Roger Bardoel:

>Kai Czepiczka was wondering what happened to "Flowers from Froso Island" by
>Peterson-Berger on Naxos 8.554343, Niklas Sivelov, piano, which he has been
>unable to locate.  I have it in my possession, so it is readily available.

"Flowers from Froso Island" is also available on BIS with a Japanese
Pianist.  P-B also wrote four more ambitious (than "Flowers from Froso
Island") Piano Suites.  Two of the them were recorded on LP twenty years
ago, but that's all.  A pity.

>Peterson-Berger is a new discovery for me.  The late romatic symphonies
>of this Swedish composer are simply gorgeous.  Try Symphonies 1 and 5
>on Sterling 1006-2, Symphony 1 and Last Summer Suite on CPO 561-2, and
>Symphony 2 and Violin Romance on CPO 564-2.  If you like Scandinavian
>romantic music, you won't be sorry.

I haven't heard the CDs from CPO.  Symphony no2 and the Violin concerto
are available on Phono Suecia (mid price).  Stig Westerberg is conducting.
Symphony no3, the Violin Romance and "Gullebarns Lullabies" (Von Otter
singing!) are available on Musica Suecia.

Don Satz:

>I've not had good fortune appreciating the symphonies of Peterson-Berger
>or Borresen.  Up to this point, I find them lacking subtlety or distinctive
>melodies.  However, for some reason I keep listening, and I'm not ready to
>throw in the towel yet.

P-B has been accused of a lot of things by some parts of the Swedish
Musical Society, but never lack of distinctive melodies!  That was a new
one!

Mikael
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