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; | En hovdikt (Från det höga jadegemaket), nr 9 ur 14 kinesiska poem/sånger |
| Title, translated; | A palace poem (Från det höga jadegemaket), no 9 from 14 Chinese poems/songs |
| Crew; | voice, piano |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 116:9 |
| Composed; | k1951 |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | 1-2 minutes |
| Text by; | Ku K'uang in translation by Erik Blomberg (1894-1965, Sweden) from the collection Jadeberget, kinesisk lyrik från Tangdynastin 618-906 (p1944). Also on the cover of BIS LP 190 and CD 38 (in Swedish and English). |
| Dedicated to; | no |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | nos 1-10 fp 1954-11-25 by
Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Wilhelm Freund in: Stockholm (according
to the Swedish MIC). nos 7-10 fp 1955-06-10 by Elisabeth Söderström, Gunnar Hallhagen at a Fylkingen concert in Börshuset during Stockholms festspel (according to Lyne 1977 & Åhlén 1992). |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | MK (Musikaliska
konstföreningen) Ed nr 161, p1962 (MK/NMS according
to Lyne 1977, NMS according to Åhlén 1992). nos 1-10 also available at the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Rolf Leanderson, baritone;
Helene Leanderson, piano, recorded 16-17/1 1982 in the
BIS Studio, Djursholm, issued as BIS LP-190 + CD-38, 1:33
minutes. Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Jan Eyron, recorded 13 & 19/9 1984, issued as Bluebell BELL 205. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Wilhelm
Freund, recorded 25 November 1954. Elisabeth Söderström, Gunnar Hallhagen, recorded 10 June 1955. Astrid Andersson, Wilhelm Freund, recorded 23 January 1963. Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Birgit Sommer, recorded 20 February 1966. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
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| Comments; | I've listed the 14 Chinese Songs separately as much information differs from song to song. They're also placed at their actual year of composition: nos 1-6 = 1945, nos 7-8 = 1950, nos 9-10 = 1951, nos 11-14 = 1948. |
| Title, original; | Gränslös längtan (Jag längtar gränslöst), nr 10 ur 14 kinesiska poem/sånger |
| Title, translated; | Endless yearning (Jag längtar gränslöst), no 10 from 14 Chinese poems/songs |
| Crew; | voice, piano |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 116:10 |
| Composed; | k1951 |
| Movements; | no |
| Playing time; | 2 minutes |
| Text by; | poem by Li-Po in translation by Erik Blomberg (1894-1965, Sweden) from the collection Jadeberget, kinesisk lyrik från Tangdynastin 618-906 (p1944). Also on the cover of BIS LP 190 and CD 38 (in Swedish and English). |
| Dedicated to; | no |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | nos 1-10 fp 1954-11-25 by
Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Wilhelm Freund in: Stockholm (according
to the Swedish MIC). nos 7-10 fp 1955-06-10 by Elisabeth Söderström, Gunnar Hallhagen at a Fylkingen concert in Börshuset during Stockholms festspel (according to Lyne 1977 & Åhlén 1992). |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | MK (Musikaliska
konstföreningen) Ed nr 161, p1962 (MK/NMS according
to Lyne 1977, NMS according to Åhlén 1992). nos 1-10 also available at the Swedish MIC. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Rolf Leanderson, baritone;
Helene Leanderson, piano, recorded 16-17/1 1982 in the
BIS Studio, Djursholm, issued as BIS LP-190 + CD-38, 2:24
minutes. Maria Lafveskans (soprano), Isabel Björg Carlander, recorded in the Lenhovda church september 1993, issued as Chamber Sound CSCD 9306, 2:01 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Wilhelm
Freund, recorded 25 November 1954. Elisabeth Söderström, Gunnar Hallhagen, recorded 10 June 1955. Astrid Andersson, Wilhelm Freund, recorded 23 January 1963. Ann-Sofie Rosenberg, Birgit Sommer, recorded 20 February 1966. Solveig Faringer, Gustav Djupsjöbacka, concert at the Academy of Music, Stockholm 1985. |
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| Comments; | I've listed the 14 Chinese Songs separately as much information differs from song to song. They're also placed at their actual year of composition: nos 1-6 = 1945, nos 7-8 = 1950, nos 9-10 = 1951, nos 11-14 = 1948. |
| Title, original; | Violinkonsert nr 2 |
| Title, translated; | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 2 |
| Crew; | violin, orchestra (2222 3200 10 1 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 134 |
| Composed; | k1951 |
| Movements; | Allegro moderato, Poco adagio, Allegro (Caprice 21367 is wrong in only calling the second movement "Adagio") |
| Playing time; | 32 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1952-02-13: Camilla Wicks, Stockholms konsertförenings orkester, Sixten Eckerberg at the Stockholm Concert Hall. 53-03-25 according to Grove 1980. Sixten Ehrling according to Åhlén 1992. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive). |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) Ed nr 5483, p1961 (reduction for violin & piano and violin part). |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Leon Spierer, Stockholms PO,
Arvid Jansons, recorded 19/9 1981, issued as Caprice CAP
1225, on cd as Caprice CAP 21367 = 32:03. Gunnar Barter, Stockholms PO, Herbert Blomstedt, concert recorded 7 September 1967, issued as Gunnar Barter GB 1-2, 30 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Endre Wolf, Swedish RSO,
Stig Westerberg, concert 12 August 1961 at Musikaliska
akademiens stora sal, Stockholm, 31 minutes. Per Enoksson, Gothenburg SO, Michel Tabachnik, concert 19 January 1990 in the Gothenburg Concert Hall. Zvi Zeitlin, Stockholm PO, Leif Segerstam, concert 14 January 1988 in the Stockholm Concert Hall. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Joakim Andersson's article
"Hilding Rosenberg och 50-talet" in Musikrevy
4/92, in Swedish. Bo Wallner's text (in English) for the booklet to Caprice 21367. Anders Tykesson: "Gestaltande analys. Analytisk gestaltning. Om verkanalys som redskap i musikalisk interpretation med ett studium av Hilding Rosenbergs Violinkonsert nr 2 (1951) och Lars-Erik Larssons Violinkonsert op 42 (1952)". 70 pages of text + 77 pages of extracts from the scores. In Swedish. From 2003. |
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| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Symfoni nr 6, Sinfonia semplice |
| Title, translated; | Symphony No 6, Sinfonia semplice |
| Crew; | orchestra (2222 3230 11 0 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 135 |
| Composed; | k1951 |
| Movements; | 1. Adagio, 2. Alla marcia - allegro, 3. Recitativo - allegro, 4. Inno - allegro moderato |
| Playing time; | 24 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | The 40th anniversary of Gävleborgs orkesterförening. |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1952-01-16: Gävleborgs orkesterförening, Stig Westerberg at the Gävle stadsteater. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska musikförlaget) Ed nr 6061, p1964. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Stockholms SO, Stig
Westerberg recorded at the Stockholm Concert Hall
1960-05-22, issued as Phono suecia PSCD 100, previously
as Swedish Society LT 43053 + Telefunken SLT 43053 +
Turnabout TV-S 34318 (p1970), 24 minutes. Göteborgs SO, Charles Dutoit, recorded at a concert 1977-09-08 at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, issued as BIS LP 301-303. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Stockholms konsertförenings
orkester, Stig Westerberg,recorded 4 February 1953, 25
minutes. Radioorkestern, Stig Westerberg, recorded 26 July 1959, 24 minutes. Stockholm PO, Jorma Panula, recorded 28 August 1981, 25 minutes. Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg, concert 10 October 1986 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, 26 minutes. Malmö SO, Mario Venzago, concert 9 october 2008 in Malmö Concert Hall, 22 minutes, with the second movement played last (approved by Rosenberg's family). |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | BBC SO, Mario Venzago,
concert 2005 at BBC's Maida Vale Studios, 25 minutes,
with the second movement played last (approved by
Rosenberg's family). |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner in the cd-booklet to Phono suecia PSCD 100 (in Swedish and English). |
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| Comments; | Possibly with some revisions made in 1955 (according to Bo Wallner in Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, 1998). |
| Title, original; | Konung Oidipus, skådespelsmusik |
| Title, translated; | King Oidipus, music for theatre |
| Crew; | song, piano, percussions ("choir" rather than "song" according to Lyne 1977) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 136 |
| Composed; | k1951 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Sofokles (Sophocles, ca 497bc - 406bc, Greece) in Swedish translation probably by Erik Staaff, p1916. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1951-10-25 at Dramaten, Stockholm in theatrical direction by Olof Molander. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| 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; | |
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| Comments; | it's called "Musik till
Oidipus" at the Swedish MIC, just
"Oidipus" in Grove 1980 and Lyne 1977,
"Konung Oidipus" in Åhlén 1992. HR also wrote theatre music for Oidipus in 1945 and 1926, revised 1941. |
Revisions and arrangements 1951
Joseph and his brothers, concert version of the
opera-oratorio, voices, mixed choir, orchestra, k1945-8, arr1951
| Title, original; | Allt som har sovit under vintern, barnvisa |
| Title, translated; | Allt som har sovit under vintern, children's song |
| Crew; | song, ? |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 139 |
| Composed; | k1952 |
| Movements; | one I suppose |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Bengt Franzén |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1952-03-03 at a children's concert at Fylkingen, Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | Aulin & Levander, Skolsånger, page 261. |
| 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 article "Rosenbergiana" (5 pages in Swedish) in Musikrevy no 4 1962. |
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| Comments; | A straight translation of the title would be "Everything that has slept during the winter". |
| Title, original; | Toccata, aria pastorale, ciaccona |
| Title, translated; | Toccata, aria pastorale, ciaccona |
| Crew; | organ |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 137 |
| Composed; | k1952 |
| Movements; | the three of the title |
| Playing time; | 26 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | Alf Linder |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1952-06-21: Alf Linder at Oscar's church in Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) Ed nr 6433, p1974. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Alf Linder, recorded 20/5
and 30/9 1975 at the organ of Oscar's church in
Stockholm, issued 1980 as Caprice CAP 1064, 26 minutes. Toccata: Greta Lundkvist at an organ in Virserum, recorded 26 january 1998, issued 1998 as Nosag CD 031, 5:40 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Alf Linder, recorded 24
September 1954 in Uppsala, 25 minutes. Rolf Stenholm, recorded 7 March 1962 at the organ of Delsbo church, 25 minutes. Rolf Stenholm, concert 1984 at Matteus church in Norrköping. Hans Fagius, concert 1989 in Trefaldighetskyrkan, Gävle. Erik Lundkvist, concert 10 December 1989. Erik Lundkvist at the Gustaf Vasa church in Stockholm (possibly the same recording as above), 22 minutes Erik Boström, recorded 5 April 1992 at the Oscar's church, Stockholm. Toccata: Hans Fagius, recorded 24 May 1973 at the organ of Adolf Fredriks church in Stockholm, 5 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Lennart Hedwall in the
article "Hilding Rosenbergs orgelmusik" (in
Swedish) in Musikrevy No 2 1982. Erik Lundkvist's article "Född med en orgelton i skallen..." in Musikrevy 4/1992 (only in Swedish). Henrik Karlsson in the booklet to Caprice CAP 1064 (in Swedish, English and German). |
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| Comments; | In an interview with Erik
Lundkvist 1980 HR stated that he thought the piece best
suited to a baroque organ (Musikrevy 4/92). Ciaccona with 15 variations on a 10-measure sarabande. |
| Title, original; | Missionären och medicinmannen (Lianbron, Under Södra korset), filmmusik till Sven Nykvist |
| Title, translated; | The Missionary and the Medicine Man (Unter dem Kreuz des Südens), music for a film by Sven Nykvist |
| Crew; | orchestra (1111 2100 percussions, harp, strings) |
| Catalogue number; | no |
| Composed; | k1946-52 |
| Movements; | Afrikansk pastoral, Andante religioso |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Script by Olof Bergström and Sven Nykvist after stories and diaries of the missionary Gustaf Nykvist (1871-1944). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | the film was produced by Sandrews. |
| First performance; | 1952-10-13 at Grand in Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), also at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (according to Lyne 1977) and at the Swedish Film Institute (according to Åhlén 1992). |
| 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?0045278 |
| Related pieces; | |
| Comments; | Filmed in Africa. Åhlén 1992 calls it Missionären och medicinmannen, the Internet Movie Database as well as "Svensk filmografi" calls it Under södra korset. Lowell Mason also contributes with music. |
| Title, original; | Ingresso solenne del Premio Nobel, festuvertyr |
| Title, translated; | Ingresso solenne del Premio Nobel, festival overture |
| Crew; | orchestra (2222 4340 10 0 strings) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 138 |
| Composed; | k1952 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 3 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1952-12-10; Konsertföreningens orkester, HR at the Stockholm Concert Hall. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Konsertföreningens
orkester, HR, recorded 10 December 1952 at the Stockholm
Concert Hall, 3 minutes. |
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| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Wadköping runt, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | Wadköping round, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | flute, trumpet, string orchestra, percussions |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 140 |
| Composed; | k1952 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | play by Alf Henrikson (1905-95, using the pseudonym A Henriques), not published (?) |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1953-01-04: ensemble, Sten Frykberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in theatrical direction by Henrik Dyfverman. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | no, available through the
Swedish MIC. also at the music library of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation according to Åhlén 1992. |
| 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; | Tema & variationer (?) |
| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Tema och 11 variationer ur Wadköping runt, radioteatermusik |
| Title, translated; | Theme and 11 variations, from Wadköping round, music for radio theatre |
| Crew; | flute, trumpet, string orchestra, percussions |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 140 |
| Composed; | k1952 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | ? |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| 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; | music for radio theatre (?) |
| Comments; | I'm not sure if this really is a separate piece or just a "subtitle", technical description of the music for radio theatre. |
Revisions and arrangements 1952
Blood Wedding, music for radio theatre, revision
for voices, choir, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, guitar,
percussions, k1944, r1952
| Title, original; | Stråkkvartett nr 6 |
| Title, translated; | String Quartet No 6 |
| Crew; | 2 violin, viola, cello |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 141 |
| Composed; | k1953 |
| Movements; | 1. Andante - allegro, 2. Allegretto, 3. Presto, 4. Adagio |
| Playing time; | 21 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1954-05-25: Kyndelkvartetten (Otto Kyndel, Celia Aumere, Kurt Lewin, Folke Bramme) at Kammarmusikföreningen Fylkingen in Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive). |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska musikförlaget) Ed nr 4916, p1956. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Kyndelkvartetten, recorded
12/5 1956, issued as Swedish Society LT 33122 +
Telefunken SWS LT 33122 + Westminster XWN 18704. Gotlandskvartetten (Mats Zetterqvist, June Gustafson, Karin Ahnlund, Ewa Forsberg), recorded 30/5 1980 in Studio 3 at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Caprice CAP 21352 + CAP 21431 + CAP 1237, 21 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Kyndelkvartetten, recorded
27 September 1954, 22 minutes. Kyndelkvartetten, recorded 4 June 1956 at ISCM Festival in Stockholm, 22 minutes. Benthienkvartetten, recorded 1 April 1968, 22 minutes. Lysellkvartetten, recorded 7 February 1976, 23 minutes. Gotlandskvartetten, recorded 1 March 1980 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, 23 minutes. Gotlandskvartetten, recorded 7 November 1980, 21 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner in the cd-booklet
to Caprice CAP 21352 + CAP 21431 (in Swedish and
English). Bo Wallner in Nutida Musik no 4/1961-2 (only in Swedish), 5 pages. |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | String Quartet No 12, Quartetto riepilogo (1957). |
| Comments; | The cantilena that begins
this quartet is alluded to in the 12th quartet. In
Wallner's article in NM 4/1961-2 the cantilena is said to
originate in "a solo sonata". This quartet won first prize at the ISCM festival in Stockholm 1956. |
| Title, original; | Cellokonsert nr 2 |
| Title, translated; | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No 2 |
| Crew; | cello, orchestra (2222 3300 11 0 strings [2222 2300 1 strings according to Lyne 1977]) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 142 |
| Composed; | k1953 (september) |
| Movements; | Allegro moderato, Andante, Vivace |
| Playing time; | 26 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1954-04-24: Massimo Amfitheatroff, Radioorkestern, Sten Frykberg, broadcasted from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. |
| Manuscript at; | Autograph at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | CG (SK-Gehrmans Musikförlag) Ed nr 5032B, p1956. 2001: orchestral score with number 5032P. 2001 also pianoscore available as CG (SK-Gehrmans Musikförlag) 5032U. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Ola Karlsson, Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg, recorded 13/10 1982 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, issued 1985 as Caprice CAP 1283 = 28 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Massimo Amfitheatrof,
Radioorkestern, Sten Frykberg, recorded 25 April 1954, 27
minutes. Massimo Amfitheatrof, Göteborgs orkesterförening, Sten Frykberg, recorded 16 February 1955, 26 minutes. Gösta Lundqvist, Radioorkestern, Sten Frykberg, recorded 23 May 1959, 26 minutes. Åke Olofsson, Swedish RSO, Sixten Ehrling, recorded 2 December 1972 at Cirkus, 24 minutes. Ola Karlsson, Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg, concert 15 October 1982 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, 27 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's article
"Rosenberg och violoncellen" in Nutida Musik No
1 1982/83 (in Swedish). Bo Wallner in the booklet to Caprice CAP 1283 (in Swedish and English). |
| Internet-resources; | |
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| Comments; |
| Title, original; | Kaspers fettisdag, kammaropera |
| Title, translated; | Punch's Shrove Tuesday (Le Mardi-gras de Polichinelle), chamber opera |
| Crew; | voices, mixed choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quintet, piano, 2 percussions |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 143 |
| Composed; | k1953 |
| Movements; | ? |
| Playing time; | 90m |
| Text by; | August Strindberg's (1849-1912, Sweden) play (p1901) and some of his poems. Prologue by Alf Henriksson. |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1954-01-28: Björn Forsell, Birgit Schöldberg-Stenberg, Sigvard Berg, Eva Prytz, Erik Sundqvist, Arne Wiren, Erik Saedén, Sven-Erik Jacobsson, Radiokören, Radioorkestern, Sten Frykberg at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation in theatrical direction by Hans Dahlin. |
| 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); | Sigvard Berg (Kasper), Eva
Prytz (Kasperina), Björn Forsell (Direktörn), Birgit
Schöldberg-Stenberg (Direktörns fru), Erik Sundquist
(Officeren), Arne Wirén (Fordringsägaren), Erik Saedén
(Döden), Sven-Erik Jakobsson (Polisen), Gunnar Sjöberg
(prolog), Orchestra, Sten Frykberg, recorded 28 January
1954, 38 minutes. |
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| Comments; |
| Title, original; | 3 svenska folkvisor |
| Title, translated; | 3 Swedish Folksongs |
| Crew; | mixed choir |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 144 |
| Composed; | k1953 |
| Movements; | Herrar och furstar, Kärleksvisa, Det var en lördagsafton |
| Playing time; | ? |
| Text by; | Traditional, Lasse Lucidor (actually Lars Johansson, 1638-74, Sweden), Traditional |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1953 in USA fp in Sweden 1953-10-26: Radiokören, Eric Ericson |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) Ed nr 4356, 4357, 4358, p1953. |
| 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; | |
| Comments; | Åhlén 1992 indicates "(arr)" for nos 1 & 3. |
| Title, original; | Soloviolinsonat nr 2 |
| Title, translated; | Sonata for solo violin No 2 |
| Crew; | violin |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 145 |
| Composed; | k1953 |
| Movements; | 1. Moderato energico, 2. Allegro moderato |
| Playing time; | 10m |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1966-06-02: Gunnar Barter at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Manuscript at; | ? |
| Published by; | NMS (Nordiska Musikförlaget) p1965 |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Gunnar Barter, recorded 31/5
1970 at the Stockholm Concert Hall, issued 1971 as
Caprice CAP 1010 (Expo Norr Riks LP 10) = 10m. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Gunnar Barter, recorded 2
June 1966, 10 minutes. Kjell Lysell, recorded ? |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | |
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| Comments; |
Revisions and arrangements 1953
Variazioni su una sarabanda (Variations on a
sarabande) for violin, chamber orchestra, k1929, arr 1953
| Title, original; | Concerto nr 3, Louisville, original |
| Title, translated; | Concerto No 3, Louisville, original |
| Crew; | violin, viola, cello, orchestra |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 146 |
| Composed; | k1954 |
| Movements; | Andante quieto, Poco adagio, Allegro energico |
| Playing time; | 24m |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | The Louisville Orchestra |
| First performance; | 1955-03-12: The Louisville
Orchestra, Robert Whitney in Louisville, Kentucky. Swedish fp: 1956-11-16: Radioorkestern, Robert Whitney. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), version? |
| Published by; | no |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Sidney Harth, Virginia
Schneider, Grace Whitney, Louisville Orchestra, Robert
Whitney, recorded 12/3 1955, issued as Louisville LOU
56-1. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Stockholms filharmoniska
orkester, Sixten Ehrling, recorded 2 April 1958, 25
minutes. Stockholms filharmoniska orkester, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, recorded 24 February 1960, 24 minutes. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | Südwestfunkorkestern,
Sixten Ehrling, recorded 20 February 1959, 24 minutes. |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's article "Hilding Rosenbergs Concerti" in Musikrevy 4/92 (in Swedish). |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Revised version. |
| Comments; | Uses a melody from Karl Tirén's (1869-1955) Die lappische Volksmusik (p1942) in the finale: no 313, Björnen (The Bear). |
| Title, original; | Concerto nr 3, Louisville, reviderad |
| Title, translated; | Concerto No 3, Louisville, revised |
| Crew; | violin, viola, cello, orchestra (2*2*22 4231 13 1 strings, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 146 |
| Composed; | k1954, r1968 |
| Movements; | Andante quieto - allegro vivacce, Poco adagio - presto - poco adagio, Allegro energico. |
| Playing time; | 24 minutes |
| Text by; | no |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1972-06-16-17; by ? at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation/Rikskonserter (the recording?) |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive), version? |
| Published by; | Edition Suecia Ed nr 310, p1981. |
| Commercially issued recordings; | Mircea Saulesco, Björn
Sjögren, Åke Olofsson, Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg,
recorded 16-17/6 1972 at the auditorium of the Royal
Academy of Music, Stockholm, issued as Swedish Society
SCD 1026 + SLT 33215, 24:11 minutes Bernt Lysell, Thomas Sundkvist, Elemér Lavotha, Stockholm PO, Andrew Davis, recorded 12-13/2 1999, issued as Finlandia 3984-29719-2, 24:25 minutes. |
| Not commercially issued recordings made by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (Sveriges Radio); | Swedish RSO, Sixten Ehrling,
concert 13 November 1972 in Bergen, 25 minutes. Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg, recorded 22 February 1977 in Palast der Republik, East Berlin, 24 minutes. Andreas Röhn, Björn Sjögren, Åke Olofsson, Swedish RSO, Herbert Blomstedt, concert 22 January 1981 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, 24 minutes. Swedish RSO, Herbert Blomstedt, concert 21 February 1981 in City Hall Victoria in Hong Kong, 25 minutes. Bernt Lysell, Björn Sjögren, Mats Rondin, Swedish RSO, Esa-Pekka Salonen, concert 24 January 1987 in the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, 23 minutes. Swedish RSO, Esa-Pekka Salonen, concert 19 March 1987 at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. |
| Other not commercially issued recordings; | |
| Significant texts about the piece; | Bo Wallner's article "Hilding Rosenbergs Concerti" in Musikrevy 4/92 (in Swedish). |
| Internet-resources; | |
| Related pieces; | Original version. |
| Comments; | Uses a melody from Karl Tirén's (1869-1955) Die lappische Volksmusik (p1942) in the finale; no 313, Björnen (The Bear). |
| Title, original; | Lyrisk svit, kantat till invigningen av Göteborgs universitet 2/10 1954 |
| Title, translated; | Lyric suite, cantata to the inauguration of the Gothenburg University 2/10 1954 |
| Crew; | mezzo, mixed choir, orchestra (2222 4331 11 1 strings, celesta) |
| Catalogue number; | Lyne 147 |
| Composed; | k1954 |
| Movements; | 1. Allegro moderato, 2. Andante, 3. Allegro moderato, 4. Andante placido, 5. Allegro grazioso, 6. Andante - allegro moderato. |
| Playing time; | 25 minutes |
| Text by; | Poems (yet unlocated) by Harry Martinson (1904-78, Sweden). |
| Dedicated to; | ? |
| Commissioned by; | ? |
| First performance; | 1954-10-02: Ann-Sofi Rosenberg, choir, Göteborgs orkesterförening, Sixten Eckerberg at the Gothenburg University. |
| Manuscript at; | Copy at The Music Library of Sweden (Rosenberg archive) |
| Published by; | no, available through the Swedish MIC |
| Commercially issued recordings; | no |
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| Significant texts about the piece; | |
| Internet-resources; | the text is available at zenit, kulturtidningen i väst, Harry Martinson, brev 48 |
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