Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 7 - Norrköping Symphony Orchestra & Christian Lindberg

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

No.8 was the 1st Allan Pettersson symphony to bowl me over. Hypnotise me into terminal gloom, with its reassuring sunset twinkling. This No.7 is far more active & eventful, with exquisite moments of deep joy. If the World can accept Mahler into the pantheon of Great Composers then surely Pettersson can eventually win over greater support. Alan Hovhaness admired Allan Pettersson's music, I can't recall Hovhaness ever mentioning Mahler. Thank you Christian Lindberg.

[@ChristianLindbergTrombone]

Thank you for this RogerAnthony!! It warms my heart!

[@ondrejsedo8659]

The "Adagietto" section starting 26:23 could also work as an independently played concert piece for strings, similar to the one in Mahler´s 5th.

[@berndbodenstein2258]

Pettersson. Was für ein großer Symphoniker. Es tut mir so leid, dass dies bis jetzt kaum Wahrnehmung erfährt. Um so erfreulicher, dass es jetzt ggf passiert!

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

This really is a major work & a very fine performance. Thank you all.

[@brianburtt7053]

Just wanted to put out a thank you to Maestro Lindberg for his work on behalf of Pettersson's legacy.

[@ChristianLindbergTrombone]

Thank you so much Brian! Appreciation is always very welcome!

[@LuleNorrbotten]

Immense suffering and infinite beauty in the same piece. Some time this must be performed inside the Tsitsernakaberd monument in Yerevan, Armenia, on April 24th.

[@rich8037]

Lovely to discover this performance by chance on KZbin. I've been a huge fan of Pettersson's music since I first encountered it in the 1980s, but I now realise it's been too long since I actually sat and listened to any!

[@tribonian3875]

Vielen Dank. Fantastische Musik und Interpretation. Es wäre zu schön, eine Pettersson-Symphony live erleben zu dürfen. Das ist Ausdruckmusik, die mitreißt. Leider zu unrecht im Konzertbetrieb missachtet. Mir persönlich hat es die 6. Symphonie angetan, ich finde Konzeption und Orchestrierung absolut genial. Was nicht heisst, dass die 7te weniger spannend ist. Diese Musik muss unbedingt in die Konzertsäle.

[@victorreyesb9176]

Thanks from Chile!

[@stuyermou561]

Bravo！Merveilleux！ Merci pour tout.

[@joemancini2988]

Bravo, Maestro! A compelling account of this hauntingly beautiful and terrifying work. Your care and commitment with the seamless narrative was inspired.

[@lainukka]

Amazing!

[@paulpaulsen7245]

Amazing! Just amazing! Thank you so much! Without knowing Pettersson, I sense something of deep meaning must have created some deeply dramatic in Pettersson´s soul... Wow on what musics is able to express... Kind regards from Germany!

[@ChristianLindbergTrombone]

Thank you so much for this Paul!

[@stefanba2029]

There was indeed something very dramatic in Pettersson's soul, kindly do search in his biography.

[@reichhardbuerger1492]

I didn´t expect this at all. Thank you so much! Even if it seems to be mono, but this could be problem on my side.

[@AndreasLindholm]

bravo!

[@ulfbackstrom2220]

❤

[@adriannalli6014]

Muy bueno!!

[@kittydukakis]

That's a captivating account of this work. The work should be as well-known as some of Shostakovich's.

[@francispanny5068]

This is less of a depressing symphony than the 8th. Still has that dark gloomy feel, though not to the extent of the 8th.

[@janluders5282]

Ich habe mir die Sinfonie jetzt nach anfänglicher Begeisterung erneut angehört und bin etwas ernüchtert angesichts der aufgeblasenen Wichtigtuerei. Schade!

[@Kaitalise]

27:08

[@zearatul5409]

Great symphony, so bad I haven't heard of this until two months ago. But to be honest, it feels like a bit lengthy to me...

[@heron6462]

The horn player sitting next to the bass clarinet doesn't seem to like Pettersson much...

[@brithgob1620]

The conductor did a great job, but he should have changed out of his pajamas before coming to the concert.

[@paulpaulsen7245]

Hahaha, good one! :-))))

[@gideonros2705]

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