Lars-Erik Larsson

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Lars-Erik Larsson

Lars-Erik Larsson (born May 15, 1908 in Åkarp , Burlöv municipality , Sweden , † December 27, 1986 in Helsingborg ) was a Swedish composer , conductor and music teacher .

Life

Lars-Erik Larsson studied music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1925 to 1929, including with Ernst Henrik Ellberg in composition and Olallo Morales in conducting. He continued his studies in 1929/30 with Alban Berg in Vienna and Fritz Reuter in Leipzig. From 1937 to 1954 he worked regularly as a conductor, composer and producer for the Swedish radio . He was a composition professor at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1947 to 1959. From 1961 to 1965, he was director of music at Uppsala University .

Works (selection)

  • 12 Concertini for solo instrument and string orchestra (1953–1957)
  • Förklädd Gud, Lyric Suite op.24 (1940)
  • Missa brevis (1954)
  • Music for orchestra (1949)
  • Pastoral Suite op.19 (1938)
  • En Vintersaga op.18
  • Saxophone Concerto (1934)
  • Violin Concerto op.42 (1952)
  • Sinfonietta for Strings op.10 (1932) (premiered in 1934 at the ISCM Festival in Florence)
  • Symphony No. 1 in D major, op.2 (1927/28)
  • Symphony No. 2 op.17 (1936/37)
  • Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op.34 (1944/45)
  • Lyric Fantasy op.54 (1967)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1943: The End of a Great Love (Elvira Madigan)
  • 1943: The pastor of the derailed (Kvinnor i fångenskap)
  • 1944: murder in a snowstorm (Snöstormen)
  • 1945: Two people (Två Bäumenkor)
  • 1953: The great adventure (Det stora aventyret)
  • 1954: Mr. Arnes Schatz (Mr. Arnes penningar)
  • 1958: Laila - love under the midnight sun (Laila)

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personal data
SURNAME Larsson, Lars-Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Åkarp , Burlöv (municipality)
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1986
Place of death Helsingborg