Composer: Allan Pettersson
Performer: Anders Larsson
Orchestra: Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Christian Lindberg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BIS
Catalogue: BISCD1690
Release: 2009
Size: 634 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
8 Barfotasanger (Barefoot Songs)
01. No. 1, Herren gar pa angen
02. No. 2, Klokar och knythander
03. No. 3, Blomma, saj
04. No. 4, Jungfrun och ljugarpust
05. No. 5, Mens flugorna surra
06. No. 6, Du lognar
07. No. 7, Min langtan
08. No. 8, En spelekarls himlafard
Concerto No. 1 for Strings
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Largamente
Concerto No. 2 for Strings
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Dolce e molto tranquillo
14. III. Allegro
The 24 Barefoot Songs for voice and piano are Pettersson’s settings of his own poems, and as such form a singularly profound portrait of the composer. Their importance can be measured by the fact that Pettersson throughout his life returned to themes from the collection, reusing them in his large-scale works. It was Doráti who suggested the orchestration of eight of the songs, a task with which he was entrusted by the composer. The two concertos for strings were composed in 1950 and 1956 respectively and signify the very individual road that Pettersson would take as a composer of orchestral works.