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Born:
1887
— Gõteborg
— Sweden
Died:
15 February
1974
— Stockholm
— Sweden
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Life
<JimBodkins
yahoo.com> writes: [Kurt Atterberg] was thought to have missed the turn to modern classical — unlike Stravinsky. Personally, I disagree. I hear in his music the voice of the Baltic. I wouldnt place him in the same category as Sibelius, but I would consider him at least similar.
Kurt Atterberg is one of Sweden´s most productive composers. He was also an engineer. For many years he was a newspaper music critic and occupied representative positions in musical organizations. His international fame is chiefly associated with two of his works: Symphony No. 6, which won the Schubert prize in 1928, and his Värmland Rhapsody, written for Selma Lagerlöf´s birthday.
(Contribution by Raúl Izaguirre Avila <rizaguiyahoo.com>.)
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18 March 1941: Premiere of Aladdin, in Stockholm, Sweden.
26 February 1957: Premiere of Symphony no. 9, in Helsinki, Finland.
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