(Stenhammar counts as one of Sweden's least 'unsung composers' in the sense that there have been multiple recordings of his principal compositions. I may well not have picked up on all of these :))
WILHELM STENHAMMAR: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC
1888-89:"I Rosengarden" for soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra
1891: Ballad "Floreaz and Blanzeflor" for baritone and orchestra, op.3: 8 minutes + (BIS, EMI, Chandos, Naxos and Brilliant cds)
"Snofrid" for chorus and orchestra, op.5: 28 minutes + (BIS cd)
Prelude and Gavotte for orchestra + (Naxos cd)
1893: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.1: 42 minutes + (several recordings)
"Ur idyll och epigram" for voice and orchestra, op.4a: 7 minutes + (Virgin cd)
1896: Concert Overture "Excelsior!", op.13: 12 minutes + (BIS, DGG, Virgin and Naxos cds)
1896-97:Cantata for "Allmanna Konst-och Industriutstallningen" (Cantata for the opening of the Arts and Industrial Exhibition) for soprano,contralto, tenor,
baritone, chorus and orchestra: 30 minutes + (Sterling cd)
1902-03:Symphony No.1 in F major: 63 minutes (withdrawn) + (BIS, DGG and Brilliant cds)
1904: "Ithaka" for baritone and orchestra, op.21: 9 minutes + (Caprice, Chandos and Naxos cds)
1904-05:Cantata "Ett Folk" ("One People") for baritone, chorus and orchestra, op.22: 35 minutes (Sterling cd)
1904-07:Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.23: 25 minutes + (several recordings)
1907: Swedish Rhapsody "Midvinter" for chorus and orchestra, op.24: 14 minutes + (BIS, Musica Sveciae and Brilliant cds)
1907-12:"Hemmarschen" for chorus and orchestra, op.27
1908-13/19:Serenade for Orchestra in F major, op.31: 35 minutes + (several recordings)
1910: Two Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, op.28 : 12 minutes +(BIS, Simax, Intim Musik, Naxos and Brilliant cds)
1911-12:Two Songs of Oskar Levertin "Folket i Nifelhem" ("The People of Nifelhemm") for chorus and orchestra, op.30: 14 minutes
1911-15:Symphony No.2 in G minor, op.34: 42 minutes + (several cds)
1916: Incidental Music to "Ett Dromspel" ("A Dream Play") for orchestra, op.36
(and Suite - + Sterling cd)
1917-18:Four Stockholm's Poems for voice and orchestra, op.38
1918-19:Symphony No.3 in C major (unfinished; fragment- Chandos cd)
1919: Suite from the Incidental Music to "Lodolezzi sjunger", op. 39: 17 minutes + (BIS and Brilliant cds)
1921: Symphonic Cantata "Sangen" ("The Song") for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, chourus and orchestra, op.44: 35 minutes + (Caprice cd)
1923: Festival Music for the 300th anniversary of Gothenburg and the Gothenburg Exhibition for chorus and wind band
his other works (blue indicates recordings available)
Chamber
Allegro brillante in Eb for piano quartet (1891) (13')
2 String Quartet No.1 in C major (1894) (33')
Allegro ma non tanto in A for piano trio (1895) (9')
14 String Quartet No.2 in c minor (1896) (31')
18 String Quartet No.3 in F major (1897/1900) (30')
19 Violin Sonata in a minor (1899-1900) (23')
25 String Quartet No.4 in a minor (1904-09) (31')
29 String Quartet No.5 in C major (1910) (19')
35 String Quartet No.6 in d minor (1916) (25')
Opera/Incidental
6 Gildet pa Solhaug (Celebration on Solhaug), drama in 3 acts after Ibsen (1895/96)
15 Tirfing (1897/98)
36 Ett drömpsel, incidental music (1916)
39 Lodolezzi sjunger (1919)
40 Som ni behager (1920)
43 Chitra (1921) (22')
45 Romeo och Julia (1922)
Piano
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major 1880 (11')
Piano Sonata No. 2 in c minor 1881 (14')
12 Piano Sonata in A flat major (1885) (24')
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A flat major 1885 (21')
Allegro con moto ed appassionato for piano 1889 (13')
Piano Sonata No. 4 in g minor 1890 (23')
11.1 Molto appassionato 1895 (4')
11.2 Dolce scherzando 1895 (6')
11.3 Molto espressivo e con intimissimo sentimo 1895 (5')
Fantasie in A minor for piano 1895 (6')
Impromptu-vals for piano 1895 (4')
Impromptu for piano 1898 (5')
3 små klaverstycken (Three Small Piano Pieces) 1898 (5')
33 Sensommarnätter (Late Summer), 5 piano pieces (1914) (24')
Intermezzo for piano (2')
Vocal (choral)
3 körviser a capella (1890)
Vocal (songs)
Sanger och visor, 1 I skogen 1888
Sanger och visor, 2 Nar sol gar ned 1888
2 visor ur En glad gut av Bjornsterne Bjornson: Lokkeleg, Aftenstemning 1888
10.2 2 digte af JP Jacobsen, 2 Irmelin Rose 1889
I rosengarden for solos, chorus, and orchestra 1889
17.1 3 Lieder after Heine, 1 Ich lieb, eine Blume 1890
17.2 3 Lieder after Heine, 2 Sie liebten sich beide 1890
17.3 3 Lieder after Heine, 3 Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam 1890
4.2 Ur idyll och epigram av JL Runeberg, Op. 4b - Flickan knyter I Johannenatten 1893
4.1 Ur idyll och epigram av JL Runeberg, Op. 4a), for mezzosoprano and orchestra 1893
7.1 Dar innerst I min ande (within my soul) 1895
7.2 I enslighet forsvinner mina ar (in loneliness my years pass by) 1895
7.3 Min stamfar hade en stor pokal (my ancestor had a large goblet) 1895
7.4 Kom, vanner, lat oss satta oss (Come friends, let us sit down) 1895
7.5 Rom, I Rom, dit ung jag kom (in Rome, In Rome, when I was young) 1895
7.6 Du soker ryktbarhet (you seek fame) 1895
7.7 Du hade mig kar (you loved me) 1895
10.1 2 digte af JP Jacobsen, 1 Du Blomst I Dug 1895
8.1 Lutad mot gardet (leaning on the fence) 1896
8.2 Dottern sade itill sin gamla moder (the daughter said to her old mother) 1896
8.3 Den tidiga sorgen (early sorrow) 1896
8.4 Till en ros (to a rose) 1896
8.5 Behagen (delights) 1896
9.1 Minnelieder, 1 Ein Kuss von rothem Munde 1896
9.2 Minnelieder, 2 Heil sei der Stunde 1896
16.1 Lat oss do unga (let us die young) 1897
16.2 Guld och grona skogar (gold and forests green) 1897
16.3 Ingalill 1897
16.4 Fylgia 1897
20.1 Stjarnoga (stareye) 1904
20.2 Vid fonstret (at the window) 1904
20.3 Gammal Nederlandare (ancient Dutchman) 1904
20.4 Mansksen (moonlight) 1904
20.5 Adagio 1904
Efterskord (Late Harvest), 1. Val valsignad, milda momsinthet (be blessed, tedner-heartedness) 1904
Efterskord (Late Harvest), 2. Trost (comfort) 1904
26.1 Visor och stämningar, 1 Vandaren (the wanderer) 1909
26.1 Visor och stämningar, 10 Prins Aladin av Lampan (Aladdin of the Lamp) 1909
26.2 Visor och stämningar, 2 Nattyxne (butterfly orchid) 1909
26.3 Visor och stämningar, 3 Stjarnan (the star) 1909
26.4 Visor och stämningar, 4 Jungfru blond och Jungfru brunett (miss blonde and miss brunette) 1909
26.5 Visor och stämningar, 5 Det far ett skepp (a ship sails) 1909
26.6 Visor och stämningar, 6 Nar genom rummet fonsterkorsets skugga ligger (when the shadow of the casement falls in the room) 1909
26.7 Visor och stämningar, 7 Varfor till ro sa bratt (why hurry so to rest) 1909
26.8 Visor och stämningar, 8 Lycklandsresan (to the land of bliss) 1909
26.9 Visor och stämningar, 9 En strandvisa (coastal song) 1909
32 Ballad of Emperor Charles (1910) (Kejsar Karls visa) 1910
37 4 Lieder after Heidenstam (1918) 1918
38.1 4 Stockholmsdikter, 1 Kvall I Klara 1918
38.2 4 Stockholmsdikter, 2 I en skogsbacke 1918
38.3 4 Stockholmsdikter, 3 Mellan broarna 1918
38.4 4 Stockholmsdikter, 4 En positiwisa 1918
Efterskord (Late Harvest), 3. Klockan (the bell) 1923
Efterskord (Late Harvest), 4. Manniskornas ogon (Human eyes) 1923
Melodi 1924
Under vintergatan 1924
Amiens' sang: Blas, blas, du vintervind 1924
Minnesang (Karfeldt) 1924
Orfeus med sin lutas klang (Shakespeare) 1924
Vocal (voice(s) and orchestra)
3 Florez och Blanzeflor, song with orchestra (1891)
5 Snöfrid for soli, choir and orchestra (1891)
4.1 Ur idyll och epigram av JL Runeberg, Op. 4b - Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote 1893
? Kantat till Allmänna Konst- och Industriutställningen 1897 / Stockholm Exhibition Cantata 1897 1897
Norrland, cantata for male voices, orchestra (score lost, arranged for military band by Widner) 1901
21 Ithaca, song with orchestra (1904) 1904
22 Ett folk, Cantata for soli, choir and orchestra (1905) 1905
30 Folket I Nifelhem, Varnatt (2 dikter av Oscar Levertin) for choir and orchestra (1911/12) 1912
Efterskord (Late Harvest), 5. Hjartat (the heart) 1917
44 Sangen, Cantata (1921)
Unknown opp: 27, 41-42
"Lodolezzi sjunger" is available on Bis.
The incidental music to "Chitra" is available on Bis and (a shorter suite) on Musica Sveciae.
Quote from: alberto on Friday 04 May 2012, 23:07
"Lodolezzi sjunger" is available on Bis.
The incidental music to "Chitra" is available on Bis and (a shorter suite) on Musica Sveciae.
The reason for excluding these two pieces was that I had thought that the arrangements of the Suites from the Incidental Music to both were made by others. Certainly it was Hilding Rosenberg who arranged the Suite from "Chitra". In the case of "Lodolezzi Sjunger" I may have been in error and I shall add the Suite.
IIRC, the Brilliant CDs are just the BIS recordings.
According to the BIS CD of the PC 1 it is his Op. 1, not Op. 2 as you have here.
Quote from: Dundonnell on Saturday 05 May 2012, 00:30
Quote from: alberto on Friday 04 May 2012, 23:07
"Lodolezzi sjunger" is available on Bis.
The incidental music to "Chitra" is available on Bis and (a shorter suite) on Musica Sveciae.
The reason for excluding these two pieces was that I had thought that the arrangements of the Suites from the Incidental Music to both were made by others. Certainly it was Hilding Rosenberg who arranged the Suite from "Chitra". In the case of "Lodolezzi Sjunger" I may have been in error and I shall ad the Suite.
Re Chitra: the Rosenberg-Suite was released by Musica Sveciae MSCD 626, performed by the Swedish Radio SO, E-P Salonen conducting.
(IMHO Salonen's interpretation of the Serenade is unsurpassed.)
As far as I can judge - I don't have the CD, so cannot say what the booklet has to say about it - the BIS release contains the complete music. There are seven numbers against Rosenberg's three but there is much repetition in the - presumably - original score. Perhaps others who have the booklet can say more?
I am coming back to the incidental music to "Chitra".
Musica Sveciae Cd 626 (cond. Salonen) contains a suite of three movements (timings 3.11-4.46-5.35); the booklet plainly and clearly deals about a 1959 arrangement by Hilding Rosenberg.
Bis Cd 476 (cond. N.Jaarvi) contains both "Lodolezzi sjunger" and "Chitra".
About the former nothing is said about any rework by somebody other than Stenhammar. About Chitra the booklet deals about the Rosenberg-arranged suite in 3 movements; but the Cd contains six movements lasting 22'09".
Stenhammar composed also two youthful operas:
-1892-1893 "Gildat pa Solhaus" op.6
-1897-1898 "Tirfing" op.15 (I have a Cd of excerpts by Sterling, 1999 release, conductor Segerstam).
My fault. The Bis contains seven movements. But the booklet, as I tried to point, is not at all clear.
Quote from: JimL on Saturday 05 May 2012, 07:44
According to the BIS CD of the PC 1 it is his Op. 1, not Op. 2 as you have here.
Corrected. Thank you :)
Let me investigate "Chitra" :)
Just a few additions to the lists above:
Orchestral:
Prelude and Bourrée - recently recorded by the Gävle SO on Naxos (1891)
There is also a very short sketch for an orchestral work with the title Tre Fontane, possibly from 1907.
Works for choir and orchestra:
Festmusik vid Göteborgs 300-årsjubileum samt vid Utställningens öppnande den 8 maj 1923, written in 1923 for the 300 year celebration of the city of Gothenburg and the Gothenburg Exhibition, for male choir, childrens choir and wind band.
Incidential music:
- Fanfares and marches for Hamlet, op 41
- Music for Turandot, op 42.
There are also sketches for incidential music to Folkungasagan (Strindberg) and King Lear.