Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
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KURT ATTERBERG
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, with Sara Trobäck Hesselink (violin), and Per Högberg (viola)
[ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 March 2013
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Atterberg was one of Sweden's leading composers of the twentieth century, not to mention a conductor, critic, and founder of The Society of Swedish Composers.Tuneful, accessible, and fairly folkloristic too, Atterberg's music became more impressionistic by World War I, and it was around this time that he composed most of the works on this disc.
"[the Dollar Symphony] bears hearing today in Järvi's vigorous reading." BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 ****
"The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi seems to give a perfect account of these works. I do not know these pieces in any other versions, but the performance here is ravishing and totally persuasive...Kurt Atterberg's music is something of a revelation...an attractive mix that is always well-wrought, sometimes downright moving and always interesting. The only 'negative' is that the music lack[s] challenge." MusicWeb International, April 2013
"Järvi's is the truest and most opulent [Sixth Symphony]...The couplings are equally beguiling...Järvi's accounts of these at least match their rivals and together comprise an excellent start to the series." Gramophone Magazine, June 2013
Tracks:
En värmlandsrapsodi (A Värmland Rhapsody) Op. 36
Symphony No. 6 in C major, Op. 31 'Dollar Symphony'
Symphony No. 4 in G minor, Op. 14 'Sinfonia piccola'
Suite No. 3, Op. 19 No. 1 for violin, viola and string orchestra
