(Section C)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by WARWICK BRAITHWAITE
GEORGE ACKROYD (flute)
Kurt Atterberg is the foremost composer in Sweden. Born at Gothenburg in 1887, he studied in Germany and then became a music critic in Stockholm and conductor of the Stockholm Orchestra. Atterberg's compositions include six symphonies, various concertos, and other orchestral music. The Sixth Symphony has been frequently broadcast. Many listeners will no doubt remember that in 1928 it won a prize of £2,000 in an international competition for the best symphony in commemoration of the Schubert centenary.
The Fifth Suite, ' Barocco ', Op. 23, scored for small orchestra, is, as its title would suggest, baroque in style. Consisting of six short pieces, the music is simple and direct throughout with a certain flavour of Scandinavian folk song.