Lars Karlsson

A work commissioned by the Jubilate Choir and premiered at the Nordic Church Music Days in 2000. The text is from the Psalms and the duration of the work is ca 18 minutes.

Lars Karlsson's Suite for Helena (Svit för Helena, 1994) for wind quintet is built on folk tunes from his native Åland Islands. In five movements, it takes a form from classical models (French suite,...

Four songs for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and piano to texts by Karl-Erik Bergman (in Swedish).

Tre naturscener for descant choir (1976-77, rev. 2016) by Lars Karlsson is set to Gustaf Fröding's vivid poems in Swedish.

Mysterious yet lyrical, Lars Karlsson's setting for mixed choir to Paula Hiekkala's poem Mare crisium (1990) is a beautiful journey from stormy sea towards radiant peace.

Julinatt på ön (A July Night on an Island, 1974/2022) for mixed choir by Lars Karlsson is set to Arvid Mörne's text in Swedish. A peaceful and atmospheric song lasts about 2 minutes.

Lars Karlsson (b. 1952) has followed his own distinctive route on the Finnish contemporary music scene as a 'romantic modernist'. 'Två andliga sånger' (Two spiritual songs) consists of two songs for s...

Karlsson became fascinated by the sensual text by Neruda which offered great potential for musical contrasts.

Lars Karlsson's intensive Recitative and aria for flute and organ (1990, rev. 2021) finds peace in the end.

Romantic modernist - or modern romanticist - Lars Karlsson (b. 1953) composed his Clarinet concerto (2013-2015) for Christoffer Sundqvist. Connections with Nordic mythology and clarinettist as a shama...

Lars Karlsson's Serenade for a friend for violin or flute & piano or organ) was premiered in 1992 by the violinist John Storgårds and composer himself.

Text: Elmer Diktonius (in Swedish). The sea has often been an inspiration to Lars Karlsson, born on the island of Åland. His choral 'Symphony from Åland' is composed to Elmer Diktonius's text, which i...

Contents: Prélude - Romance - Humoresque - Canon - Final.