Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 6; A Värmland Rhapsody; Ballad without Words Op56

Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 6; A Värmland Rhapsody; Ballad without Words Op56

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 6 in C, Op 31, "Dollar Symphony"
Composed by Kurt Atterberg
Performed by Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jun'ichi Hirokami

2. Värmland Rhapsody, Op. 36
Composed by Kurt Atterberg
Performed by Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jun'ichi Hirokami

3. Ballad without Words, for orchestra Op. 56
Composed by Kurt Atterberg
Performed by Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jun'ichi Hirokami

Editorial Reviews
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Atterberg's Symphony 6 has the odd subtitle "Dollar Symphony" and comes from a contest offered by the American Columbia Record Company supposedly to pay homage to Schubert. The judges were Carl Nielsen and Ture Rangstrom. Atterberg won. He received $10,000; thus the subtitle. Franz Schmidt's Symphony 3 placed second; he got nothing. The work does hint at Schubert, but only in its confidence and congeniality. It's still 20th-century Swedish. The first movement is quite strong, quite memorable. The tone poems accompanying the symphony clearly give Atterburg, not Hugo Alfvén, the role of the major Swedish romantic composer. A highly impressive effort. --Paul Cook

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