Lars-Erik Larsson

Lars-Erik Larsson (15 May 1908 – 27 December 1986) was a Swedish composer.

Lars-Erik Larsson

Biography

Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson was born in Åkarp in 1908, the son of a factory worker and a nurse. He studied with Ellberg at the Stockholm Conservatory (1925–1929) and with Alban Berg and Fritz Reuter in Vienna and Leipzig (1929–1930), then worked for Swedish Radio and taught at the Stockholm Conservatory (1947–1959) and Uppsala University where he held the position as Director musices (1961–1966).

His style as a composer is eclectic, ranging from the late Romantic to techniques derived from Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-note system, but original in method. He was the first Swede to write serial music (1932). Yet other works of that period are post-Sibelian or neo-classical, and his output generally is characterized by variety of style.

He wrote for the theatre, cinema and broadcasting, in addition to the more traditional forms of symphony, concerto, chamber and vocal music.

He died of diabetes complications in Helsingborg in 1986, aged 78.

Works

Larsson wrote two of the most popular works in Swedish art music:

Pastoral suite (Pastoralsvit), for chamber orchestra, Op. 19 (1938)
A God in Disguise (Förklädd gud), a non-religious lyrical suite for mixed chorus, soloists and orchestra, Op. 24 (1940; text written by Malmö poet Hjalmar Gullberg)

Larsson's most important symphonic works are his three symphonies for full orchestra:

Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 2 (1927–28)
Symphony No. 2, Op. 17 (1936–37)
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 34 (1944–45)

Other works for orchestra:

A Winter's Tale (En Vintersaga), Op. 18 (1937–38)

Larsson also wrote a Sinfonietta for string orchestra and a popular Little Serenade for the same medium.

He wrote a series of 12 concertinos for solo instruments: flute, saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano.

Larsson's Concerto for alto saxophone, written for Sigurd Raschèr in 1934, is one of the first major works for saxophone to utilize ideas of non-standard tonality.

The Violin Concerto, Op. 42 (1952) is another important work, as is the opera Prinsessan av Cypern.

Chronological worklist

1927 Op. 1, A Fiddler's Last Journey, ballad, bar orchestra
1927-8 Op. 2, Symphony No. 1 D major
1928 Op. 3, Violin Sonatina
1929 Op. 4, Concert Overture No. 1
1930 Op. 5, Symphonic Sketch
1931 Op. 6, Duo, violin viola
1931-2 Op. 7, Divertimento No. 1, chamber orchestra
1932? Op. 8, Ten piano pieces
1931-6 Op. 9, Prinsessan av Cypern (The Princess of Cyprus), opera
1932 Op. 10, Sinfonietta, str
1932 Op. 11, The Bright Country
1934 Op. 12, Little Serenade, str
1934 Op. 13, Concert Overture No. 2
1934 Op. 14, Saxophone Concerto, altsax str
1935 Op. 15, Divertimento No. 2, chamber orchestra
1936 Little March, orchestra
1936 Op. 16, Piano Sonatina No. 1
1937 Op. 17, Symphony No. 2
1937-8 Op. 18, A Winter's Tale, 4 movements, orchestra
1937-8 Op. 19, Hours of Day Suite, 6 movements incl Pastoral Suite, orchestra
1937-8 Op. 19, Pastoral Suite, 3 movements orchestra
1938 Op. 20, Intimate Miniatures, strqt
1938 Op. 21, Invocatio, for choir and orchestra
1939 Op. 22, Festmusik, orchestra
193? Twelve Folksongs: includes Watercolour; BoxPainter; HerbGirl, mezzo pno
1940 Op. 23, Jorden Sjunger, orchestra
1930–40 Op. 24, God in Disguise, lyric suite, sop bar narr orchestra
1940 Op. 25, Väktarsånger, for baritone, male choir and orchestra
1941 Op. 26, Röster Från Skansen, lyric suite for recitation,barytone,choir and orchestra
1941 Op. 27, The Swedish Nation, lyric suite, orchestra
1941 Op. 27a, Folksong Night, orchestra
1944 Op. 28, Kungajakt, film: Gustaviansk Suite, fl hpschd str
1944 Op. 29, Four songs
1944 Op. 30, Det Röda Korset, Cantata for recitation,barytone,choir and orchestra
1944 Op. 31, String Quartet No. 1 D minor
1944 Op. 32, Two Pieces, orchestra
1945 Op. 33, Two songs
1944-5 Op. 34, Symphony No. 3 C minor
1946 Op. 35, Nine Gullberg Songs
1946 Op. 36, Sankta Lucia, incidental music
1946-7 Op. 37, Cello Concerto
1946-7 Op. 38, Croquiser, pno
1947 Op. 39, Piano Sonatina No. 2
1948-9 Op. 40, Music for Orchestra
1950 Op. 41, Piano Sonatina No. 3
1952 Op. 42, Violin Concerto
1954 Op. 43, Missa Brevis
1955 Op. 44, String Quartet No. 2, Quartetto alla Serenata
1955 Op. 45/1, Flute Concertino, +str
1954-5 Op. 45/2, Oboe Concertino, +str
1956-7 Op. 45/3, Clarinet Concertino, +str
1955 Op. 45/4, Bassoon Concertino, +str
1954 Op. 45/5, Horn Concertino, +str
1953 Op. 45/6, Trumpet Concertino, +str
1955 Op. 45/7, Trombone Concertino, +str
1956 Op. 45/8, Violin Concertino, +str
1954-6 Op. 45/9, Viola Concertino, +str
1954-6 Op. 45/10, Cello Concertino, +str
1957 Op. 45/11, Double-Bass Concertino, +str
1957 Op. 45/12, Piano Concertino, +str
1957-8 Op. 46, Linden, ballet
1960 Op. 47, Twelve Little Pieces, pno
1960 Op. 48, Adagio, str
1960 Op. 49, Three Pieces, orchestra
1962 Op. 50, Variations for Orchestra
1964 Op. 51, Intrada Solemnis, for trumpets, trombones, doublechoir, boys choir and organ
1964? Op. 52, Eight songs
1966 Op. 53, Soluret Och Urnan, cantata for barytone, choir and orchestra
1966 Op. 54, Lyric Fantasy, orchestra
1968 Op. 55, Quattro Tempi, Divertimento, windquintet
1969 Op. 56, Easy Pieces, pno
1969 Op. 57, Five Pieces, pno
1969 Op. 58, Seven Little Fugues with Preludes, pno
1969? Op. 59, Tre citat, for choir
1969 Op. 60, Cello Sonatina
1970 Op. 61, Three Pieces, cl pno
1971 Op. 62, Due Auguri, orchestra
1972 Op. 63, Aubade, ob strtrio
1973 Op. 64, Raa Rokoko, orchestra
1975 Op. 65, String Quartet No. 3

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