Mats Norrman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Rangstroem is to music what Strindberg is to litterature.  He wrote
>interesting, powerful, dramatic orchestral music as well as about 300
>songs, that very well catches the mood of the texts they are set to.

Not coincidentally, his first symphony is entitled "In Memoriam
Strindberg".  I recommend Segerstam's recording especially.  There is
a new complete set of his symphonies on cpo.

Ramon Khalona