Pettersson's Symphony No. 14 was premiered by the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sergiu Comissiona, on November 26, 1981, a year after the composer's death.
Compositional Technique
Despite studying twelve-tone technique thoroughly, Pettersson often criticized it, though his Symphony No. 14 shows traces of it, including retrograde and inversion.
Compositional Technique
Symphony No. 14, like most of Pettersson's symphonies, is a single, extended movement scored for a large orchestra with a substantial percussion section.
Compositional Technique
The Fourteenth Symphony is largely constructed on a very simple melody, 'Klokar och knythänder' (Wise Men and Clenched Hands), from Pettersson's song cycle Barfotasånger.
Composer Biography
Allan Pettersson (1911-80) grew up in a poor, working-class neighborhood in Stockholm and initially studied violin and viola.
Composition History
Pettersson's Symphony No. 14 was completed in 1978, the same year he finished his Second Violin Concerto and possibly Symphony No. 15.
Performer Biography
Christian Lindberg's conducting career began in 2000 after a stunning review in The Guardian convinced him to continue, leading to directorships and guest conducting roles worldwide.
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