Pettersson: Vox Humana & 6 Sanger / Hansson, Musica Vitae, Ensemble SYD
Details
- Composer
- PETTERSSON, ALLAN
- Artist
- Hellgren, Greelius, Thimander, Hostrom, Musica Vitae, Astrom, Hansson
- Format
- CD
- Label
- CPO
- Released
- Jan 03, 2020
- Catalog #
- 999286-2
- UPC
- 761203928620
About
Now at Last: Vox humana by Allan Pettersson. “Ever since I began my work as a producer with CPO, I’ve wanted to release Allan Pettersson’s cantata Vox humana from 1974 as part of our edition of his works. However, we could not find the right Swedish soloists and a Swedish choir for the job. Now we’ve finally found the ensembles we wanted and can release this magnificent work on CPO. Vocal works occupy a relatively modest place in Pettersson’s oeuvre; after the composition of the Barfotasånger from 1943 to 1945, almost thirty years passed before he again decided to write a work for the human voice. In 1973 / 74 he wrote his twelfth symphony based on texts from Pablo Neruda’s Canto general and immediately thereafter, in 1974, the three-part cantata Vox humana, which is also often termed a song cycle and likewise is based exclusively on South American texts. And as a bonus the album also contains Pettersson’s Six Early Songs for Middle Voice and Piano, here in a special arrangement by Staffan Storm for string orchestra and harp from 2016. A gala premiere event!”
Tracklist 24 tracks
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1 Part I: Död natt (Alto) 02:08
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Död natt (Alto)
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Anna Grevelius
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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2 Part I: Ballad (Tenor, Chorus) 03:19
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Ballad (Tenor, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Conny Thimander
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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3 Part I: För en kort minut (Soprano) 01:52
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: För en kort minut (Soprano)
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Kristina Hellgren
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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4 Part I: En man går förbi (Baritone) 04:45
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: En man går förbi (Baritone)
- Duration
- 04:45
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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5 Part I: Den obotfärdige (Chorus) 02:36
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Den obotfärdige (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD, Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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6 Part I: Svälten (Alto, Chorus) 02:26
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Svälten (Alto, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:26
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Anna Grevelius
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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7 Part I: Dikt hämtad från en tidningsnotis (Chorus) 03:28
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Dikt hämtad från en tidningsnotis (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:28
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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8 Part I: Dikt till en död vän (Alto) 02:29
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Dikt till en död vän (Alto)
- Duration
- 02:29
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Anna Grevelius
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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9 Part I: Ögonblicksbild från ett kafé (Chorus) 02:40
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Ögonblicksbild från ett kafé (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:40
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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10 Part I: Lynch (Chorus) 01:34
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Lynch (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:34
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD, Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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11 Part I: Che (Soprano) 02:04
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part I: Che (Soprano)
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Kristina Hellgren
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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12 Part I: Epitafium (Baritone) 02:45
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part I: Epitafium (Baritone)
- Duration
- 02:45
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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13 Part I: Den sista dikten (Tenor, Chorus) 02:21
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part I: Den sista dikten (Tenor, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:21
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Conny Thimander
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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14 Part I: Lysande vision (Alto, Baritone) 03:09
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part I: Lysande vision (Alto, Baritone)
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Anna Grevelius, Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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15 Part II: Dansvisa (Baritone) 01:09
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part II: Dansvisa (Baritone)
- Duration
- 01:09
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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16 Part II: Dom över en förrädare (Chorus) 01:24
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part II: Dom över en förrädare (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:24
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD, Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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17 Part II: Min mor (Baritone) 01:45
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part II: Min mor (Baritone)
- Duration
- 01:45
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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18 Part III: Den stora glädjen (Chorus) 09:52
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part III: Den stora glädjen (Chorus)
- Duration
- 09:52
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ensemble SYD, Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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19 No. 1. Det blir stilla då kråkorna dör (It Becomes Quiet When the Crows Die) 02:36
- Track
- 19
- Title
- No. 1. Det blir stilla då kråkorna dör (It Becomes Quiet When the Crows Die)
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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20 No. 2. En visa i ensamhet (A Song in Loneliness) 01:17
- Track
- 20
- Title
- No. 2. En visa i ensamhet (A Song in Loneliness)
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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21 No. 3. Pinjen och blixten (The Pine and the Lightning) 01:36
- Track
- 21
- Title
- No. 3. Pinjen och blixten (The Pine and the Lightning)
- Duration
- 01:36
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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22 No. 4. Resignation 03:02
- Track
- 22
- Title
- No. 4. Resignation
- Duration
- 03:02
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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23 No. 5. Tillflykt (Refuge) 02:14
- Track
- 23
- Title
- No. 5. Tillflykt (Refuge)
- Duration
- 02:14
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson
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24 No. 6. Mitt hjärta behöver ett litet barn (My Heart Needs a Little Child) 06:42
- Track
- 24
- Title
- No. 6. Mitt hjärta behöver ett litet barn (My Heart Needs a Little Child)
- Duration
- 06:42
- Composer
- Allan Pettersson
- Performer
- Jakob Högström, Marie Åström
- Ensemble
- Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Daniel Hansson