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Violin Sonata In E Minor Op. 7 2. Adagio Espressivo. Allegretto. Adagio Espressivo by Edvin Kallstenius

Künstlerbiographie Edvin Kallstenius

Edvin Kallstenius Born In Filipstad 29 August 1881 Died Stocksund Stockholm 22 November 1967 Was A Swedish Composer And Librarian. He Arranged The Traditional Folk Tune Used As The De Facto National Anthem Of Sweden Du Gamla Du Fria. Allstenius Studied Natural Sciences At The Lunds Universitet Then Music At The Leipzig Conservatory Under Stephan Krehl From 1904-1907. As Music Librarian At Swedish Radio From 1928-46 He Made A Significant Contribution In The Field Of Music Administration In Sweden. He Also Served On The Board Of The Society Of Swedish Composers From 1933-1961 Treasurer 1933-1943 And Was On The Board Of The Swedish Performing Rights Society From 1932-1957. In Addition To Arranging Du Gamla Du Fria His Work Includes Five Symphonies And Eight String Quartets. He Also Published An Annotated Catalogue Of Swedish Orchestral Works. Kallstenius Achieved An Individual Style And Avoided Using Only Tonal Language By Devising Intense Melodies Reinforced With Imaginative Harmony. He Declared That His "musical Religion Is Called Harmonics – Everything Else Is Secondary" And From This Basis He Worked Out His 'meticulously Declamed Themes'. Although In Later Works He Employed His Own Personal Interpretation Of Serial Style He Also Composed Charming Versions Of Older Swedish Music.

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