Lidholm: Poesis / Greetings From an Old World / Kontakion

Featuring

Gunnar Idenstam
Björn Malmqvist
Lü Jia
Niklaas Veltman
Peter Mattei
Odin Hagen

Eva Pettersson Veltman
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
Ingvar Lidholm

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Composer Biography

Ingvar Lidholm was the first Swede to participate in the Darmstadt Vacation Courses in new music in 1949, a significant event for contemporary music.

Composer Biography

Ingvar Lidholm, born in 1921, studied violin and conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and composition under Hilding Rosenberg.

Recording & Production

This CD is part of a series dedicated to Ingvar Lidholm's orchestral music, a project actively supported by the composer himself, who participated in the recording sessions.

Composer Biography

Ingvar Lidholm served as professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1965 to 1975, teaching successful younger composers like Sven-David Sandström and Anders Eliasson.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Many of Ingvar Lidholm's orchestral works are composed as single movements, often containing contrasting sections, and demonstrate strong links with tradition while maintaining a modern and personal content.

Performer Biography

The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1912, is one of Sweden's seven professional orchestras and is regarded as one of the most exciting in Scandinavia.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ingvar Lidholm's tonal language is rich and multifaceted, and his works, though not numerous, are considered major events, each offering a new facet of his musical imagination.