Carlstedt, J.: Metamorphosi / Larsson, L.-E.: Little Serenade
3/31/1991, 17 Tracks, 56:40
Featuring
Helén Jahren
Wojciech Rajski
Musica Vitae
Johan Helmich Roman
Jean Sibelius
Lars-Erik Larsson
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Jan Carlstedt
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Einojuhani Rautavaara, the composer of Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), was inspired by Béla Bartók's method of using folk music as a starting point for his compositions.
Performer Biography
Wojciech Rajski, the conductor on this album, was born in Warsaw, Poland, and has held positions as conductor of the Grand Opera in Warsaw and chief conductor of the Poznan Symphony Orchestra.
Composition History
The authenticity of Johan Helmich Roman's Concerto Grosso in B flat major is supported by its finale, which is a new version of a movement from his genuine Sinfonia in G minor, and its stylistic resemblance to Roman's other works.
Composer Biography
Johan Helmich Roman, the composer of the Concerto Grosso in B flat major, is known as "The Father of Swedish Music" for his efforts to adapt the Swedish language and continental music to Swedish principles.
Composition History
Einojuhani Rautavaara's Pelimannit (The Fiddlers) was originally written for piano in 1952 while he was a student at the Sibelius Academy, before he received formal composition training, and was reworked for string orchestra twenty years later.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lars-Erik Larsson's works from the 1930s, including the Little Serenade, followed the neo-classical current of the time, creating fresh music free from heavy Romantic tradition.
Composer Biography
Lars-Erik Larsson, who composed the Little Serenade for strings, achieved international recognition in 1934 when his Sinfonietta, Op.10, was performed at the ISCM Festival in Florence.
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