Lars-Erik Larsson composed these 12 Concertinos between 1954 and 1957, without a direct commission, specifically for Swedish state-supported amateur orchestras (SOR).
Composer Biography
Lars-Erik Larsson, a Swedish composer, was born in Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden in 1908.
Composer Biography
As a young man, Lars-Erik Larsson studied briefly with Alban Berg in Vienna and later spent time in Leipzig.
Compositional Technique
The orchestration of the Concertinos is adapted for amateur musicians, but the solo parts are consistently more demanding, though still within the standards of provincial Sweden.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lars-Erik Larsson's early style in the 1930s was neo-classical with a touch of romanticism, but by the late 1950s, he began using a personal variety of twelve-tone composition.
Instruments
The violin used in this recording is a Stradivarius from Cremona, 1703, and the cello is a Domenico Montagnana from Venice, 1743.
Composition History
The series of 12 Concertinos enriched the contemporary Swedish orchestral repertoire by providing a solo concertino for each core instrument of the symphony orchestra.
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