Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867−1942)

I somras, 6 [sex] pianostycken [Last summer. 6 (six) piano pieces]

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1. Andante con moto
2. Molto tranquillo e cantabile
3. Andante con moto
4. Allegretto con grazia
5. Andante cantabile
6. Con moto, non troppo

  • Year of composition: 1903
  • Work category: Piano
  • Duration: 23 min
  • Detailed duration: 4'17, 4'34, 3'28, 3'09, 4'34, 2'56 according to Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. The complete piano music. Vol. 2. I somras [Last summer]. Prophone/Swedish Society Discofil SCD 1087 (2001). Olof Höjer (piano)

Examples of printed editions

Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition nos. 934-939 (2015)
Abraham Lundquists musikförlag, ed. no. 3624

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Karlsson, Henrik: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Verkförteckning [List of works] (2004) [available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket]

Description of work

1. Andante con moto A major 4/4 (C) (C), 6 bars, Animato, 5 bars, Con moto, 10 bars, Tempo I, 5 bars, Animato, 8 bars, Tempo I, 14 bars, Andante, poco largo, 43 bars, Tempo I, 5 bars, in total 96 bars
2. Molto tranquillo e cantabile C major 9/8, 6/8, 67 bars
3. Andante con moto D minor 2/2, 72 bars, D major, 20 bars, in total 92 bars
4. Allegretto con grazia D minor 3/4, 67 bars, D major, 82 bars, in total 149 bars
5. Andante cantabile G-flat major 4/4 (C) (C), 85 bars
6. Con moto, non troppo A minor 3/4, 101 bars

Work comment

Peterson-Berger composed this piece while working on the opera Arnljot and it mainly consists of melodic material which was not used for the opera.

When, many years later, setting this work for orchestra, the movements were labelled as follows: 1. Fjället, 2. Sjön, 3. Över heden, 4. Ekorre och skogsduva, 5. Granskogen, 6. Fjällbäcken [1. The mountain, 2. The lake, 3. Over/Across the heath, 4. Squirrel and stock dove, 5. The spruce forest, 6. The mountain stream]

Jan H Börjesson

Media files

Edition Swedish Musical Heritage

  • Piano scores