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Title: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: Dundonnell on Saturday 28 April 2012, 15:01
GOSTA NYSTROEM: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

1917/24:Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra
1924-25:Symphonic Poem "Ishavet(Arctic Ocean)": 23 minutes   +  (Caprice and BIS cds)
1925:   Symphonic Poem "Babel's Tower"
1929-30:Concerto for String Orchestra, No.1: 31 minutes   + (Intim Musik cd)
1929-31:Sinfonia Breve(Symphony No.1): 18 minutes    +  (Caprice and BIS cds)
1932-35:Sinfonia Espressiva (Symphony No.2): 36 minutes   + (BIS cd)
1933:   Incidental Music to "Konungen(The King)"
                 (and Theatre Suite No.1)
1934:   Incidental Music to Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
                (and Theatre Suite No.2 for women's choir and orchestra)
1936:   Theatre Suite No. 4 "The Merchant of Venice"   +  (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
1937:   A Little Intermezzo for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra
1940:   Viola Concerto "Hommage a la France": 17 minutes   +  (BIS cd)
1940-44/
   51-52:Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra: 32 minutes   +  (Swedish Society Discofil and BIS cds)
1942:   Songs by the Sea for voice and orchestra: 17 minutes  +  (Swedish Society Discofil, Phono Suecia and BIS cds)
             Three Love Songs for medium voice and orchestra: 10 minutes
1945:   Ouverture Symphonique
1946-48:Sinfonia del Mare (Symphony No.3) for soprano and orchestra: 36 minutes     + (Swedish Society Discofil, Phono Suecia and BIS cds)
1950:   Suite "Palettskrap" for small orchestra
1951-52:Sinfonia Shakespeariana (Symphony No.4): 25 minutes    +  (BIS cd)
1952:   Ballet "The Swain and the Six Princesses"
1953:   Partita for Flute, Harp and Strings "Karol Szymanowski in memoriam": 16 minutes    +  (Intim Musik cd)
1954/57:Violin Concerto: 28 minutes    + (Tibor Varga Collection cd)
1955:   Concerto for String Orchestra, No.2: 27 minutes    +  (Intim Musik cd)
1959:   Concerto Ricercante for Piano, strings, percussion, harp and celeste: 24 minutes    *
1963:   Sinfonia Seria(Symphony No.5) for strings, flute and percussion: 26 minutes      +  (Caprice and BIS cds)
1964:   "Summer Music" for soprano and chamber orchestra: 18 minutes
1965:   Sinfonia Tramontana (Symphony No.6): 28 minutes    +  (BIS cd)

and   Valse Solenelle for orchestra
   
Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: M. Henriksen on Saturday 28 April 2012, 15:34
So, Swedish composers now!? I thought you said you needed a rest. I'm working on a Kallstenius catalogue at the moment, but not at the same speed as you  :)


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Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: Dundonnell on Saturday 28 April 2012, 17:13
I thought that, in most cases, they did not compose as much music as their American cousins  ;D  but Hilding Rosenberg is proving me wrong ;D
There is certainly less music for bands of various kinds.

Regarding Nystroem....the Wikipedia article (which is copied in many other places) names a "Sinfonia di Lontano" of 1963. (Sinfonia di Lontana would mean "Symphony of the Distance").

I can find no references to this work outside of the Wikipedia world. It is certainly not amongst Nystroem's numbered symphonies.

Does anyone know anything about such a work ??? ???
Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: Christo on Saturday 28 April 2012, 17:24
According to The New Grove, the 'Sinfonia di lontano' (with an -o, not an -a, perhaps the search is hindered a bit by a typo?) is from 1963, between the Fifth and Sixth symphonies.

Other catalogues in the Internet, not only Wikipedia, mention the same title with the same year, e.g. http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Gosta_Nystroem::sub::Chronological_Worklist (http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Gosta_Nystroem::sub::Chronological_Worklist)
Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: Dundonnell on Saturday 28 April 2012, 17:35
There is a typo indeed in my post, Johan :-[  but not in my original search.

As you say, Lontano is the correct spelling but that stills fails to find anything about the work.
Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: alberto on Sunday 29 April 2012, 08:44
No real help from me. But I would translate "Sinfonia di Lontano" "Symphony FROM distance".
Title: Re: Gosta Nystroem(1890-1966): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music
Post by: Christo on Sunday 29 April 2012, 11:45
It is helpful. The whole opus seems to have disappeared behind the horizon. :-)