Bo Linde

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Anders Bo Leif Linde (1 January 1933 – 2 October 1970) was a Swedish composer whose style resembled that of notable 20th-century neoclassical composers like Benjamin Britten and Samuel Barber.[1]

Born in Gävle, Linde studied music theory with Eric Harald Bengtson before enrolling at the in 1948, where he studied composition with Lars-Erik Larsson and piano with . In 1953, one year after leaving the academy, he went to Vienna to study conducting and traveled around Europe before returning to Sweden. His most performed pieces are his violin concerto,[2] and his Preludio E finale for string orchestra of 1955.[3] His piano concertos display a raucous humour, also found in his children's opera for radio Slotts-skoj (1959).[3]

Bo Linde died of unclear health issues perhaps related to drinking, in Gävle hospital at the age of 37.[4]

Works[]

Symphonies

  • Symphony No. 1 (Sinfonia fantasia), op. 1 (1951)
  • Symphony No. 2 (dedicated to the Lions Club of Gävle), op. 23 (1960)
  • Symphony No. 3

Piano Concertos

  • Piano Concerto in E major (without op.9 (1950-51)
  • Piano Concerto No. 1, op.12 (1954)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 17 (1956)

Other Orchestral Works

  • Cello Concerto (written for ), op. 29 (1964-65)
  • Violin Concerto (dedicated to ), op. 18 (1957)
  • Concerto for Orchestra, op. 26 (1961-62)
  • Pezzo Concertante, op. 41 (1970)
  • Pensiere sopra un cantico vecchio, op.35 (1967)
  • A Merry Overture, op. 14 (1954)
  • Suite for small orchestra, op. 21 ((1959)
  • Old-Fashioned Suite for small string orchestra (Gammalmodig Svi), op. 13 (1954)
  • Ballet Blanc, Divertisment for orchestra, op. 3 (1952)
  • Suite Boulogne, op. 32 (1966)

There is also chamber music for a variety of instruments, choral music, and a large number of songs.

Further reading[]

  • Stig Jacobsson, Ulf Jonsson (1998). Bo Linde: Manniskan, Kritikern, Verket (in Swedish). ISBN 91-630-7718-3.

References[]

  1. ^ "Linde: Violin & Cello Concertos". classicstoday.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Bernhard Michaelis- Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". naxos.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cnattingius, Claes M. Contemporary Swedish Music. The Swedish Institute, Stockholm, 1973, p47.
  4. ^ Stig Jacobsson, Ulf Jonsson (1998). Bo Linde: Manniskan, Kritikern, Verket. pp. 72, 96.
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