The Seven Little Fugues with Preludes in the Old Style, Op.58, Larsson's final solo piano works, combine folk-music, his own style, and J.S. Bach in an enjoyable fusion.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Larsson, a 'neoclassicist', used classical forms and clear structures, with flowing melodies and airy, motoric accompaniments, taking Mozart as his role model.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Larsson described his early dodecaphonic works as 'mere composition studies', and his foreign studies ultimately led to a new ideal where he allowed 'the melodies to flow wherever they wish'.
Performer Biography
Hans Pålsson, the pianist on this recording, has had approximately forty compositions, including several piano concertos, dedicated to him due to his interest in contemporary music.
Compositional Technique
Larsson's Sonatina No.1, Op.16, incorporates folk-music and features a 'hovering' sonority between major and minor, a typical characteristic of his music.
Composer Biography
Lars-Erik Larsson, a Swedish composer, is primarily known for his Pastoral Suite and God in Disguise.
Composition History
Larsson's studies abroad with Alban Berg (dodecaphonic music) and Fritz Reuter (form) led to the first Swedish dodecaphonic music, Ten Two-part Piano Pieces, Op.8 (1932).
