Erland von Koch(1910-2009): a Catalogue of the Complete Music

[Dundonnell]

Since Erland von Koch lived to an exceptionally great age it would be natural to suppose that he wrote a lot of music. He certainly did There are well over 500 items in the archive of the Swedish Music Information Centre....and I have been through all of them

ERLAND VON KOCH: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

1933:   Little Suite for chamber orchestra, op.1: 8 minutes
1936:   Piano Concerto, No.1, op.11
1937:   Violin Concerto No.1, op.14
1938:   Festmarsch for orchestra, op.15
             Concertino for string orchestra, op.16: 11 minutes
             Symphony No.1, op.18
1938/47:Rondo giacoso for orchestra: 7 minutes
1942:   Suite No.1 from the Ballet "Cinderella", op.24: 15 minutes  +  (Phono Suecia cd)
             "Jakthorn" for voice and orchestra
1943:   Nordic Capriccio for orchestra, op.26: 6 minutes   + (Phono Suecia cds)
1943/56:Ballet Overture: 5 minutes
1945:   Symphony No.2 "Sinfonia Dalecarlia", op.30: 31 minutes  +  (Phono Suecia cd)
             A Dala Rhapsody "Melodier runt siljan" for baritone and orchestra: 38 minutes
1945/73:Miniature Suite for strings: 12 minutes
1946:   Rhapsody "Dalarna sjunger" for baritone, chorus and orchestra
1946/88:Rural Suite for orchestra, op.32: 14 minutes
1946/66:Viola Concerto, op.33: 19 minutes      + (Phono Suecia cd)
1947:   "Jamtland spelar och sjungen" for voice, folk quintet and orchestra
             Fanfare and Fugue for orchestra, op.37: 10 minutes
1947/65:Concertino Pastorale for Flute and String Orchestra, op.35: 12 minutes  *    + (BIS cd)
1947/96:"Hommage a Ingmar Bergman" for orchestra: 25 minutes
1948:   Symphony No.3, op.38: 24 minutes   *
             Serenata giocosa for orchestra, op.39
1948/66:Suite from the Opera "Pelle svanslos", op.42: 13 minutes
1949:   Triptychon for Violin and Orchestra, op.43: 15 minutes
             Sinfonietta, op.44: 17 minutes     +  (Phono Suecia cd)
1950:   "Arkipelag" for orchestra, op.47
1950/83:"Skargardspastoral" for chamber orchestra: 4 minutes
             "Vision" for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra: 6 minutes
1951/66:Cello Concerto, op.49: 18 minutes
1952:   "Musica malincolica" for strings, op.50: 17 minutes    *
1952-53/61:Symphony No.4 "Sinfonia seria", op.51: 21 minutes   *
1953:   Little Lyric Music for chamber orchestra: 12 minutes
1954:   Three Orchestral Miniatures: 12 minutes
1955:   Concerto for small orchestra: 15 minutes
             Concert Music for orchestra: 18 minutes
1956:   Oxberg Variations for orchestra: 16 minutes  +  (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
1957:   "Lappland Metamorfoser" for orchestra:  13 minutes   + (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
             Swedish Dance Rhapsody for orchestra: 17 minutes       +  (Phono Suecia cd)
1958:   Saxophone Concerto: 17 minutes: 13 minutes    + (Phono Suecia cd)
1958-59:Six Swedish Episodes for orchestra
1958-60:Twelve Scandinavian Dances for orchestra
1960-61:Lyric Suite "Midsommardalen" for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra: 30 minutes
1961:   Concerto Lirico for string orchestra: 17 minutes
1962:   Concerto Piccolo for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone and Brass:12 minutes
             Piano Concerto No.2: 22 minutes
1964/69:Fantasia Concertante for Violin and Orchestra: 10 minutes
1964:   "Impulsi" for orchestra: 11 minutes  +  (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
1965/68:"Echi" for orchestra: 13 minutes   +  (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
1966:   Dance No.2 for strings: 2 minutes
             "Ritmi" for orchestra: 12 minutes    + (Swedish Society Discofil cd)
1967:   Children's Ballet "Kasperi": 10 minutes
1967/72:Arioso e furioso for strings: 8 minutes
1968:   "Polska svedese" for orchestra: 9 minutes
1968/86:Canzona for Cello and String Orchestra: 3 minutes
1969:   Musica concertante for eight winds and orchestra: 25 minutes
1970:   Canto nordico e rondo" for Oboe and Strings: 6 minutes
1970/72:Piano Concerto No.3 with winds or full orchestra: 22 minutes    +  (winds version-Naxos cd)
1971:   Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Strings: 18 minutes
1971/83:Four Swedish Melodies for chamber orchestra: 12 minutes
1972:   Cantata "Sangarkvall" for baritone, men's chorus and wind orchestra: 16 minutes
1973:   "A Swede in New York" for orchestra: 11 minutes
1974:   Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra: 20 minutes   *
1975/93:Fantasy on a Swedish Folk Tune for horn or cor anglais and strings: 5 minutes
1976:   "Saxophonia"-Concerto for Four Saxophones and Wind Orchestra: 18 minutes
             "Flautalba" for Flute and Strings: 16 minutes
1976-77:Symphony No.5 "Sinfonia Lapponica": 24 minutes   *
1977:   Festmarsch for wind band: 4 minutes
1978:   Concerto for Oboe and Strings: 15 minutes   + (Intim Musik cd)
             Concerto for Tuba and Strings: 14 minutes
             Cantilena e Marcia populare No.1 for string orchestra
1980/90:Violin Concerto No.2: 24 minutes
1981:   Moderato and Allegro for Saxophone chamber orchestra: 9 minutes     +  (Phono Suecia cd)
1981-82:Four Symphonic Myths for orchestra: 25 minutes
1982:   Guitar Concerto: 20 minutes    +  (Caprice cd)
1983:   "Trombonia" for Trombone and String Orchestra: 10 minutes
             Rondo for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra: 4 minutes
1983/86:Six Nordic Dances for orchestra: 8 minutes
1984:   Overture "Bergslags": 8 minutes    +  (Nosag Records cd)
             Romance for Violin and Orchestra: 8 minutes
1984/93:"Rauna"-Variations on a Lappish Melody for orchestra: 7 minutes
1985-86:Two Nordic Portraits-"Midvinterblot" and "Sommarsolstand" for orchestra: 20 minutes
1986:   Fantasia melodica for Guitar and Strings: 9 minutes
1988/2002:Adagietto for strings: 5 minutes
1990:   Presto for Violin and String Orchestra: 3 minutes
1991-92:Symphony No.6 "Salvare la terra": 17 minutes   *
1991/99:"Whirl Dance" for orchestra: 3 minutes
1993:   Dalecarlian Rondo for chamber orchestra: 9 minutes
1994/95:Te Deum for choir and orchestra: 10 minutes
1994-96:"Lament over the Estonia Catastrophe" for orchestra: 5 minutes
1998:   Flute Concerto: 25 minutes
1998-99:"Serioso" for orchestra: 21 minutes
             "Rondinato" for orchestra: 10 minutes
1999/2000:"Festivo" for orchestra: 5 minutes


and Serenade for Double-Bass and Orchestra, op.3: 11 minutes
      Symphonic Episode for orchestra, op.23: 6 minutes
      Overture "Syncoperia" for small orchestra: 4 minutes
      "Sorentorpsmarschen" for chamber orchestra
      "Humorous Miniatures" for saloon orchestra
      Cantata "Hosthorn", op.36

[Balapoel]

Chamber

2   String Quartet no.1, op.2, 1934;
28   String Quartet No. 2, op.28, 1944
48    Musica intima (Str Qt no.3), op.48, 1950, arr. str orch, 1965
    Conc. lirico (Str Qt no.4), 1956, arr. str orch, 1961
    Str Qt no.5 'In moto', 1961, rev. 1991
    Musica espressiva (Str Qt no.6), db ad lib, 1963, also for str orch
    Varianti virtuosi I, pf, 1965, II, vn, pf, 1969
    Fantasi i vallåt och caprice, fl, 1973
    Pizzicato-flageolet, vn, pf, 1973
    Variationen über eine schwedische Volksweise, vn, 1974
    Fantasia on 'Ack Värmeland du sköna', vn, pf, 1974
    Canto e danza, fl/vn, gui/pf, 1975
    Variations II on a Swedish Folksong, va, 1975
   Rytmiska bagateller, vn, pf, 1957–75;
    Dialogue, s sax, a sax, 1975
    Monolog 2–18, various solo insts, 1975–7
    Cantilena, org/gui/str orch/vocalizing chorus, 1978, rev. 1991
    A Summer Tune, 2 wind qnt, 1978
   Bagattella virtuosa, sax qt, 1978, arr. vn, 1980;
    Silver Tunes, fl, 1980
   [8] Characters, vn, pf, 1980
    Melo-Ritmo, brass qnt, 1980
    Auda, brass qnt, 1981
    Trombonia, trbn, org, 1983
    Tubania, tuba, pf, 1983
    Variations on Necken, gui, 1984
    Little Bird Suite, fl, 1985–6
    Fantasia melodica, gui, wind qnt, 1986, rev. 1989
    Melos 1–4, opt. solo inst/1v/vv, opt. acc., 1983–8
    Melodietta, solo inst ad lib, pf, 1992
    Suoni per tre, pf trio, 1993
    String Quartet no.7 'Årstidspastoraler', 1997

Opera

27   Lasse Lucidor (op), op.27, 1943
42    Pelle Svanslös (children's op), op.42, 1948
    Chung K'uei and the Demons (A. Henrikson) (miniature op), 1978

Keyboard

    [3] Kontraster, org, 1973
    Psalm från Älvdalen, org, 1974
    Rauna, org/gui, 1984, rev. 1993
    Adagietto, org/str, 1988
    Toccata festivo, org, 1990
   3 intermezzi concertanti, pf, 1963
    Nattlig etyd, pf, 1973
    [5] Marina preludier [Marine Preludes], pf, 1990

Vocal (choral)

   5 psalmer, chorus, org, solo inst ad lib, 1974–5
    Cantilena (vocalise), female and boy chorus, 1977, rev. 1981
    Omnilog, vocalizing SATB, 1978
    3 lovsånger (B. Setterling), 1979
    Ps, SATB, cl, 1985
    De blomster som i marken bor (hymn paraphrase), S, SATB, 1988
    [7] Vinden viskar (E. Byström, N. Ferlin, G. Ekelöf, H. Löwenhielm), 1991–2
    Laudate Dominum, 1994
    Vågornas sång [Song of the Waves] (A. Strindberg), 1996
    Gloria, 1997
    folksongs arrs.

Vocal (songs)

   Jungfrun i Tidlösa, 1945;
   Drömmen om människan [The Dream of Man] (Martinson), 1967–8, rev, 1978
    [4] I naturen (P. Lagerkvist, A. Strindberg, W. Aspenström, E. Diktonius), Mez, pf, 1977
    [4] Från skärgården (B. Bergman, E. Malm, G. Björling, E. Lindqvist), 1v, pf, 1979–80
    3 Strinberg-sånger, lv, pf, 1993–6

Vocal and Orchestra

   Midsommardalen (H. Martinson), S, Bar, chorus, orch, 1960–61;
    Canto nordico (vocalise), ob/S, pf/str orch, 1970
    TeD (O. Hartman), SATB, wind orch/org, 1994

[M. Henriksen]

I would really like cpo or BIS to record more von Koch, a composer who at the beginning of his career shared some stylistic development with his contemporary colleague Lars-Erik Larsson.
The Swedish Dance Rhapsody, the Nordic Capriccio, the Saxophone Concerto, Scandinavian Dances nos. 3 & 6 (from the collection of 12 Dances composed 1958-60) and the 8 Characters for Violin and Piano are all coupled on a Phono Suecia disc, and it seems like it's still available:

http://www.amazon.com/Koch-Saxophone-Concerto/dp/B005X87XI6/ref=tmm_msc_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1336487949&sr=1-3

And the Moderato and Allegro for 11 Saxophones from 1981 is on another Phono Suecia disc:

http://www.amazon.com/Saxazione/dp/B005XAY37S/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336488922&sr=1-1


Morten

[M. Henriksen]

The Sinfonietta, Op. 44 is included on a 2CD-set with archive recordings by Phono Suecia called Conducting Composers. Erland von Koch conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Unfortunately, this overview doesn't include information about the composers, but the Sinfonietta is on disc 2 (tracks 4-6).
http://www.amazon.com/Conducting-Composers-1937-1950/dp/B005X87QGU/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336490005&sr=1-2

The Piano Concerto (3rd) from 1970/72 is recorded in the wind band version and included on a Swedish Naxos release called Svensk Musik för Blåsare (Swedish Music for Wind Band). There's a link to that specific recording on the von Koch topic on this forum!


Morten

[Dundonnell]

Thanks very much for these additions, Morten 

As you will understand, with so many compositions by von Koch to search for it is easy to overlook some recordings It is, however, sadly true that there is such a vast amount of his music which has never been recorded

[M. Henriksen]

I do understand that it's easy for recordings and compositions to slip under the radar here and there. I'm just very grateful for your very valuable work (I don't know how you get the time!?) and try to contribute to your catalogues the best way I can 
I hope you have the time for Yngve Sköld as well!


Morten

[Dundonnell]

Thank you

Now that I am retired my time is my own to use as I please Spending a couple of days going through the SMIC archive of 503 Erland von Koch items (and of course, trying to translate many of the titles from Swedish) may not be everyone's idea of fun but I enjoy it

Incidentally, several of von Koch's early works (the 1st Symphony, 1st Violin Concerto) are not in the archive which certainly means that they are unpublished. It may imply that they were withdrawn by the composer....but not, I think, necessarily.

Skold I wasn't planning to add him.........but now that you mention him

[violinconcerto]

Incidentally, several of von Koch's early works (the 1st Symphony, 1st Violin Concerto) are not in the archive which certainly means that they are unpublished.

Where did you found the information about the first violin concerto? I always thought that the Triptychon is maybe the first violin concerto...

Best,
Tobias

[Dundonnell]

Incidentally, several of von Koch's early works (the 1st Symphony, 1st Violin Concerto) are not in the archive which certainly means that they are unpublished.

Where did you found the information about the first violin concerto? I always thought that the Triptychon is maybe the first violin concerto...

Best,
Tobias

http://www.operas.com.ar/Music-Encyclopedia/44516/Koch,-%28Sigurd-Christian%29-Erland-von.htm

How reliable a source I do not know but the fact that it was given an opus number suggested a certain degree of possibility/probability. As I said, the work may have been written but remained unpublished (it is not in the SMIC archive) and, possibly, withdrawn