Letters before or after year of composition means; k =
composed, r = revised, arr = arranged, ? = don't know, z =
latest.
The catalogue numbers "Lyne xxx" refers to Peter Lyne's
worklist in En bok till Hilding Rosenberg 21 juni 1977, still
available through the Musical Academy in Stockholm! Åhlén 1992
refers to Carl-Gunnar Åhlén's worklist in the booklet to
Caprice 21510.
If you find any missing or incorrect information, do not hesitate to contact me!
| Title, original; | Circus Juris, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | Circus Juris, music for theatre |
| Crew; | ? |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Svend Borberg's (1888-1947, Denmark) play Circus Juris eller De siamesiske Tvillinger: Et Tankespil (1935). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1935-02-18: ?, Harald Agersnap at Det Kongelige, Copenhagen in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | HR according to Lyne 1977 & Åhlén 1992, but now? Not listed at the Music Library of Sweden. |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Sinfonia concertante |
| Title, translated; | Symphonie concertante |
| Crew; | soloists: violin, viola, oboe & bassoon, orchestra (2 horns, 2 trumpets, strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 69 |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | Allegro vivace - Andante molto alla ballata, Molto moderato - Allegro vivace ma non troppo |
| Playing time; | 21 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-01-09: Bronislaw Gimpel, Nils Nilsson, Rolf Johansson, Willi Debes, Göteborgs orkesterförening, Hilding Rosenberg at the Gothenburg Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Gunnar Barter, Lince
Berglund, Rolf Lännerholm, Bruno Lavér, Stockholm
Concert Society Orchestra, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded at
a concert 14/12 1949 at the Concert Hall in Stockholm,
20:42 (the whole piece issued as Caprice CAP 21507 and
Caprice CAP 21510, an extract as Orfeus
1-73-1). Einar Sveinbjörnsson, Ingvar Jonasson, Hermann Gibhardt, Ingemar Rilfors, Malmö SO, Janos Fürst, recorded 29-30/5 1974, issued as Lyssna LY 74-5. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Leo Berlin, Bertil Appelbom,
Torleif Lännerholm, Tore Rönnebäck, Swedish RSO, Sten
Frykberg, recorded 28 February 1960 at the Stockholm
Concert Hall, 21 minutes. Birgitta Styrenius, Alois Kempny, Bo Öjebo, Sven Vinell, Norrköpings SO, Sven-Gunnar Andrén, recorded 5 November 1972 in Norrköping, 21 minutes. Helén Jahren, Sven Aarflot, Jonas Lindgård, Susanne Magnusson, Uppsala kammarsolister, Gérard Korsten, concert 28 November 2002 in the auditorium of Uppsala University, 20 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Björn Martinson's
dissertation "Hilding Rosenbergs apokalyps"
(1999, in Swedish) includes a discussion of the harmony
of this piece. Bo Wallner's article "Kring Rosenbergs Riflessioni 1-3" (in Swedish) in Nutida Musik no 4 1961-2. |
| Internet-resources; | |
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| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Noak, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | Noah (Noé), music for theatre |
| Crew; | choir, clarinet/saxophone, trombone, piano, percussions |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 71 |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by André Obey (1892-1975, France), p1931, translated to Swedish by ? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1935-11-01: ensemble, at Vasateatern, Stockholm in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | Alf Thoor writes in
"Tio bilder till musiken" that the second
movement of Rosenberg's Fourth String Quartet (1939) has
an early model ("tidig förlaga") in this
theatre music. |
| Title, original; | Kvinnan av börd och mannen av folket, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | The woman of birth and the man of the people, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, chamber orchestra (1110 0000 00 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 72 |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Lope de Vega (1562-1635, Spain), in Swedish translation by ? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1935-11-26: Radiokören, Radioorkestern, HR at the Radio Theatre of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in theatrical direction by Olof Molander. |
| Manuscript at; | the music library of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Innanför grindarna, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | Within the gates (possibly), theatre music |
| Crew; | ? |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Sean O'Casey (1884-1964, Ireland) possibly Within the gates from 1933, translated to Swedish by Per Lindberg. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1935-12-12: at the Vasa Theatre in Stockholm in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | lost? |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | Åhlén 1992 seems to indicate that HR:s music only complements Irish folk music used in the play. |
| Title, original; | Köpmannen i Venedig, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | The Merchant of Venice, music for theatre |
| Crew; | song, oboe, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussions |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 73 |
| Composed; | k1935 |
| Movements; | 22 movements + 3 repeats |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play (1596-7) by William Shakespeare (1564-1616, England), translated to Swedish by Per Hallström (p1932) and earlier by Karl August Hagberg. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1935-12-28 at Vasateatern in Stockholm in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Ett litet stycke (A small piece) for cello/viola & string orchestra/organ/piano is based on movements 20 (Mellanspel: Andante malancolico) and 22 (Nocturne: poco allegretto) from the theatrical music. |
| Comments; | In the theatrical music movements 20 and 22 are scored for oboe & string trio. |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | cello, string orchestra (without double bass). |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 94 |
| Composed; | k1935, arr 1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when this version was first performed. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia Ed nr 37, p1940 + Edition Suecia Ed nr 37, p1976. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Tommy Svanström, Musica
Sveciae, Sven Verde, recorded 25-27/2 1977, issued as
Polar POLS 277. Olli Kangas, Mellersta Österbottens CO, Juha Kangas, recorded 19-20/6 1979, issued as Tactus TA 7910. Elemér Lavotha, Stockholms Sinfonietta, Jan-Olav Wedin, recorded 15/5 and 17/5 1980 at Cirkus in Stockholm, issued as BIS LP/CD/MD 165, 3:33 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Leif Berry, Örebro
kammarorkester,Lennart Hedwall, recorded 23 September
1970, 5 minutes. Maria Nakeva Mircheva, Helsingborg SO, Claude Génetay, recorded 22 November 1974, 3 minutes. Kajsa William-Olsson, Cappella Gustavi, Lisbeth Vecchi, concert 21 April 1989. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for viola, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for cello & organ. Ett litet stycke for viola & organ. Ett litet stycke cello & piano. Ett litet stycke for viola & piano. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | viola, string orchestra (without double bass) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 94 |
| Composed; | k1935, arr 1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when this version was first performed. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia Ed nr 37, p1976. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Vaclav Chrastny, Stockholms
kammarensemble, Jan Olav Wedin, recorded October 1979, 7
minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for cello, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for cello & organ. Ett litet stycke for viola & organ. Ett litet stycke cello & piano. Ett litet stycke for viola & piano.. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | cello, organ |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935, arr1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1940-01-06: Guido Vecchi, Jan Pontén in the Gothenburg Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia 037 (also includes separate parts for cello and viola) |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Guido Vecchi, Bedrich Janacek, recorded spring 1976 in Vår Frälsares kyrka in Malmö, issued as Mastersound Recording Studios MRS LP 1075, 3:30 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for cello, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for viola, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for viola & organ. Ett litet stycke cello & piano. Ett litet stycke for viola & piano. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | viola, organ |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935, arr 1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when this version was first performed. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia 037 (also includes separate parts for cello and viola) |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for cello, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for viola, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for cello & organ. Ett litet stycke cello & piano. Ett litet stycke for viola & piano. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | cello, piano |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935, arr 1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when this version was first performed. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia 037 (also includes separate parts for cello and viola) |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Anders Grön, Jörgen Hald Nielsen, Danica CDC 8138. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for cello, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for viola, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for cello & organ. Ett litet stycke for viola & organ. Ett litet stycke for viola & piano. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Ett litet stycke |
| Title, translated; | A small piece |
| Crew; | viola, piano |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1935, arr 1940 |
| Movements; | Andante malinconica - Poco piu mosso |
| Playing time; | 4 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when this version was first performed. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia 037 (also includes separate parts for cello and viola) |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Köpmannen i Venedig,
theatre music Ett litet stycke for cello, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for viola, string orchestra (without double bass). Ett litet stycke for cello & organ. Ett litet stycke for viola & organ. Ett litet stycke cello & piano. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | 3 preludier |
| Title, translated; | 3 Preludes |
| Crew; | orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | opus 63 |
| Composed; | possibly 1935 (editor's guess based only on the opusnumber) |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | never performed? |
| Manuscript at; | The Music Library of Sweden (Bo Wallner's Rosenberg Archive) |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | The first mention of this piece I've seen was in Bo Wallner's Rosenberg Archive at The Music Library of Sweden, http://www.muslib.se/hand/fort/rosenberg_wallner.htm indicates that it might only include parts of the second prelude. |
Revisions and arrangements 1935
House with two doors, music for radio theatre, version 2
for song, orchestra, k1934, r1935
| Title, original; | Den store guden Brown, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | The great God Brown, music for theatre |
| Crew; | violin, viola, cello |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 74 |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play (1926) by Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953, USA), translated to Swedish by ? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-04-27; Kenneth Freiholtz, Allan Pettersson, Carin de Frumerie at Vasateatern in Stockholm in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | HR according to Lyne 1977 & Åhlén 1992, but now? Not listed at the Music Library of Sweden. |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Divertimento. |
| Comments; | The violist at the first performance, Allan Pettersson (1911-80), later became famous as a composer. This very year he composed his 4 improvisations, also for string trio. |
| Title, original; | Divertimento ur Den store guden Brown, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | Divertimento from The great God Brown, music for theatre |
| Crew; | violin, viola, cello |
| Catalogue number; | opus 67, Lyne 74a |
| Composed; | k1936 arr1938(z) |
| Movements; | Tempo di valse, moderato; Allegro vivace; Lento; Poco largo - Allegro con fuoco |
| Playing time; | 15 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1938-03-30: Endre Wolff,
Tage Broström, Guido Vecchi in Gothenburg, broadcasted
in the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. According to Gunnar Sjöqvist on the cover of Polydor 2474 101 the first performance was 1938-02-18 at the Nordic Music Festival in Gothenburg. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | MK (Musikaliska konstföreningen), p1982 |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Einar Sveinbjörnsson,
Ingvar Jonasson, Guido Vecchi, recorded 12-20/4 1977 in
Husie Church, Malmö, issued 1979 as Polydor 2474 101,
14:30 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Lottie Andreason, Ebbe
Grimsland, Gunnar Gentzel, recorded 30 December 1957, 15
minutes. Vastrion (Tamas Vas, Ivan Kassow, Lübonir Dragov), recorded 30 July 1967, 15 minutes. Trio de l'Opéra de Paris (Serge Blanc, Bruno Pasquier, Georges Schwartz), recorded 21 February 1971, 16 minutes. Karl-Ove Mannberg, Robert James, Göran Holmstrand, recorded 18 October 1975, 15 minutes. Mirchevtrion (Vladimir Mirchev, Robert James, Maria Mircheva), recorded 22 October 1980 at the Concert Hall of Helsingborg, 14 minutes. Köpenhamns kammartrio (Kim Sjögren, Bjarne Boie Rasmussen, Lars Holm Johansen), concert 1985 at Nybrokajen 11 in Stockholm, 15 minutes Köpenhamns kammartrio, concert 3 December 1988 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm. Köpenhamns kammartrio, concert in Bofors samlingssal, Karlskoga. Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen (Cecilia Zilliacus, Johanna Persson, Tina Raitinen), concert at Nybrokajen 11 in Stockholm, 5 november 2007, 16 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Den store guden Brown, skådespelsmusik. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Fåglarna, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | The Birds, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | soloists, choir, 3 flute, harp, celesta, glockenspiel |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 75 |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Aristofanes (Aristophanes, ca 450bc - 385bc, Greece) translated to Swedish by Ivar Harrie and Hjalmar Gullberg, 1928. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-02-02 choir, ensemble, Nils Grevillius or HR, at the Radio Theatre of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in theatrical direction by Olof Molander. |
| Manuscript at; | the music library of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Han som ville bli bedragen, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | He who wanted to be deceived (editor's translation), theatre music |
| Crew; | ? |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Ferdinand/Fernand Crommelynck (1886-1970, Belgium), original title ?, in Swedish translation by ? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-05-03: at the Vasa Theatre in Stockholm in theatrical direction by Per Lindberg. |
| Manuscript at; | lost? |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | Might this be the 1920 play Le cocu magnifique? |
| Title, original; | Spökdamen, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | The Phantom Lady, music for theatre |
| Crew; | voices, clarinet, violin, viola, guitar (Lyne 1977 excludes the viola) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 76 |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | text (1630) by Pedro Calderon (1600-81, Spanien) in Swedish translation by Hjalmar Gullberg, 1936. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-11-06: ensemble, Erik Erling at Dramaten, Stockholm in theatrical direction by Olof Molander. |
| Manuscript at; | the music library of Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm. |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Violinkonsert ur Intermezzo, filmmusik till Gustaf Molander |
| Title, translated; | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra from Intermezzo, music for a film by Gustaf Molander |
| Crew; | violin, orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | the film was produced by Svensk Filmindustri. |
| First performance; | the film was premiered 1936-11-16 at Röda Kvarn, Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | ? |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | soundtrack recorded by Charles Barkel, SF-orkestern, Eric Bengtson. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | The film also contains music
by Heinz Provost, JS Bach, Sinding, Schubert, Chopin,
Jules Boisson and Tchaikovsky. The film with a script by Gustaf Molander and Gösta Stevens featured Ingrid Bergman, who three years later starred in a Hollywood-version of the same story, called Intermezzo, a Love Story. |
| Title, original; | Den heliga natten, juloratorium |
| Title, translated; | The Holy Night, christmas oratorio |
| Crew; | recitation, voices, mixed choir, orchestra (1120 2200 11 0 strings, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | opus 70, Lyne 77 |
| Composed; | k1936 |
| Movements; | 1. Prologue (Andantino quasi allegretto), 2. Melodrama (Allegro maestoso), 3. Herdarnas sång (Song of the Shepherds, Allegro moderato), 4. Melodrama (Allegro maestoso), 5. Josefs sång (Joseph's song, Andante semplice [ma non troppo]), 6. Melodrama (Allegro maestoso), 7. Marias vaggsång (Maria's Lullaby, Andante molto tranquillo), 8. Melodrama (Allegro maestoso), 9. Herdarnas sång (Song of the Shepherds, Allegro moderato), 10. De vise männens marsch (March of the Wise Men, Marcia moderato), 11. Melodrama (Allegro maestoso), 12. Heliga tre konungars sång (Song of the Three Magi, Andante moderato), 13. Melodrama (Grave), 14. Herodes sång (Herod's song, Moderato marcato), 15. Melodrama (Andante), 16. Sången om stjärnan (Song of the Star, Andantino). |
| Playing time; | 33 minutes |
| Text by; | The Gospels (Evangelierna)
and Hjalmar Gullberg (1898-1961), parts of his collection
of poems Andliga övningar (1932), the Prologue from
Gullberg's Ett barn är fött idag! from the collection
Sonat (1929). The complete text is printed (in Swedish) in the booklet to Naxos 8.553738. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1936-12-27: Olof Widgren, Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind, Edit Widmark-Lundmark, Olle Björling, Carl Schylling, Torbjörn Wikmark, Anders Strandberg, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska
Musikförlaget) Ed nr 2621, p1944 (36 pages, soli, choir
& piano with text in Swedish and English
[translated by Leonard B Eyre] according to Libris. Soli,
choir & orchestra or organ and strings
according to BURK) Also choral score p1936 (9 pages) with the title "Julkantat" according to Libris Also NMS 2565, p1944 (12 pages) |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Olof Widgren (recitation),
Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind (S), Lorri Lail (contralto),
Arne Ohlson (T), Sven-Olof Ericsson (bar, possibly
not present), Erik Saedén (bas), Leon Björker
(bas), Helge Nilsson (bas), Kammarkören, Eric Ericson,
Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded at
Musikaliska akademien, Stockholm 7/12 + 9/12 1949, first
issued as Radiotjänst RE 746/750 (november 1950), issued
1992 as Caprice CAP 21509 + CAP 21510 = 32:34. Gunnar Sjöberg (recitation), Lill-Kerstin Torlind-Stripple, Judith Garellick, Lars Billengren, Arne Tyrén, Torsten Forslöw, Helge Nilsson, Carl-Eric Hellström, Choir and Orchestra from the Swedish Radio, Eric Ericsson, recorded 24/10 1960, issued as Sveriges Radio RELP 5007. Frej Lindqvist (recitation), Karin Ingebäck, Anna Larsson, Anders Larsson, John Erik Eleby, Håkan Starkenberg, Jesper Taube, Amadei kammarkör (John Erik Eleby), Svenska kammarorkestern, Petter Sundkvist, recorded 18-19/12 1995 at the Örebro Concert Hall, issued 1996 as Naxos 8.553738, also as Marco Polo 8.225123 = 32m; "Sången om stjärnan" also issued as Naxos 8.503096. Maria's Lullaby in an arrangement for vocals and organ: Ingegärd From and Solveig Kristoffersson, issued 1980 on an LP from Rimbo församling. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Gunnar Sjöberg
(recitation), Lill-Kersti Torlind-Stripple (soprano),
Judith Garellick (alto), Lars Billengren (tenor), Arne
Tyrén (bass), Choir and Orchestra from the Swedish
Radio, Eric Ericson, concert recorded 1959 at Musikaliska
Akademien in Stockholm, 34 minutes. Gösta Prüzelius (recitation), Iwa Sörenson (soprano), Anne-Marie Mühle (alto), Magnus Kyhle (tenor), Jerker Arvidsson (bass), Choir and Orchestra from the Swedish Radio, Gustaf Sjökvist, concert 7 December 1988 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm. Henrik Dahl, Ingela Bohlin, Maria Sanner, Henrik Holmberg, Peter Boman, Choir and Orchestra from the Swedish Radio, Mats Nilsson, broadcasted concert 19/12 2001 from the Berwald Hall in Stockholm = 33m. Stina Ekblad (recitation), Anna Zander (soprano), Annika Hudak (alto), Fredrik Mattsson (tenor), Bengt Eklund (bass), Johan Pejler (bass), Lage Wedin (bass), Östen Wall (bass), Choir and Orchestra from the Swedish Radio, Mats Rondin, concert 15 december 2004 at the Berwald Hall in Stockholm = 32m. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | Lill-Kersti
Torlind-Stripple, Ingrid Larsson, Torsten Forslöw, Arne
Tyrén, Brynolf Ström, Gunnar Nordenfors, Folke Wedar,
Västerledskyrkans kör, Radioorkestern, inspelat i
Stockholms konserthus 1959-12-27 |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Anders Tykesson's article
"Den heliga natten - en klingande julkrubba" in
Musikrevy 4/92, in Swedish. Björn Martinson's dissertation "Hilding Rosenbergs apokalyps" (1999, in Swedish) includes a discussion of the harmony of this piece. Christina Tobeck's Blomdahl-dissertation from 2002 (ISBN 91-85974-70-6, in Swedish), part 2, pages 138-140. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | The christmas psalm "Var hälsad sköna morgonstund" is woven into the Prologue. |
| Title, original; | Perserna, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | The Persians, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | bass, mixed choir, orchestra (2*222 2210 12 0 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 78 |
| Composed; | k1937 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 79 minutes |
| Text by; | Aeschylus' (Aiskylos, ca 525 bc - 456 bc, Greece) play (fp 472 bc) in Swedish translation by Emil Zilliacus (1878-1961), p1934. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | the Radio Theatre of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation |
| First performance; | 1937-04-13: Anders de Wahl, Georg Rydeberg, Joel Berglund, Carl Ström, Gerda Lundeqvist, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg, at the Radio Theatre of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, in theatrical direction by CA Dymling. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music
Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) version? This version at the music library of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | the play in theatrical
direction by CA Dymling and with music by Radiokören,
Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg, at the Stockholm
Concert Hall, 13/4 1937, 78:50 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's "Myten spelar på oss och vi på den" in En bok till Hilding Rosenberg 21/6 1977, only in Swedish. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Dramatic oratorio. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Perserna, dramatiskt oratorium |
| Title, translated; | The Persians, dramatic oratorio |
| Crew; | actors, 2 soprano, mezzo,
tenor, bass, mixed choir, flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn,
trombone, 5 percussions according to the Swedish MIC. soloists, choir, orchestra (2222 4231 1 percussions, harp, strings) according to Lyne 1977 & Åhlén 1992. |
| Catalogue number; | opus 71, Lyne 78a |
| Composed; | k1937, arr1938 (finished 1937-09-01 according to Wallner 1977) |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Aeschylus' (Aiskylos, ca 525 bc - 456 bc, Greece) play (fp 472 bc) in Swedish translation by Emil Zilliacus (1878-1961), p1934. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | never performed |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), version? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's "Myten spelar på oss och vi på den" in En bok till Hilding Rosenberg 21/6 1977, only in Swedish. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Music for radio theatre. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Järnålder, kantat, version 1 |
| Title, translated; | Iron Age, cantata, version 1 |
| Crew; | recitation, 3 trumpet, 3 trombone, timpani, percussions, organ |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 97 (incorrectly placed at 1940) |
| Composed; | k1937 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Johannes Edfelt's (1904-97, Sweden), cycle of poems "Järnålder", p1937: Genius (Var gång man trampar...), Poet (I väster och i öster...), Sång av män och kvinnor (Det är det underbara...), Diktator (Jag vet min gudomliga sändning...), Kör av män och kvinnor (De komma med batonger...), Sång av män och kvinnor (O, få vi återfödas...), Poet (Grå soldatesker hör jag...), Kör av kvinnor (Barnen, som vi buro...), Diktator (Jag är det heroiska livet...), Kör av män och kvinnor (Ack, alla bli vi genomskjutna...), Genius (I pöbeltider höjer jag min röst...). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1937-04-17: Naima Wifstrand and others in the Stockholm Concert Hall at Kulturfront's soiree. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph of both versions at a private owner. Copy of both versions at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive). |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | Choir, Orchestra, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded 1937, issued as Sonora test 5244-46 (don't think it was commercially available, not listed at The National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images). |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Björn Martinson's
dissertation "Hilding Rosenbergs apokalyps"
(1999, in Swedish) includes a discussion of the harmony
of this piece. Bo Wallner's article "Tidens oro. Ur ett kapitel om Hilding Rosenberg och 1930-talets svenska musikliv" (7 pages in Swedish) in Studia Musicologica Norvegica 1999. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Version 2. |
| Comments; | The music was recorded after
its first performance so the recording could be used when
"Järnålder" went on tour with a theatre play
(memoirs p112). The soiree was organised as a protest against the Franco fascist-regime in Spain. |
| Title, original; | Järnålder, kantat, version 2 |
| Title, translated; | Iron Age, cantata, version 2 |
| Crew; | recitation, song, 2 flute, 6 clarinet, 4 trumpet, 3 trombone, percussions (possibly also 2 cornets) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 97 (incorrectly placed at 1940) |
| Composed; | k1937 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Johannes Edfelt's (1904-97, Sweden), cycle of poems "Järnålder", p1937: Genius (Var gång man trampar...), Poet (I väster och i öster...), Sång av män och kvinnor (Det är det underbara...), Diktator (Jag vet min gudomliga sändning...), Kör av män och kvinnor (De komma med batonger...), Sång av män och kvinnor (O, få vi återfödas...), Poet (Grå soldatesker hör jag...), Kör av kvinnor (Barnen, som vi buro...), Diktator (Jag är det heroiska livet...), Kör av män och kvinnor (Ack, alla bli vi genomskjutna...), Genius (I pöbeltider höjer jag min röst...). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph of both versions at a private owner. Copy of both versions at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive). |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Excerpt: Björlingkvartetten, Radiokören (?), Hilding Rosenberg, recorded in Studio 2 at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, 21/4 1939, 1:45 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Björn Martinson's
dissertation "Hilding Rosenbergs apokalyps"
(1999, in Swedish) includes a discussion of the harmony
of this piece. Bo Wallner's article "Tidens oro. Ur ett kapitel om Hilding Rosenberg och 1930-talets svenska musikliv" (7 pages in Swedish) in Studia Musicologica Norvegica 1999. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Version 1. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Spelet om Sankt Örjan folkvisedramatisering för barn, version 1 |
| Title, translated; | Spelet om Sankt Örjan, folk song dramatised for children, version 1 |
| Crew; | ? |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 79 |
| Composed; | k1937 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1937-05-22: Högland's School in Bromma, Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), version? |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Version 2. The Song of the Princess for voice & piano. |
| Comments; | It seems to be called
"Riddaren Sankt Örjan" on the autograph. Any suggestions for an English translation of the title? |
| Title, original; | Spelet om Sankt Örjan folkvisedramatisering för barn, version 2 |
| Title, translated; | Spelet om Sankt Örjan, folk song dramatised for children, version 2 |
| Crew; | voices, speakers, speak-choir, 3-part mixed choir, orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 79 |
| Composed; | k1937, r1941 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1941-10-04: Stockholms stads folkskolors sångklasser, Hans Holewa, Stockholm Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), version? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Blomsterflickornas kör: Pupils from Stockholms musikgymnasium & musikklasser, Margareta Stigbrand, recorded spring 1974, issued as CBS 53478. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | http://acat.se/images/orjan.jpg shows a photo from a performance 1962-03-30 at the Stockholm Concert Hall. |
| Related pieces; | Version 1. The Song of the Princess for voice & piano. |
| Comments; | It seems to be called
"Riddaren Sankt Örjan" on the autograph. Any suggestions for an English translation of the title? |
| Title, original; | Prinsessans sång, arr ur Spelet om Sankt Örjan, folkvisedramatisering för barn, version? |
| Title, translated; | The Song of the Princess, arr from Spelet om Sankt Örjan, folk song dramatised for children, version? |
| Crew; | voice, piano |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 79a |
| Composed; | k1937, r1941?, arr1951(z) |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR? |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Elisabeth von Schwerin:
Barnets väg till musiken, Nordiska Musikförlaget,
p1943. Annie Peterson & Birger Oldermark in "Sång och spel", page 44, A&W/Gebers school books, p1951. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | ? |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | The folk song dramatised for children, version? |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Bergslagsfolk, filmmusik till Gunnar Olsson |
| Title, translated; | People of Bergslagen (editor's translation), music for a film by Gunnar Olsson |
| Crew; | orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1937 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Script (called "Jord och malm") by Waldemar Hammenhög, Sölve Cederstrand and Gunnar Olsson. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | the film was produced by Europa Film |
| First performance; | the film was premiered 1937-10-25 at Saga, Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | The Swedish Film Institute. |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | soundtrack recorded by
members from Stockholm's Konsertförenings Orkester and
Hilding Rosenberg. soundtrack for the Polka in "Vi som går scenvägen" performed by ? and ?. soundtrack for the excerpt in "40 år med kungen" performed by Musikhögskolans Elevorkester and Gunnar Stern. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | in the Internet Movie Database at http://us.imdb.com/Details?0028621 |
| Related pieces; | Suite in 2 versions. |
| Comments; | The film also features an
arrangement of the folksong "Det var i vår ungdoms
fagraste vår". In his memoirs (p118) HR writes that the chord played at the film's emotional climax (a kiss) had to be copied to reach the necessary length. The Polka was also used in the Gideon Wahlberg film "Vi som går scenvägen" (p 1938-02-12). Parts of the music was also used in Gösta Werner's documentary "40 år med kungen" (p 1947-08-12). |
| Title, original; | Bergslagsbilder, svit ur filmmusik till Gunnar Olssons Bergslagsfolk |
| Title, translated; | Scenes from the Bergslag, suite from music for Gunnar Olsson's film People of Bergslagen |
| Crew; | small orchestra (2121 2210 11 0 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | opus 72, Lyne 80 |
| Composed; | k1937, arr1937 |
| Movements; | Folket, Bygden, Forsen, Den ljusa sommarnatten, Det gamla bruket, Bergslagsindustri. |