Åke Hermanson/Alarme

Various Artists

Alarme is a warning call, a roar, intended to resound through the ages. Invoco – invocation – is the grey lament for several generations of drowned fishermen.

Two colourful titles composed by one of the grey mares of Swedish music, Åke Hermanson (1923 – 1996). His music grew from the rocky crags of Bohuslän and projected the human being towards the universe in such works as Ultima, Utopia, Appeller och Mässa för måsar. Hermanson thought of Beethoven and Sibelius as his equals, but broke new ground and created his own harsh musical language.

Göran Bergendal has chosen and compiled twenty titles from Hermanson’s completed works – chamber music, choral works and orchestral works – dating from 1951 to 1985. Most of the works are re-issues of older recordings, but three of them have never been released before.

A booklet is included that comments and documents Hermanson’s entire oeuvre, with special reference to the works on the album.

The famous horn piece Alarme, that is performed world wide has given name to this double CD, which also include a complete list of works.

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    • CD 1
      • A due voci op. 3 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 1.
          A due voci op. 3
          5'19
      • In nuce op. 7 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 2.
          In nuce op. 7
          2'50
      • Symfoni no 1 op. 9 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 3.
          I. Moderato
          9'18
        • 4.
          II. Più lento espressivo
          7'44
        • 5.
          III. Presto furioso
        • 6.
          IV. Finale. Moderato, allegro molto
          7'55
      • Appell I-IV op. 10 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 7.
          Appell I Rapidamente
          1'31
        • 8.
          Appell II Risoluto
          1'53
        • 9.
          Appell III Articolazione
          3'39
        • 10.
          Appell IV Prestissimo fremente
          2'11
      • Alarme op. 11 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 11.
          Alarme op. 11
          4'20
      • Ultima op. 13 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 12.
          Ultima op. 13
          12'10
      • Flauto del Sole op. 19 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 13.
          Flauto del Sole op. 19
          4'25
      • Utopia op. 20 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 14.
          Utopia op. 20
          12'08
    • CD 2
      • Preludium och fuga op. 1 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 1.
          Preludium och fuga op. 1
          6'04
      • Lyrisk metamorfos op. 2 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 2.
          Lyrisk metamorfos op. 2
          15'58
      • Invoco op. 4 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 3.
          Invoco op. 4
          7'21
      • Stadier op. 5 Music: Åke Hermanson Text: Karl Vennberg
        • 4.
          Stadier op. 5
          11'22
      • Suoni d'un flauto op. 6 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 5.
          Suoni d'un flauto op. 6
          3'34
      • Bohuslänsk klagovisa (Nenia Bahusiensis) op. 8 Music: Åke Hermanson Text: Ebba Lindqvist
        • 6.
          Bohuslänsk klagovisa (Nenia Bahusiensis) op. 8
          3'51
      • In sono op. 12 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 7.
          In sono op. 12
          10'00
      • Flauto d'inverno op. 16 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 8.
          Flauto d'inverno op. 16
          3'02
      • Mässa för måsar op. 18 Music: Åke Hermanson Text: Ebba Lindqvist
        • 9.
          Mässa för måsar op. 18
          10'20
      • Somliga stränder op. 24 Music: Åke Hermanson Text: Anna Greta Wide
        • 10.
          Somliga stränder op. 24
          3'31
      • Inscrit pour le piano op. 27 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 11.
          Inscrit pour le piano op. 27
          2'30
      • Hymn till Saltö op. 31 Music: Åke Hermanson
        • 12.
          Hymn till Saltö op. 31
          1'24
  • Total playtime 157'40

Compact Disc // CAP 22056 // Classical // Releasedate: 14 February, 2007