performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Leif Segerstam, or below by the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra under Gennady Rozhdestvensky While composing the symphony for four years, I simultaneously worked on the music to M. Romm‘s film I Believe…. … Continue reading Schnittke Symphony no. 1
performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under Leif Segerstam I remember that every section of the symphony came to me, at strange moments, in a ‘complete vision’, like a sounding vision in time. Quoted from the composer, here (this … Continue reading Per Nørgård: Symphony no. 1, op. 13 ‘Sinfonia austera’
performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Leif Segerstam (this piece is featured on a list of pieces I heartily recommend to music directors for inclusion on their season programs. Check out the article here.) Karl-Birger Blomdahl was born … Continue reading Karl-Birger Blomdahl: Symphony no. 3, Facetter
Fugue for Thought 