The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Sweden, was appointed to this role in 1997 in recognition of its high artistic level and its role as an ambassador for Swedish music.
Performer Biography
Mario Venzago, the conductor, has received several major awards for his varied discography, including a Diapason d'or, two Grand Prix du Disque, and an Edison Award.
Composition History
Hilding Rosenberg, the composer, removed the recited texts and movement titles from his Symphony No. 3 in 1943, possibly due to discomfort with associations to program music.
Composition History
Hilding Rosenberg's Symphony No. 3 was originally presented as a radio play in 1939, interspersed with recitations from Romain Rolland's novel cycle Jean-Christophe.
Composer Biography
Hilding Rosenberg, the composer, was born into humble circumstances as the youngest of seven children to a gardener in southern Sweden.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hilding Rosenberg, the composer, believed the task of the arts was to teach mankind to look ahead, towards a clear sunrise, rather than a misty distance.
Compositional Technique
Hilding Rosenberg's Symphony No. 6, subtitled 'Sinfonia semplice', features a non-conventional order of movements, with two slow movements framing a scherzo-like 'Alla marcia' and a 'Recitativo'.
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