Lars Johan Werle: Canzone 126 di Francesco Petrarca; From a letter from Lesbia; Nautical preludes.

22.04.2013

Uppladdad den 12 sep 2011

Lars Johan Werle (23 June 1926 -- 3 August 2001) was a Swedish composer.

Canzone 126 di Francesco Petrarca

Pro Musica Chamber Choir conducted by Jan Yngwe

He was born in Gävle, Sweden, and taught himself how to compose, although he later studied at the University of Uppsala. He sang in the chorus Bel Canto, was active as a jazz musician, and worked as a producer for Swedish Radio. He was known for his avant-gardist, post-Webernian composition Pentagram for string quartet that won first prize at the Gaudeamus Festival in Bilthoven in 1960. He became known for his vocal and choral music, as well as his operas, such as Drömmen om Thérèse.

He is also remembered for writing two scores for films of Ingmar Bergman, Persona and Hour of the Wolf.

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Publicerad den 28 jan 2013

"From a letter from Lesbia" from Lars Johan Werle's song cycle Chants for Dark Hours (1972, rev. 1974) for soprano, flute, guitar/electric guitar, double bass/electric bass and percussion, with lyrics based on poems by Dorothy Parker. Musicians are Märta Schéle, soprano; Gérard Schaub, flute; Per Hovensjö, guitar/electric guitar; Lars Danielsson, double bass/electric bass; Roger Carlsson, percusson. A recording of the work can be purchased at the below link, and the text of the song is placed below that:

http://www.amazon.com/Argento-Diary-V...

Text of "From a letter from Lesbia":

So, praise the gods, at last he's away!
And let me tend you this advice, my dear:
Take any lover that you will, or may,
Except a poet. All of them are queer.
It's just the same — a quarrel or a kiss
Is but a tune to play upon his pipe.
He's always hymning that or wailing this;
Myself, I much prefer the business type.
That thing he wrote, the time the sparrow died.
(Oh, most unpleasant, gloomy, tedious words!)
I called it sweet, and made believe I cried;
The stupid fool!
I've always hated birds ...

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Uppladdad den 12 feb 2012

Nautical Preludes by Lars Johan Werle sung by the distinguished Swedish Radio Choir. Directed by Eric Ericson.

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