Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm ; Varujan Kojian, conductor (1st work) ; Inger Wikström, Conny Arvidsson, pianos (2nd work) ; Margot Rödin, mezzo-soprano ; Jan Eyron, piano (3rd work) ; Mircea Saulesco, violin ; Janos Solyom, piano (4th work)
The 2nd work, originally for orchestra, arr. for piano, 4 hands by the composer; the 3rd-7th works for mezzo-soprano and piano.
Texts by Emil Aarestrup (3rd work), Ellen Lundberg (4th work), Tove Ditlevsen (5th work), Kerstin Hed (6th work), and Ernest Thiel (7th work).
Recorded at the Royal Opera, Stockholm on June 18, 1979(1st work) and at Swedish Radio, Stockholm on Sept. 18, 1979 (2nd work), June 9-12, 1969, (3rd-7th works), and May 31-June 1, 1969 (8th work).
The 3rd-4th and 6th-7th works sung in Swedish; the 5th work, sung in Danish.
The prodigal son = Den förlorade sonen. ballet suite (18:00) -- Midsummer vigil = Midsommarvaka : Swedish rhapsody no. 1, op. 19 (11:34) -- Marias sånger : op. 21. By the house = Ved huset (1:39) -- Tvenne lyriska stämningar : op. 8. Summerscents = Sommardofter (2:44) -- So take my heart = Saa tag mit hjerte (3:11) -- The song-thrush = Taltrasten (3:03) -- Sju dikter av Ernest Thiel : op. 28. You are quietness = Du är stilla ro (3:43) -- Sonata for violin and piano, op. 1 (25:00)