visits since November 2001, not counting the editor
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; | Den brokiga klädnaden, del 1 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | The Motley Dress [editor's translation] (Das bunte Kleid), part 1 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 4431 10 1 strings, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118 |
| Composed; | k1945-6 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 72 minutes |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1946-05-30: Arne Ohlson, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Gabriel Alw, Folke Jonsson, Gösta Bäckelin, Georg Svedenbrant, Folke Rydberg, Claes Göran Stenhammar, Hugo Hasslo, Sally Palmblad, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg and others, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | ? |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | excerpt of 30
minutes: Arne Ohlson, Bernhard Sönnerstedt,
Gabriel Alw, Folke Jonsson, Gösta Bäckelin, Georg
Svedenbrant, Folke Rydberg, Claes Göran Stenhammar, Hugo
Hasslo, Sally Palmblad, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg and
others, Radiokören, Radiotjänsts symfoniorkester,
Hilding Rosenberg at the Stockholm Concert Hall 30 May
1946, 29:35 minutes. Max von Sydow, Christina Öqvist, Liz Beth Olson, Ingrid Olovsdotter-Larsson, Thord Slättegård, Karl-Gustaf Jehrlander, Uld Nordqvist, Gunnar Lundberg, Olle Sivall, Hugo Hasslo, Erik Sundquist, Nils Bäckström, Folke Wedar, Joel Berglund, Arne Tyrén, Carl-Axel Hallgren, Bo Lundborg, Jan-Erik Olsson, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Stig Westerberg, recorded 4 April 1962, 72 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | some parts recorded on 78
rpm and sent to Thomas Mann according to Rosenberg's
memoirs. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Christina Tobeck's Blomdahl-dissertation from 2002 (ISBN 91-85974-70-6, in Swedish), part 2, pages 157-160. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Josef och Potifars hustru, del 2 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | Joseph and the Wife of Potifar, part 2 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 3200 10 2 strings, guitar, mandolin, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118 |
| Composed; | k1945-6 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 91 minutes |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1946-12-19: Inga Sundström, Olle Sivall, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Hugo Hasslo, Arne Ohlson, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg, Brita Leijonflycht, Lisel Sandberg, Iwa Aulin-Voghera, Gunnar Sjöberg, Gösta Bäckeling and others, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Stockholm Concert Hall and broadcasted by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Intermedium:
Radiokören, Radiooorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the
first performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall
1946-12-19, issued 2002 as Caprice CAP 21630, 3:00
minutes. Förgäves har jag kämpat (song by the wife of Potifar): Kjerstin Dellert, Royal Orchestra, Stockholm, Stig Westerberg, recorded 15 September 1962 at the Royal Academy of Music (Stockholm), issued 2000 as Bluebell ABCD 083, 3:27 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Inga Sundström, Olle
Sivall, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Claes-Göran Stenhammar,
Hugo Hasslo, Arne Ohlson, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg,
Brita Leijonflycht, Lisel Sandberg, Iwa Aulin-Voghera,
Gunnar Sjöberg, Gösta Bäckeling and others,
Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the
Stockholm Concert Hall 19 December 1946, 91:15 minutes. Max von Sydow, Kjerstin Dellert, Birgit Nordin, Margot Rödin, Gunnar Lundberg, Kåge Jehrlander, Arne Ohlson, Hugo Hasslo, Arne Tyrén, Sigurd Björling, Kungliga Teaterns kör, Radiiorkestern, Stig Westerberg, recorded 7 November 1962, 82 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Christina Tobeck's Blomdahl-dissertation from 2002 (ISBN 91-85974-70-6, in Swedish), part 2, pages 157-160. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Josef drömtydaren, del 3 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | Joseph, the interpreter of dreams, part 3 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 3320 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118 |
| Composed; | k1945-7 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 97 minutes |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1947-09-09: Olle Sivall, Molly Åsbrink, Arne Ohlson, Gösta Bäckelin, Karl-Olof Johansson, Gunnar Sjöberg, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg and others, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| 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); | Olle Sivall, Molly Åsbrink,
Arne Ohlson, Gösta Bäckelin, Karl-Olof Johansson,
Gunnar Sjöberg, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Bernhard
Sönnerstedt, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg and others,
Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, 9 September
1947, 97:30 minutes. Elsie Eichwald, Gunnel Nygren-Almqvist, Margot Rödin, Ingrid Olovsdotter-Larsson, Gunnar Lundberg, Kåge Jehrlander, Thord Slättegård, Arne Ohlson, Olle Sivall, Bo Lundborg, Martin Lundqvist, Richard Lindskog, Ulf Nordqvist, Gunnar Sjöberg, Radiokören, Stockholms filharmoniska orkester, Stig Westerberg, recorded 23 May 1963, 75 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | some parts recorded (78 rpm?) according to Rosenberg's memoirs, for instance the courier scene and the meeting with the Farao. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Concert version of the tetralogy, Partita for orchestra in 2 versions. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Partita version 1 ur Josef drömtydaren, del 3 av operaoratorierna Josef och hans bröder |
| Title, translated; | Partita version 1 from Joseph, the interpreter of dreams, part 3 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | orchestra (2222 4331 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1945-7, arr1948 |
| Movements; | 1. Sinfonia, 2. I Faraos palats, 3. Canzona lamentosa, 4. Fuga: Faraos ilbud. |
| Playing time; | 15 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1949-12-14: Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Fuga: Faraos ilbud with Stockholms konsertförenings orkester, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded 14 December 1949 in the Stockholm Concert Hall, issued 1995 as Phono suecia PSCD 79 = 4:21. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Stockholm Concert Society
Orchestra, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded at a concert 14
December 1949 at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, 15
minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Version 2 of the Partita. Joseph, the interpreter of dreams, part 3 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio. Possibly also the concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; | Where these pieces vocal in the opera-oratotio? |
| Title, original; | Partita version 2 ur Josef drömtydaren, del 3 av operaoratorierna Josef och hans bröder |
| Title, translated; | Partita version 2 from Joseph, the interpreter of dreams, part 3 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | orchestra (2222 4331 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118b |
| Composed; | k1945-7, arr1950(z) |
| Movements; | 1. Sinfonia, 2. Canzona lamentosa, 3. Fuga: Faraos ilbud. |
| Playing time; | 16m |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1950-02-28: Göteborgs SO, Hilding Rosenberg at the Gothenburg Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Fuga: Faraos ilbud with Stockholms konsertförenings orkester, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded 14 December 1949 in the Stockholm Concert Hall, issued 1995 as Phono suecia PSCD 79 = 4:21. |
| 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 1 of the Partita. Joseph, the interpreter of dreams, part 3 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio. Possibly also the concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; | Where these pieces vocal in the opera-oratotio? |
| Title, original; | Josef försörjaren, del 4 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | Joseph, the provider, part 4 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 4220 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118 |
| Composed; | k1945-7 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 109 minutes |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1948-03-23: Eva Prytz, Gösta Bäckelin, Olle Sivall, Arne Ohlson, Herbert Krantz, Gösta Collsté, Karl-Gustaf Jehrlander, Gösta Lindberg, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Hugo Hasslo, Rune Lindström, Olle Björling, Georg Svedenbrant, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Erik Sundqvist, Johannes Norrby and others, Radiokören, Barnkören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | ? |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Eva Prytz, Gösta Bäckelin,
Olle Sivall, Arne Ohlson, Herbert Krantz, Gösta
Collsté, Karl-Gustaf Jehrlander, Gösta Lindberg,
Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Hugo Hasslo, Rune Lindström,
Olle Björling, Georg Svedenbrant, Bernhard Sönnerstedt,
Erik Sundqvist, Johannes Norrby and others, Radiokören,
Children's Choir, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at
the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, dress
rehearsal 22 March 1948, 109:45 minutes. Eva Prytz, Gösta Bäckelin, Olle Sivall, Arne Ohlson, Herbert Krantz, Gösta Collsté, Karl-Gustaf Jehrlander, Gösta Lindberg, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Hugo Hasslo, Rune Lindström, Olle Björling, Georg Svedenbrant, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Erik Sundqvist, Johannes Norrby and others, Radiokören, Children's Choir, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, first performance 23 March 1948, 109 minutes. Elsie von Eichwald, Thord Slättegård, Olle Sivall, Gunnar Lundberg, Kåge Jehrlander, Arne Ohlson, John Eric Jacobsson, Joel Berglund, Paul Höglund, Erik Sundquist, Carl-Axel Hallgren, Rolf Jupither, Bo Lundborg, Arne Tyrén, Martin Lundquist, Gunnar Sjöberg, Radiokören, Barnkör från Adolf Fredriks sångklasser, Stockholms filharmoniska orkester, Stig Westerberg recorded 11 September 1963, 101 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Concert version of the tetralogy. Inlaga (Aser och Serach). Vårsången. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Inlaga (Aser och Serach) till Josef försörjaren, del 4 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | Inlay (Aser och Serach) for Joseph, the provider, part 4 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | soli, harp, strings |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118c |
| Composed; | k1945-7(?) |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | STIM according to Lyne 1977, but not listed at the Swedish MIC 011130 unless it's the same as "Serachs lovsång". |
| 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; | Joseph, the provider, part 4 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio. Possibly also the concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; | I don't know if this piece
was composed before or after the first performance. Is this piece the one the Swedish MIC calls "Serachs lovsång"? |
| Title, original; | Vårsången, nr 23 ur Josef försörjaren, del 4 av Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorie |
| Title, translated; | The Spring Song, No 23 from Joseph, the provider, part 4 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | children's choir |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118d |
| Composed; | k1945-7? |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | don't know when first performed separately from the opera. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | STIM according to Lyne 1977, but not listed at the Swedish MIC 011130 unless it's the same as "Spring Pastorale". |
| 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; | Joseph, the provider, part 4 of Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio. Possibly also the concert version of the tetralogy. |
| Comments; | Could this piece be the same as the one the Swedish MIC calls "Spring Pastorale"? |
| Title, original; | Josef och hans bröder, konsertversion av operaoratoriet |
| Title, translated; | Joseph and his brothers, concert version of the opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 4331 10 2 strings, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 118a |
| Composed; | k1945-8, arr1951 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 108 minutes |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1951-06-17: Ann-Sofi Rosenberg, Eva Prytz, Arne Ohlson, Olle Sivall, Gösta Bäckelin, Olle Björling, Claes-Göran Stenhammar, Bernhard Sönnerstedt, Nils Hedström, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Hilding Rosenberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. (Lyne 1977 gives the date as 16-17/6 1951: was it a night performance or divided in 2 parts? Åhlén 1992 gives the date 1952-05-07 at the Stockholm Concert Hall, but with the same performers.) |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC. According to Libris the choral parts was published by Edition Suecia in 1973, 52 pages. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | ? |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Arne Ohlson (Josef),
Ann-Sofi Rosenberg (Mut-em-enet), Eva Prytz (Serach),
Olle Sivall (Farao and Benjamin), Gösta Bäckelin (Ruben
and Dan), Olle Björling (Naftali), Claes-Göran
Stenhammar (Juda), Bernhard Sönnerstedt (Jakob and A
herald), Nils Hedström (Eliezer and Aser), Radiokören,
Swedish RSO, Hilding Rosenberg, recorded 16 and 17 June
1952, 108 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Den brokiga klädnaden, Josef och Potifars hustru, Josef drömtydaren, Josef försörjaren. Possibly also the separate orchestral and vocal pieces mentioned elsewhere on this page. |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Vårpastoral ur Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorium |
| Title, translated; | Spring Pastorale from Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | 2222 3220 10 1 strings, celesta |
| Catalogue number; | no, unless the same as 118d (Vårsången). |
| Composed; | k1945-8 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| 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 tetralogy and possibly also the concert version. |
| Comments; | Don't know what part of the tetralogy this comes from unless it's the the same as Lyne 1977 gives number 118d (Vårsången). |
| Title, original; | Serachs lovsång ur Josef och hans bröder, operaoratorium |
| Title, translated; | Serach's song of praise, from Joseph and his brothers, opera-oratorio |
| Crew; | song, orchestra (2222 3200 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | no, unless the same as Lyne 118c, Inlaga (Aser och Serach) |
| Composed; | k1945-6 |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | HR after Thomas Mann's (1875-1955) Joseph-tetralogy, 1933-43: Jaakobs upplevelser (abridged Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Die Geschichten Jaakobs/Joseph and his brothers), Den unge Josef (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1935, Der junge Joseph/Young Joseph), Josef i Egypten (Swedish translation by Bertil Malmberg 1939, Joseph in Ägypten/Joseph in Egypt), Josef försörjaren (Swedish translation by Nils Holmberg 1944, Joseph der Erährer/Joseph the Provider). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| 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 tetralogy and possibly also the concert version. |
| Comments; | Don't know what part of the tetralogy this comes from unless it's the the same as Lyne 1977 gives number 118c, Inlaga (Aser och Serach). |
| Title, original; | Ödemarksprästen, filmmusik till Gösta Folke |
| Title, translated; | The Country Priest, music for a film by Gösta Folke |
| Crew; | orchestra? |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1946 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Script by Rune Lindström (1916-74, Sweden) after a novel (p1938) by Harald Hornborg (1890-1976, Finland) |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | the film was produced by Sandrews. |
| First performance; | 1946-03-30 at the Concert Hall Cinema in Karlskrona. |
| Manuscript at; | the Swedish Film Institute
according to Lyne 1977. at HR according to Åhlén 1992, though not listed at the archive of 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; | in the Internet Movie Database at http://us.imdb.com/Details?0039119 |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | Incorrectly called Ödemaktsprästen in Grove 1980 (The priest of fate). |
| Title, original; | Ouvertura Bianca-nera, kongress-ouvertyr |
| Title, translated; | Ouvertura Bianca-nera, Congress Overture |
| Crew; | string orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 119 |
| Composed; | k1946 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 9 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | XVIII International PEN-club Congress in Stockholm 1946. |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1946-01-01: Orchestra, Kurt
Bendix at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm according to the
Swedish MIC. 1946-06-02: Stockholms Kammarorkester, Kurt Bendix at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm according to Åhlén 1992. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) Ed nr 3090, p1946. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Musica Vitae, Michael
Bartosch, recorded 14-16 may 2001 in Hemmesjö Church,
issued as Intim Musik IMCD 076, 9:23 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Malmö konserthusstiftelses
orkester, Albert Wolff, recorded 11 November 1957, 10
minutes. Stockholms filharmoniska orkester, Anders Jansson, recorded 10 October 1972, 11 minutes. Swedish RSO, Eri Klas, recorded ? |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Concerto nr 1 (Eden [Adam och Eva], balett) |
| Title, translated; | Concerto No 1 (Eden [Adam and Eve], ballet) |
| Crew; | violin, viola, cello, string orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 120, Lyne 120a (ballet) |
| Composed; | k1946 |
| Movements; | Allegro con fuoco, Andantino ma tranquillo, Allegro assai. |
| Playing time; | 22 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | Paul Kletzki |
| Commissioned by; | Konsertföreningen & Paul Kletzki |
| First performance; | 1947-02-05: Konsertföreningens orkester, Paul Kletzki at the Stockholm Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) Ed nr 3292, Edition Musicalia nr 956, p1948 |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Josef Grünfarb, Tage
Broström, Gunnar Norrby, Stockholms Konsertförenings
orkester, Carl von Garaguly, recorded 23/11 and 5/12 1950
at Musikaliska akademien in Stockholm, issued may 1951 as
HMV DBS 11057, DB 11058/59, 1988 on cd as BIS CD 421B. Jeunesse Musicale World Orchestra 1988, Sixten Ehrling, recorded 27-28/6 1988, issued as Caprice CAP 21370. Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Johannes Goritzki, recorded 10-11 November 1997, issued as CPO 999 573, = 22:41. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Stockholms konsertförenings
orkester, Paul Kletzki, recorded 2 May 1947, 22 minutes. Radioorkestern, Georg Ludwig Jochum, recorded 5 July 1957, 24 minutes. Stockholms filharmoniska orkester, Rafael Kubelik, recorded 3 November 1960, 24 minutes. Norrköpings kammarorkester, Georg Raymond, recorded 26 March 1968, 22 minutes. Andreas Röhn, Björn Sjögren, Åke Olofsson, Swedish RSO, Gary Bertini, recorded 25 July 1975, 22 minutes. Kungliga hovkapellet, Sixten Ehrling, concert 28 October 1976 at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 22 minutes. Världsungdomsorkestern (World Youth Orchestra), Sixten Ehrling, concert 28 July 1988 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | Italian Radio SO in Turin,
Herbert von Karajan, concert 1954, 21 minutes. In 1982 Sveriges Television recorded a public performance at Cirkus in Stockholm of Adam and Eve in choreography by Birgit Cullberg, danced by Rudolf Nurejev and Daniela Malusardi. The unidentified orchestra was conducted by Mats Liljefors. The music is 16:45 minutes, the program 20 minutes. According to The National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images there's another Swedish TV-recording of Adam and Eve in Cullberg's choreography from 1964. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's article
"Hilding Rosenbergs Concerti" in Musikrevy 4/92
(in Swedish). Bo Wallner's article "Kring Rosenbergs Riflessioni 1-3" (in Swedish) in Nutida Musik no 4 1961-2. |
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| Comments; | The piece was written as "absolute music", but parts of it were later used as ballet music for Eden (Adam och Eva, pas de deux) with choreography by Birgit Cullberg, scenery and costumes by Per Falk, lighting by Nananne Porcher, world premiere at 54th Street Theatre (other sources say American Ballet Theatre) in New York 1961-10-04. Original cast: Caj Selling (Adam), Mariane Orlando (Eve). Swedish premiere 1961-10-19 at the Royal Swedish Opera with Hovkapellet & Bertil Bokstedt. |
| Title, original; | Fantasi 1946 |
| Title, translated; | Fantasy 1946 |
| Crew; | organ |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1946 |
| Movements; | one |
| Playing time; | 5m |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | To Valter Wennlund's birthday |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1994-11-14: Erik Boström in the Oscar's Church in Stockholm |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | Runa, p1994 in "5 orgelstycken". |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Erik Boström, at the organ
of Oscar's church, Stockholm. |
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| Comments; | It's called Fantasi och fuga on the autograph. According to Runa-förlaget the fugue is missing though. There's also 2 slightly different versions of the Fantasy. |
| Title, original; | Philoktetes, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | Philoktetes, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | choir, orchestra (2102 2000 1 harp, strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 121 |
| Composed; | k1947 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Sofokles (Sophocles, ca 497bc - 406bc, Greece) in Swedish translation by Emil Zilliacus (1878-1961), p1947. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1947-02-20: 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 |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
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| Title, original; | Richard III, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | Richard III, music for theatre |
| Crew; | men’s choir, 8 winds, cello, double bass, 2 percussions (1*111 2200 11 0, cello, double bass) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 122 |
| Composed; | k1947 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play (1592-3) by William Shakespeare (1564-1616, England) in Swedish translation probably by Karl August Hagberg (1810-64). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1947-03-07: ensemble, Sten Frykberg at Dramaten, Stockholm in theatrical direction by Alf Sjöberg. |
| Manuscript at; | the music library of Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
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Revisions and arrangements
1945-7
Symphony No 4, The revelation of St. John,
version 2 for recitation, choir, organ, k1940, arr1945-7
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