Gustaf Allan Pettersson

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Born: 1911 — Västra Ryd — Sweden
Died: 1980 — Stockholm — Sweden
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Remarkable 20th century Swedish composer. Best known for his 16 symphonies, all now recorded. He suffered from crippling arthritis much of his adult life and this is reflected in his music. His music is dark, anguished, pessimistic, powerful. He described himself as "a voice crying out, drowned in the noise of the times." His music is related, in design, to that of Mahler.

Lars Erik Andrenius <tjarodejka(at)hotmail.com> reacts:
I’m sorry to say, that it is a mistake to mention sixteen of Allan Pettersson’s symphonies beeing recorded. The first and the last, no 1 and 17 are not recorded and perhaps never will be, due to the condition of the works. So far none of them are in concert condition while endings and other parts are missing. Perhaps one day some fellow composer will complete the works like Friedrich Cerha did for Berg’s Lulu or Deryck Cooke did for Mahler’s Tenth. Meanwhile we’ll have to wait...

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6 April 1952: Premiere of concert for string orchestra no. 1, Stockholm, Sweden.
13 October 1968: Premiere of Symphony no. 7, in Stockholm, Sweden.
16 December 1973: Premiere of Symphony no. 10, in Stockholm, Sweden.
29 September 1977: Premiere of Symphony no. 12, in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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(1803) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of violin sonata in A major op. 47 “Kreutzer Sonata”, in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven at the piano.
(1833) Heinrich Marschner: Premiere of Hans Heiling, in Berlin, Germany.
(1873) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Le Roi l'a Dit, in Paris, France.
(1906) Frederick Delius: Premiere of Sea Drift, in Essen, Germany.
(1918) Béla Bartók: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard's Castle op. 11, in Budapest, Hungary.

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