Composer: Allan Pettersson
Performer: Ensemble SYD, Musicae Vitae, Anna Greelius, Conny Thimander, Kristina Hellgren, Jakob Höström
Conductor: Daniel Hansson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 999286-2
Release: 2019
Size: 1.22 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vox Humana
01. Död natt
02. Det är nagon som ropar vid fönstret
03. Det där som lyser i natten
04. En man gar förbi
05. Jag finner ingen tröst i andras mitt
06. Svälten. Det här är svälten
07. Joao Gostoso var stuvare
08. Den som dog var inte han
09. När begravningstäget drog förbi
10. Lynch fran Alabama
11. Che, allt känner du till
12. Din farfarsfar red genom Texas
13. Jak skulle vilja skriva min sista dikt sadan
14. Vad skadar du vid horisonten
15. Vakna kvinna
16. Vi dricka ur förrädarens skalle
17. Min mor, när jag dör sa begrav mig
18. Den skugga som jag eferforskade
6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp)
19. No. 1, Det blir stilla da krakorna dör
20. No. 2, En visa i ensamhet
21. No. 3, Pinjen och blixten
22. No. 4, Resignation
23. No. 5, Tillflykt
24. No. 6, Mitt hjärta behöver ett litet barn
Ever since I began my work as a producer with cpo, I’ve wanted to release Allan Pettersson’s cantata Vox humana from 1974 as part of our edition of his works. However, we could not find the right Swedish soloists and a Swedish choir for the job. Now we’ve finally found the ensembles we wanted and can release this magnificent work on cpo. Vocal works occupy a relatively modest place in Pettersson’s oeuvre; after the composition of the Barfotasånger from 1943 to 1945, almost thirty years passed before he again decided to write a work for the human voice. In 1973/74 he wrote his twelfth symphony based on texts from Pablo Neruda’s Canto general and immediately thereafter, in 1974, the three-part cantata Vox humana, which is also often termed a song cycle and likewise is based exclusively on South American texts. And as a bonus the CD also contains Pettersson’s Six Early Songs for Middle Voice and Piano, here in a special arrangement by Staffan Storm for string orchestra and harp from 2016.
