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Allan Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-09-02

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 1 (2 versions, both incomplete); Symphony no 2
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian

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Pettersson: Concerto for Strings, Symphony no 12 / Larsson

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Allan Pettersson: Concerto for String Orchestra no 1; Symphony no 12 "The dead in the square"
Performers: Sandklef, Per; Saulesco, Mircea; Sjogren, Bjorn
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Larsson, Carl Rund; Eby, Anders; Ohrwall, Anders

Pettersson: Complete Symphonies / Albrecht, Arnell, et al

12 CD / CPO / 2007-01-30

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 2; Symphonic Movement; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4; Symphony no 5; Symphony no 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra; Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 8; Sympho...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Francis, Alun; Trojahn, Manfred; Albrecht, Gerd; Sanderling, Thomas; Honeck, Manfred; Arnell, Johan M.; Ruzicka, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannover Radio Symphony Orchestra; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio S...

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Pettersson: Symphony no 12 / Honeck, Swedish Radio SO, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 12 "The dead in the square"
Conductors: Honeck, Manfred
Ensemble: Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

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Pettersson: Symphonies no 8 & 10 / Segerstam, Noorköping SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-05-03

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 8; Symphony no 10
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

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Pettersson: Symphonies no 10 & 11 / Alun Francis, et al

1 CD / CPO / 1997-05-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 10; Symphony no 11
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Symphony Orchestra

"We finally have the first CD of Allan Pettersson's Tenth Symphony. Pettersson wrote most of this symphony when he was in the Karolinska hospital in...continue...

Pettersson: Symphonies no 5 & 16 / Francis, Kelly

1 CD / CPO / 1996-07-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Saar Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Pettersson: Symphony No 2, Symphonic Movement / Francis, BBC

1 CD / CPO / 1995-08-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 2; Symphonic Movement
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare
One of the most dazzling orchestral recordings of recent memory
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Pettersson: Symphonies no 3 & 15 / Segerstam, Norrköping SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-07-12

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 15
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

"...Repeated hearings reinforce Segerstam's superiority. His vision of the work is more clearly focused, the interpretation tauter and more compelling than Ruzicka's, and the excellent...continue...

Pettersson: Symphony no 15; Ruzicka: Das Gesegnete / Ruzicka

1 CD / CPO / 1995-01-24

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 15; Peter Ruzicka: Das Gesegnete, das Verfluchte, sketches (4) for orchestra
Conductors: Ruzicka, Peter

Pettersson: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 / Alun Francis, Saarbrücken

1 CD / CPO / 1995-01-24

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Saar Radio Symphony Orchestra

Pettersson: Symphonies no 7 & 11 / Segerstam, Norrköping SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 7; Symphony no 11
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Pettersson: Symphony No.8

1 CD / Orfeo / 1994-09-29

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 8
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

Stockholm Philharmonic - 75 Years 1914-1989

8 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Adolf Wiklund: Symphonic Prologue; Wilhelm Stenhammar: Florez and Blanzeflor, Op. 3; Seren...
Performers: Akestedt, Goran; Backelin, Gosta; Barkel, Charles; Berglund, Joel; Berlin, Leo; Bjorling, Sigurd; Brostrom, Tage; Crafoord, Gert; Grunfarb, Josef; Janson, Thore; Krogh, Erling; Lanzky-Otto, Wilhelm; ...
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Kletzki, Paul; Fricsay, Ferenc; Kleiber, Erich; Abendroth, Hermann; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Talich, Vaclav; Wiklund, Adolf; Schneevoigt, G...
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Stockholm University Chorus

Pettersson: Symphony no 9 / Alun Francis, RSO Berlin

1 CD / CPO / 1994-08-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 9
Conductors: Francis, Alun

Petterson: Symphony no 5, Viola Concerto / Imai, Atzmon

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 5; Concerto for Viola
Performers: Imai, Nobuko
Conductors: Atzmón, Moshe

Pettersson: Symphony no 6 / Manfred Trojahn

1 CD / CPO / 1994-03-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 6
Conductors: Trojahn, Manfred

Pettersson: Symphony no 13 / Alun Francis, BBC Scottish

1 CD / CPO / 1993-11-01

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 13
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Pettersson: Symphony no 8 / Thomas Sanderling

1 CD / CPO / 1993-03-11

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 8
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

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