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The symphonies of Swedish composer Allan Pettersson cannot easily be classed as conservative or progressive, and it is no surprise that they have been gaining new performances outside Sweden. They are monumental, rather dark, and suggest the sound of a Mahler who had lived to hear atonality more than an avatar of the Scandinavian tradition: Pettersson organizes works around large-scale contrasts and an attempt to encompass vastly different materials. The two works here are quite different but are representative of his style, and they receive fine performances from the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under Christian Lindberg. These works, like most of Pettersson's other symphonies, are in a single movement: the track listings on the album denote mere breaks in the music. The Symphony No. 5, however, retains aspects of the traditional four-movement form. Sui generis as far as form is concerned is the Symphony No. 7, from 1967. Early commentators took it as a throwback to tonality, and in fact it works toward tonal resolution at the end. But the earlier instances of tonal chords are not resting places at all, but moments that point toward someone else, and there are passages of vast, dark, Mahlerian chaos. Sample the section denoted Bar 255 here for an idea of Pettersson's orchestral canvas. The key to interpretation of his music is a sense of the long line, and here Lindberg excels; moreover, he gets from the Norrköping Symphony a bright edge in the very high string writing that Pettersson favors, just one of the superb regional ensembles Sweden has produced over the years. Strongly recommended for those enamored of the Scandinavian school.
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Symphony No. 5 (Allan Pettersson)
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Symphony No. 7 (Allan Pettersson)
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Christian Lindberg, Conductor, MainArtist - Norrköpings Symfoniorkester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Allan Pettersson, Composer
2018 BIS 2018 (P) BIS
Album review
The symphonies of Swedish composer Allan Pettersson cannot easily be classed as conservative or progressive, and it is no surprise that they have been gaining new performances outside Sweden. They are monumental, rather dark, and suggest the sound of a Mahler who had lived to hear atonality more than an avatar of the Scandinavian tradition: Pettersson organizes works around large-scale contrasts and an attempt to encompass vastly different materials. The two works here are quite different but are representative of his style, and they receive fine performances from the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under Christian Lindberg. These works, like most of Pettersson's other symphonies, are in a single movement: the track listings on the album denote mere breaks in the music. The Symphony No. 5, however, retains aspects of the traditional four-movement form. Sui generis as far as form is concerned is the Symphony No. 7, from 1967. Early commentators took it as a throwback to tonality, and in fact it works toward tonal resolution at the end. But the earlier instances of tonal chords are not resting places at all, but moments that point toward someone else, and there are passages of vast, dark, Mahlerian chaos. Sample the section denoted Bar 255 here for an idea of Pettersson's orchestral canvas. The key to interpretation of his music is a sense of the long line, and here Lindberg excels; moreover, he gets from the Norrköping Symphony a bright edge in the very high string writing that Pettersson favors, just one of the superb regional ensembles Sweden has produced over the years. Strongly recommended for those enamored of the Scandinavian school.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:40
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester Christian Lindberg
- Composer: Allan Pettersson
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
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