Atterberg: Symphony No. 6 / A Varmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words, Op. 56

Featuring

Junichi Hirokami
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
Kurt Magnus Atterberg

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Critical Reception

Atterberg's victory in the Columbia competition brought him enormous renown, leading to interviews in international newspapers and invitations to performances worldwide, but also abuse and ironic remarks.

Composition History

Atterberg's Symphony No. 6, nicknamed 'Dollar Symphony', won first prize in an international composition competition organized by the American record company Columbia.

Composer Biography

Kurt Atterberg, the Swedish composer, was trained as an engineer and held an important post in the Royal Swedish Patent Office.

Composer Biography

Kurt Atterberg was actively involved in the international struggle for the formation of composers' associations and copyright societies, even serving as chairman of such organizations in Sweden.

Performer Biography

Jun'ichi Hirokami, the conductor on this album, began his international conducting career after winning the first Kondrashin Competition in Amsterdam in 1984.

Cultural Impact

With the $10,000 prize money from the Columbia competition, Kurt Atterberg bought himself a new Ford and drove a car for the first time in his life.

Composition History

The Columbia competition, which Atterberg won, was originally intended to complete Franz Schubert's 'Unfinished Symphony' for its centenary, but the task was changed due to bitter hostility.