Ribbing: Peterson-Berger Lyric Pieces from “Frösöblomster” - Swedish EMI E 053-34185
$20.00 USD
Jacket NM / LP NM (Swedish pressing - black/silver label - mono)
This lovely and rare LP from Scandanavian HMV (SCLP 1002, Norwegian pressing, plum semi-circle label, mono) features pianist Stig Ribbing in a selection of 14 pieces from Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger’s 3 books of lyric pieces for piano collectively known as “Frösöblomster”, a richly imaginative cycle that should be far better known.
The exact contents are as follows:
Frösöblomster I |
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A1 |
Rentrée |
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A2 |
Sommarsång |
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A3 |
Lawn Tennis |
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A4 |
Till Rosorna |
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A5 |
Gratulation |
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A6 |
Vid Frösö Kyrka |
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A7 |
I Skymningen |
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A8 |
Hälsning |
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B1 |
Nachspiel ur “Sex latar” |
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B2 |
Fjärrsyn ur “Färdminnen” |
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B3 |
Solregn ur “Fäardminnen” |
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Frösöblomster III |
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B4 |
Intäg I Sommarhagen |
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Frösöblomster II |
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B5 |
Långt Bort I Skogarna |
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B6 |
Polska I g-moll ur “Damernas album” |
The reverse side of the jacket carries insightful liner notes by Professor Bertil Carlberg, provided in both Swedish and English. The lovely cover photo is uncredited.
CONDITION – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.
The condition of the jacket is near-MINT. There are no real flaws to speak of and the album appears almost as new – overall, a truly fine collector's copy.
The condition of the LP itself is near-MINT. Though the surfaces are not perfectly silent (and thus I have rated it NM vs. MINT) this is a fine copy and playback is superb. If you must have perfect surfaces, then please do not buy this LP. Overall, this rates as a NM collector's copy.