Wilhelm Peterson-berger
Esteemed during his lifetime but relegated to the tertiary ranks of music figures thereafter, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger was a significant Swedish composer and critic in the early decades of the twentieth century. He studied organ and composition at the Stockholm Conservatory (1886-1889), then traveled to Dresden for further instruction in composition and orchestration. He returned to Sweden in 1890 to teach music and languages in Umeå (1890-1892), but the years 1892-1894 found him back in Dresden teaching music. In 1895 he finally settled in Stockholm, supporting himself mainly as music critic of the Dagens Nyheter from 1896 to 1930, aside from brief periods when he served as stage manager at the Stockholm Opera (1908-1910) and traveled extensively in Italy (1920-1921).
As a critic, Peterson-Berger upheld the notions of Wagner. He did little to advance his composing career through his work as a music journalist, which was prone to highly negative remarks regarding new music that was not his own. As a composer, he was a Romantic nationalist. He wrote many large works -- his quasi-Wagnerian Arnljot is considered to be the Swedish national opera, and his third symphony and violin concerto are still highly regarded in his homeland -- but Peterson-Berger is best remembered for his miniatures, particularly the piano pieces Frösöblomster, and perhaps the song collection Swedish Lyrics. These are highly lyrical pieces whose apparent simplicity has put off critics who wrongly assume them to be fluff. When choosing texts, or programs for his large orchestral works, Peterson-Berger was particularly attracted to topics of nature, another aspect that rooted his aesthetic in the nineteenth century.
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Discography
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Peterson-Berger: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5
Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm
Classical - Released by Sterling Records on Apr 25, 2006
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Peterson-Berger: Domedagsprofeterna
Mikael Samuelson, Solveig Faringer, Thomas Sunnegardh
Opera - Released by Sterling Records on Jan 1, 2006
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Peterson-Berger: Arnljot
Sigurd Björling, Barbro Ericsson, Margareta Bergstrom
Opera - Released by Naxos Sweden - Caprice on Sep 25, 2015
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Stemning
Uppsala University Chamber Choir, Wilhelm Peterson-berger, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Hugo Alfven, Stefan Parkman
Classical - Released by Musica Sveciae on Jan 1, 1988
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Homage to Peterson-Berger
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Artemis on Oct 1, 1989
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Frösöblomster (Sommarsång)
Wilhelm Peterson-berger, Frösöblomster
Folk - Released by Classicato on Apr 24, 2019
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Till rosorna
Mats Rondin, Staffan Scheja, Mats Bergstrom, Serge Rachmaninoff, Wilhelm Peterson-berger, Gabriel Fauré
Chamber Music - Released by Daphne Records on Jan 24, 2023
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Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Sånger
Thomas Lander, Gunnel Bohman, Anders Kilstrom, Wilhelm Peterson-berger
Classical - Released by Musica Sveciae on Jan 1, 1994
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Novelletter
Mats Widlund, Wilhelm Peterson-berger, Emil Sjogren, Wilhelm Stenhammar
Classical - Released by Musica Sveciae on Jan 1, 1990
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Dedikation!
Östersunds Serenadensemble, Wilhelm Peterson-berger, Lennart Hedwall, Karl-Ove Mannberg, Ola Karlsson
Chamber Music - Released by Proprius on Jan 1, 1994
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Peterson-Berger: Arnljot
Opera - Released by Caprice on Sep 25, 2015
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