Description

Allan Pettersson – Barfotasånger & Sonater för två violiner / LP Vinyl

CAP 1028

Product Details:

Label: Caprice Records
Catalog Number: CAP 1028
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: Sweden
Genre: Classical

Overview

This LP showcases Allan Pettersson’s extraordinary talent for both monumental symphonies and intimate musical forms. Known for his emotionally charged symphonies, Pettersson’s Barfotasånger (Barefoot Songs) reveals a more personal side—simple yet profound songs set to his own poetry. Alongside these vocal works, the Sonater för två violiner (Sonatas for Two Violins) further highlight Pettersson’s genius for distilling folk-inspired motifs into intricate chamber pieces.

This album serves as a tribute to Pettersson as a "master of the miniature," presenting works that contrast his grander symphonic oeuvre.

Track Listing

Side A: Barfotasånger (Choral Adaptations by Eskil Hemberg)

Performed by Akademiska Kören under the direction of Eskil Hemberg

Herren går på ängen (The Lord Walks in the Meadow)
Vännen i Söndagslandet (The Friend in Sunday Land)
Blomma säj! (Flower, Tell Me!)
Nu väntar man vinter (Now One Awaits Winter)
En spelekarls himlafärd (A Fiddler's Journey to Heaven)
Du lögnar (You Liar)

Side B: Barfotasånger (1943–1945, Original Versions)

Performed by Karl Sjunnesson (baritone) and Carl Rune Larsson (piano)

Min längtan (My Longing) – 2:00
Nånting man mist (Something One Has Lost) – 1:32
Blomma säj! (Flower, Tell Me!) – 2:24
Fattig är Mor (Mother Is Poor) – 3:45
Du vet (You Know) – 2:06
Mens flugorna surra (While the Flies Buzz) – 1:54
Hundarna vid havet (The Dogs by the Sea) – 2:38

Sonater för två violiner

Performed by Josef Grünfarb and Karl-Ove Mannberg (violins)

Sonata No. 3 – 3:28
Sonata No. 7 – 3:05

Production Credits

Choral Arrangements: Eskil Hemberg
Recording Locations:
- Barfotasånger (Choral): Radiohuset, Stockholm, Studio 3 (October 19, 1968)
- Sonatas for Two Violins: Historiska Museet, Stockholm (September 25–26, 1971)
Recording Engineers: Helmut A. Mühle, Gunnar Dahl
Producers: Per Anders Hellqvist, Gunilla S. Saulesco
Liner Notes and Translation: Claude Stephenson, Juliane Backman
Cover Design: Ingi Kirsebom
Photography: Pea Björklund