra. Lyrics from Pablo Neruda's La Arena Traicionada III, Canto general. Selection and trans
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1974
Neruda, Pablo
2232-4331-12-0-cel-str
SATB
52
1977-09-29
Uppsala, Sweden
Stockholms Filharmoniska Kör, Uppsala Akademiska Kammarkör, Kungliga Filharmonikerna, cond. Carl Rune Larsson
Nordiska Musikförlaget
Sixteen completed symphonies and the symphonically conceived concertos for violin and viola make Allan Pettersson (1911-1980) one of Sweden’s foremost 20th century symphonists. With its direct appeal and powerful imagery, Allan Pettersson’s music belongs to a Scandinavian tradition with Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius as the leading names, but his temperament is more intense and the conflicts in his music more bitter. Allan Pettersson’s music has also been choreographed and used in films and television documentaries.