List of compositions by Lars-Erik Larsson

The following is an incomplete list of compositions by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson.

Lars-Erik Larsson

Orchestral works

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 in D major, for orchestra (Op. 2, 1927–1928; withdrawn, unpublished)^[1]

1. Allegro moderato—Andante cantabile—Tempo I—Andante cantabile—Tempo I—Largamente
2. Adagio—Un poco più mosso—Tempo I
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace—Trio. Meno mosso—Scherzo da capo
4. Finale. Allegro con spirito—Allegro festivo

• Symphonic Sketch (Symfonisk skiss), for orchestra (Op. 5, 1930)^[2][a]
• Sinfonietta, for string orchestra (Op. 10, 1932; later disowned; published by Universal Edition)^[3]

1. Allegro
2. Largo—Presto—Largo
3. Allegro

• Symphony No. 2 in E minor, for orchestra (Op. 17, 1936–1937; withdrawn, unpublished)^[4]

1. Allegro con moto—Allegro molto vivace
2. Andante—Allegro alla marcia—Andante—Molto tranquillo
3. Ostinato. Moderato—Prestissimo–Lento

• Ostinato, for orchestra (Op. 17, 1936–1937; Movement IV of the Second Symphony published by Gehrmans Musikförlag as a stand-alone concert piece)^[5][2]
• Symphony No. 3 in C minor, for orchestra (Op. 34, 1944–1945; withdrawn, unpublished)^[6]

1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Prestissimo—Trio. Andante—Scherzo da capo
4. Andante maestoso—Allegro molto

• Concert Overture No. 3 (Konsertouverture Nr. 3), for orchestra (Op. 34, 1944–1945; Movement IV of the Third Symphony—with a new introduction (c. 1946)—published by Gehrmans Musikförlag as a stand-alone concert piece)^[7][2]

Concertante

• Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and string orchestra (Op. 14, 1934, revised c. early 1980s;^[b] published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[9]

1. Allegro molto moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro scherzando

• Cello Concerto, for cello and orchestra (Op. 37, 1946–1947)^[c]

1. Allegro risoluto
2. Largo
3. Allegro moderato

• Violin Concerto, for violin and orchestra (Op. 42, 1952; new cadenza composed in 1976; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[10]

1. Moderato
2. Andante pastorale
3. Lento—Allegro molto^[d]

• Twelve Concertinos, for various soloists and string orchestra (Op. 45, 1953–1957)^[e]

• Flute Concertino (Op. 45/1, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[13]

1. Rondino: Allegretto grazioso
2. Arietta: Andante tranquillo
3. Finale: Allegro vivace

• Oboe Concertino (Op. 45/2, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[13]

1. Allegro risoluto
2. Andante espressivo
3. Finale: Allegro moderato

• Clarinet Concertino (Op. 45/3, 1957; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[14]

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Finale: Presto

• Bassoon Concertino (Op. 45/4, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[14]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Larghetto
3. Finale: Allegro molto

• Horn Concertino (Op. 45/5, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[14]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Lento cantabile
3. Finale: Allegro vivace

• Trumpet Concertino (Op. 45/6, 1954; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[15]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Ritornell: Andante semplice
3. Allegro risoluto

• Trombone Concertino (Op. 45/7, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[16]

1. Preludium: Allegro pomposo
2. Aria: Andante sostenuto
3. Finale: Allegro giocoso

• Violin Concertino (Op. 45/8, 1956; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[17]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Cavatina: Andante con moto—Tranquillo
3. Finale: Allegro vivace

• Viola Concertino (Op. 45/9, 1957; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[17]

1. Moderato
2. Andante espressivo—Allegretto—Andante espressivo
3. Finale: Allegro—Moderato—Allegro

• Cello Concertino (Op. 45/10, 1956; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[18]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Siciliano: Andante sostenuto
3. Finale: Allegro moderato ma ritmico

• Double Bass Concertino (Op. 45/11, 1957; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[18]

1. Ballad: Moderato
2. Arioso: Lento
3. Finale: Allegro vivace

• Piano Concertino (Op. 45/12, 1957; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[18]

1. Allegro molto
2. Andante con moto
3. Finale: Allegro scherzando—Andante pastorale—Allegro molto

Stage works

• The Princess from Cyprus (Prinsessan av Cypern), opera in four acts for soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra (Op. 9, 1930–1937; withdrawn, unpublished); text by Zacharias Topelius^[19][2][20]
• The Arrest on Bohus (Arresten på Bohus), opera buffa for soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra (1938–1939; unpublished)^[19][2]
• Sankta Lucia, incidental music for narrator, five soloists, mixed choir, and orchestra (Op. 36, 1946); text by Martin Hagenfeldt
• Linden, folk-dance ballet (en folkvisebalett) in one act comprising four scenes (Op. 46, 1957–1958)^[19][21]

1. Summer (Sommaren)
2. Autumn (Hösten)
3. Winter (Vintern)
4. Spring (Våren)

Vocalists and orchestra

• A Fiddler's Last Journey (En spelmans jordafard), ballad for baritone and orchestra (Op. 1, 1927)^[22]
• The Bright Country (Det ljusa landet), cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra (Op. 11, 1932)^[23]

1. Wandering (Vandering)
2. Summer Morning (Sommarmorgon)
3. The Temple (Templet)
4. The Heart (Hjärta)
5. The Song (Sången)

• Invocatio, for chorus and orchestra (Op. 21, 1938)^{[citation needed]}
• God in Disguise (Förklädd gud), lyrical suite (lyrisksvit) for narrator, soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra to a poem by Hjalmar Gullberg (Op. 24, 1940)^[f]

1. Prelude (Förspel): Andante tranquillo
2. Allegro moderato
3. Agitato
4. Alla marcia
5. Andantino quasi allegretto
6. Andante—Andante molto tranquillo

• Watchman's Songs (Väktarsånger), for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra (Op. 25, 1940); text by Karl Ragnar Gierow
• Voices from Skansen (Röster från Skansen), lyric suite for narrator, baritone, chorus, and orchestra (Op. 26, 1941)^{[citation needed]}
• The Red Cross (Det röda korset), cantata for narrator, baritone, chorus, and orchestra (Op. 30, 1944)
• The Sundial and the Urn (Soluret och urnan), cantata for baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra (Op. 53, 1966); text by Karl Ragnar Gierow

Other orchestral

• Concert Overture No. 1 (Konsertouverture Nr. 1), for orchestra (Op. 4, 1929)
• Divertimento No. 1, for chamber orchestra (Op. 7, 1931–1932; withdrawn)^{[citation needed]}
• Little Serenade (Liten serenad), for string orchestra (Op. 12, 1934; published by Universal Edition)

1. Allegro
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro

• Concert Overture No. 2 (Konsertouverture Nr. 2), for orchestra (Op. 13, 1934; published by Universal Edition)^[24]
• Divertimento No. 2, for chamber orchestra (Op. 15, 1935; published by Universal Edition)^{[citation needed]}

1. Allegro con spirito
2. Adagio
3. Presto

• A Winter's Tale (En vintersaga), four vignettes for orchestra after Shakespeare [excerpted from the lyrical suite by the same name] (Op. 18, 1937–1938)

1. Siciliana: Andantino
2. Intermezzo: Allegro leggiero
3. Pastoral: Allegretto pastorale
4. Epilogue (Epilog): Andante

• The Hours of Day (Dagens stunder), lyrical suite for orchestra to poems by Erik Blomberg, Kerstin Hed, Oscar Levertin, Erik Lindorm [sv], and Verner von Heidenstam (1937–1938); † = Not included in the Pastoral Suite

1. Adagio—Allegro
2. Andantino con moto^†
3. Adagio
4. Vivice
5. Andantino^†
6. Andante tranquillo^†

• Pastoral Suite (Pastoralsvit), suite for orchestra excerpted from The Hours of Day (Op. 19, 1937–1938)

1. Overture (Uvertyr): Adagio—Allegro
2. Romance (Romans): Adagio
3. Scherzo: Vivice

• The Earth Sings (Jorden sjunger), for narrator and orchestra (Op. 23, 1940)^{[citation needed]}
• Festmusik, for orchestra (Op. 22, 1939)
• The Earth Sings (Jorden sjunger), for narrator and orchestra (Op. 23, 1940)^{[citation needed]}
• The Swedish Nation (Det svenska landet), lyrical suite for chamber orchestra (Op. 27, 1941)

Note: Folk-song Night (Folkvisenatt), for string orchestra is from this suite)

• Gustavian Suite (Gustaviansk svit), for flute, harpsichord, and string orchestra (Op. 28, 1944); excerpted from the film score to The Royal Hunt (Kungajakt)

1. Entrada
2. Pastorale
3. Andante grazioso
4. Arietta
5. Festivo

• Two Pieces, for orchestra (Op. 32, 1944)

1. ?
2. ?

• Music for Orchestra (Musik för orkester) (Op. 40, 1949)

1. Andante teneramente—Tranquillo—Allegro molto
2. Andante elegiaco
3. Allegro

• Adagio, for string orchestra (Op. 48, 1960)
• Three Orchestral Pieces (Tre Orkesterstyken) (Op. 49, 1960)

1. Adagio
2. Presto
3. Adagio

• Variations for Orchestra (Orkestervariationer) (Op. 50, 1962)
• Lyric Fantasy (Lyrisk fantasi), for little orchestra (Op. 54, 1967)
• Due auguri, for orchestra (Op. 62, 1971; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[g]

1. Omaggio conservatorio
2. Ricamo all'Accademia

• Barococo (Råå-rokoko), suite for orchestra (Op. 64, 1973)

1. Entrata
2. Gavott (Gavotte)
3. Serenata
4. Menuett
5. Barkarol (Barcarolle)
6. Kadrilj (Quadrille) and Galopp (Galop)

• Musica permutatio, for orchestra (Op. 66, 1980)

Chamber

Quartets and quintets

• Late Autumn Leaves (Senhöstblad), lyrical suite for string quartet to poems by Ola Hansson (1938); † = Not included in Intimate Miniatures^[25]

1. Allegro moderato
2. Allegretto^†
3. Andante sostenuto
4. Andantino—Allegro moderato—Andantino^†
5. Allegro
6. Adagio

• Intimate Miniatures (Intima miniatyrer), suite for string quartet excerpted from Late Autumn Leaves (Op. 20, 1938; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[25]

1. Adagio
2. Allegro moderato
3. Andante sostenuto
4. Allegro

• String Quartet No. 1 in D minor (Op. 31, 1944)^[25]

1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Adagio—Allegro giocoso—Adagio
3. Molto vivace

• String Quartet No. 2, Quartetto alla serenata (Op. 44, 1955; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[25]

1. Allegro giocoso
2. Canzonetta: Andantino
3. Andante tranquillo—Allegro vivace

• Allegro vivace, for string quartet; Movement V from Five Sketches (Fem skisser), a collaborative work with Moses Pergament, Edvin Kallstenius, Sven-Erik Bäck, and Erland von Koch^[26]
• Quattro tempi, divertimento for wind quintet, i.e., flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon (Op. 55, 1968; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[27]

1. Tranquillo
2. Agitato—Sostenuto
3. Giocoso

• Aubade, for oboe and string trio, i.e., violin, viola, and cello (Op. 63, 1972; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. Lento
2. Allegro

• String Quartet No. 3 (Op. 65, 1975; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[25]

1. Allegro
2. Allegretto—Presto—Allegretto
3. Largo

Duos

• Violin Sonatina in G minor, for violin and piano (Op. 3, 1928; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. ???
2. ???
3. ???

• Duo, for violin and viola (Op. 6, 1931)
• Cello Sonatina, for cello and piano (Op. 60, 1969; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. Allegretto
2. ???
3. ???

• Three Pieces (Tre stycken), for clarinet and piano (Op. 61, 1970; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[28]

1. Sonatina
2. Arioso
3. Jigg

Piano

• Summer Evenings (Sommarkvällar) (1926; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. A Walking Song (Gångtrall)
2. Evening Mood (Aftonstämning)
3. Intermezzo: Mosquito Dance (Myggdans)
4. Age of Fairies (Älvlek)
5. Moon Hymn (Månhymn)
6. On a Nighttime Walk(På nattvandring)

• Three Poems (Tre poem) (1926; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante espressivo
3. Tempo di menuetto (med humor)

• Two Humoresques (Två humoresker (1926; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[h]

1. Motiv E.B.B.A.
2. Motiv B.E.B.S.

• Ten Two-part Piano Pieces (Tio tvåstämmiga pianostycken) (Op. 8, 1932)^[29]
• Piano Sonatina No. 1 (Op. 16, 1936; published by Universal Edition)^[30]

1. Allegro con moto
2. Intermezzo: Allegretto
3. Lento espressivo
4. Presto

• Croquiser (Op. 38, 1947; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[31]

1. Capriccioso
2. Grazioso
3. Semplice
4. Scherzando
5. Espressivo
6. Ritmico

• Piano Sonatina No. 2 (Op. 39, 1946–1947; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[30]

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro

• Piano Sonatina No. 3 (Op. 41, 1950; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[31]

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro

• Twelve Little Piano Pieces (Tolv små pianostycken; (Op. 47, 1960) published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)
• Easy Pieces (Lätta spelstycken) (Op. 56, 1969; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)
• Five Piano Pieces (Fem pianostycken) (Op. 57, 1969; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)

1. Humoresque (Humoresk)
2. Barcarole (Barkarol)
3. Burlesque (Burlesk)
4. Valse-Caprice
5. Perpetuum mobile

• Seven Little Fugues with Preludes in the Old Style (Sju små fugor med preludier i gammal stil) (Op. 58, 1969; published by Gehrmans Musikförlag)^[32]

To do

• 1944 Op. 29, Four songs
• 1945 Op. 33, Two songs
• 1946 Op. 35, Nine Gullberg Songs
• 1954 Op. 43, Missa Brevis, for mixed chorus
• 1964 Op. 51, Intrada Solemnis, for trumpets, trombones, double choir, boys choir and organ
• 1964 Op. 52, Eight songs
• 1969 Op. 59, Tre Citat, for choir