Larsson: Forkladd Gud (God in Disguise) / Symphony No. 3

Featuring

Sten Frykberg
Birgit Nordin
Håkan Hagegård
Per Jonsson
Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester
Helsingborgs Konserthuskör

Lars-Erik Larsson

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Compositional Technique

Lars-Erik Larsson began using twelve-tone composition at the end of the 1950s, but it was a personal creation, not the twelve-tone technique of Schoenberg.

Critical Reception

Lars-Erik Larsson was self-critical, withdrawing his Second Symphony after its 1937 premiere, only for its final movement, Ostinato, to become popular.

Composer Biography

Lars-Erik Larsson, a Swedish composer, was a pupil of Alban Berg in Vienna for a short time.

Composition History

The lyric suite, a program type popular at the Swedish Radio, involved poetry reading interspersed with music, and was the origin of works like Larsson's Pastoral Suite.

Composition History

Lars-Erik Larsson was employed by the Swedish Radio in 1937, where he worked as a producer and conductor, and was expected to compose.

Performer Biography

Sten Frykberg, born in 1910, started his career as a pianist and later became a principal conductor for several Swedish orchestras.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lars-Erik Larsson's 'God in Disguise' is a protest against violence, created during a bitter time, yet maintains an optimistic and pastoral atmosphere.