Bo Linde: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

One of only a handful of Swedish composers whose music is heard with any regularity outside of Scandinavia, Bo Linde's life was cut tragically short by his 1970 suicide at the age of 37. Before that date, however, he produced an abundance of music, in particular a wealth of orchestral literature. This Swedish Society disc is the Vol. 3 (the first of which actually appears on the Naxos label) of a survey of Linde's orchestral works. The highlights of this disc are the First and Second symphonies. The First Symphony is ... Read More

One of only a handful of Swedish composers whose music is heard with any regularity outside of Scandinavia, Bo Linde's life was cut tragically short by his 1970 suicide at the age of 37. Before that date, however, he produced an abundance of music, in particular a wealth of orchestral literature. This Swedish Society disc is the Vol. 3 (the first of which actually appears on the Naxos label) of a survey of Linde's orchestral works. The highlights of this disc are the First and Second symphonies. The First Symphony is frustratingly referred to interchangeably as Symphony One, Sinfonia One, and Sinfonia Fantasia. Regardless of its title, it's a rather remarkable work given the composer's young age at the time. The similarities with Britten and Shostakovich are quite clear, though neither the First symphony, nor the Second (written more than 10 years later) have the same edginess or cohesiveness as either of these influential composers. Linde's orchestration is quite sophisticated and effortless, and the... Read Less

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2009, Swedish Soc. Discofil UPC: 822359311336 SACD See All