Kurt Atterberg - Symphony No. 7, Op. 45

Kurt Atterberg (1887 - 1974)
Symphony No. 7, Op. 45 - "Sinfonia Romantica"

I. Drammatico - 00:00
II. Semplice - 10:19
III. Feroce - 21:49

SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Ari Rasilainen, Conductor

[julianfwong]

Atterberg is one of my favourite late-romantic composers.... His slow movements never disappoints me, creates the calmness just like a cinematic visualized version of so.

[gerardbegni]

In the outcome of Atterberg, the tone of this symphony is rather heroic . It is very well written.

[shin-i-chikozima]

The solemnity of this performance is splendid

[perhagenas]

Kurt Atterbergs dramatic and intense touch is unsurpassed if you ask me. The slow movements are equal in some sense incredible suggestive, passing to the other side music.

[robertcohn]

This music has a modern feel to it, somewhat like listening to an epic movie score. I really enjoyed the tonal composition and many interwoven themes.

[corners]

It's about time I got to know the Atterberg symphonies. Much thanks goes to CPO for not deleting this!

[jorgesavarino]

Bellísima.He escuchado varias sinfonías y no hay una que no me guste.Maravillosas .Me falta escuchar la novena.

[MegaCirse]

Kurt Atterberg construit ses architectures sonores comme un mouvement de masses sonores qui se heurtent à des vitesses fulgurantes et sous tellement d’angles différents, délimités comme des zones de couleurs irisés sur une carte, tout en mouvements gracieux !

[katjao.h.]

12:42, 15:18, 21:55, 23:51, illusion of accelerando at 28:10

[bowerdw]

I liked the earlier symphonies 1 - 4 better. This one is OK to my listening ears, but worth revisiting as far as I am concerned.

[aramkhachaturian]

The first movement theme has rythmic similarities from the third movement of his Dollar symphony.

[bomcabedal]

I can't really listen to this without Vittorioso, I fear.

[rtbuck]

I love this symphony. Up until the cloying “Irish Jig” third movement. It’s off-putting and a collapse of Atterberg’s usually remarkable musical construction and invention.

[ronaldbwoodall]

Somewhat cinematic but conservative, this Symphony has a circus-like air about it; it lacks good developments, and its finale seems trite and too repetitive. It reminded me of Khatchaturian at 12:53 forward; of Vaughan Williams at 18:34; of Borodin at 19:23, although nowhere exhibiting the originality, or the reason for the highest-regarded status, of any of these three composers.