Allan Pettersson - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 11 (Leif Segerstam)

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Composer: Allan Pettersson

1. Symphony No. 7
2. Symphony No. 11

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Leif Segerstam, conductor

Date: 1993

Label: BIS

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Allan Pettersson (19 September 1911 – 20 June 1980) was a Swedish composer and violist. He is considered one of the 20th century's most important Swedish composers. He studied at the Swedish Royal Academy of Music, and later in Paris with René Leibowitz, Arthur Honegger, Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud. Pettersson was best known as the creator of Barfotasånger, a collection of 24 songs for voice and piano set to his own lyrics. He also wrote 16 symphonies, choral and chamber music, and a number of orchestral pieces. His symphonies are often compared to Mahler's symphonic output.

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Leif Segerstam (2 March 1944 – 9 October 2024) was a Finnish conductor and composer, who is widely known through his recordings and his contributions to the Finnish music scene. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, then at the Juilliard School in New York City. As a conductor, Segerstam held positions with numerous orchestras, such as the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, the Danish National Radio Symphony and the Turku Philharmonic. As a composer, he is especially known for his over 300 symphonies, most of which last for about 20 minutes and in a single movement. 

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