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Kurt Atterberg

Person · male · Sweden · Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg · born 1887 · died 1974 · recording since 1988

Swedish composer (1887–1974)

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Also known as Kurt Magnus Atterberg · 库特·阿特伯格

Debut: 1988
Release groups: 30
Awards: 3
Timeline events: 31
Wiki language versions: 24

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Timeline

31 events▣ Album 27◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1

1880s
1. 12 December 1887 · Birth
  Born 1887-12-12
  source: wikidata
1950s
1. 1953 · Award
  Won: Medal for the advancement of the musical arts
  source: wikidata
1970s
1. 15 February 1974 · Death
  Died 1974
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. 1988 · Debut release
  Debut release: Musik på Dramaten
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1988 · Album
  Album: Musik på Dramaten
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. March 1992 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31 / A Värmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. March 1993 · Album
  Album: Piano Quintet in C major, op. 31 / Suite no. 1 “Orientale” / Horn Sonata in B minor, op. 27
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. June 1993 · Album
  Album: Chamber Music, Vol. 1: Violin Sonata / Trio Concertante
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1999 · Album
  Album: Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Symphonies 2 & 5
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2000 · Album
  Album: Symphony 9 "Visionaria" / Symphonic Poem "Älven"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2000 · Album
  Album: Symphonies 3 & 6
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2000 · Album
  Album: Piano Concerto / Rhapsody / Ballade & Passacaglia
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1 January 2000 · Album
  Album: Symphonies 1 & 4
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. March 2000 · Album
  Album: Swedish Orchestral Favourites, Vol. 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 17 April 2001 · Album
  Album: Symphonies 7 & 8
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2004 · Album
  Album: Sinfonia per archi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1 March 2006 · Album
  Album: Violin Concerto / Concert Overture
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 25 April 2006 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 7 “Sinfonia Romantica”, op. 45 / Symphony no. 8, op. 48
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 25 March 2007 · Album
  Album: Atterberg: Cello Concerto · Brahms/Atterberg: String Sextet in G major
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 15 February 2013 · Album
  Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" / Suite no. 3 / Symphony no. 6 "Dollar Symphony" / En värmlandsrapsodi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. January 2014 · Album
  Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 2: Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 8
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 21 July 2014 · Album
  Album: String Quartets
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 18 May 2015 · Album
  Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 3: Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 5 "Sinfonia funebre"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 4 September 2015 · Album
  Album: Cello Concerto / Horn Concerto
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 15 February 2016 · Album
  Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 4: Symphony no. 3 "Västkustbilder" / Three Nocturnes from "Fanal" / Vittorioso
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1 June 2016 · Album
  Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 5: Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia romantica" / Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia visionaria"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 25 January 2019 · Album
  Album: Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra / Barocco / Sinfonia per archi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 2022 · Album
  Album: Suite Barocco / Suite Pastorale / String Quartet
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 27 May 2023 · Album
  Album: Aladin
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2 May 2025 · Album
  Album: Northern Colours
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography956 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1344328480

Biography

Kurt Magnus Atterberg (Swedish: [²atːɛrbærj], 12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and civil engineer. Along with Ture Rangström, he was one the foremost Swedish composers of the generation succeeding Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén. Atterberg is best known for his symphonies, operas, and ballets.

Biography

Atterberg was born in Gothenburg. His father was Anders Johan Atterberg, engineer; his uncle was the chemist Albert Atterberg. His mother, Elvira Uddman, was the daughter of a famous male opera singer.
In 1902, Atterberg began learning the cello, having been inspired by a concert by the Brussels String Quartet, featuring a performance of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 8. Six years later he became a performer in the Stockholm Concert Society, now known as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as publishing his first completed work, the Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1. His String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 2, soon followed.
While already studying electrical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology, Atterberg also enrolled at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1910 with a score of his Rhapsody and an incomplete version of his Symphony No. 1. There he studied composition and orchestration under the composer Andreas Hallén. He earned his engineering diploma a year later, as well as being awarded a State Music Fellowship. He made his conducting debut at a concert in Gothenburg in 1912, premiering his first symphony and the Concert Overture in A minor, Op. 4.
Although continuing to compose and conduct, Atterberg enjoyed a fulfilling career in several different organisations. He accepted a post at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office in 1912, going on to become a head of department in 1936 and working there until his retirement in 1968.
Possibly Atterberg's greatest success was his triumph in the 1928 International Columbia Graphophone Competition, organized to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Franz Schubert's death. Eventually, his sixth symphony was chosen out of 500 submissions as the winning work, over Franz Schmidt's 3rd symphony and Czeslaw Marek's Sinfonia brevis. It was performed all over the Western world in subsequent years, among others by Thomas Beecham and Arturo Toscanini.
Atterberg died on 15 February 1974 in Stockholm, aged 86, and was buried there in the Northern Cemetery.

Alleged ties to Nazi Germany

Both before and during the Nazi era, Atterberg worked with German composers and music organizations with the aim of strengthening Swedish-German musical relations. He sometimes conducted his own works with famous orchestras in Germany and several famous conductors also performed Atterberg's symphonies. Atterberg never hesitated to pass on the German contacts he had made over the years to his Swedish colleagues or to work to have Swedish works performed in Germany. In this way, Albert Henneberg could collaborate with Fritz Tutenberg, whom Atterberg had known since a music festival in Kiel in 1926, and together with him write operas for the opera in Chemnitz. From 1935–1938, Atterberg was also general secretary of the Permanent Council for the International Co-operation of Composers (Ständiger Rat für die internationale Zusammenarbeit der Komponisten), founded by Richard Strauss.
Racial identity references are found in correspondence between Atterberg and composer Moses Pergament, a music critic for the Svenska Dagbladet. In a letter to Pergament in 1923, Atterberg writes: "I could not have dreamed that you would launch yourself as a Swedish composer […] So far, you are a purely Jewish composer for the sake of principle - why not in name as well?" The contradiction between the composers was rooted in their diametrically different artistic orientations and the fact that Atterberg was a leading personality in Swedish musical life and an advocate of the romantic national identity. Pergament on the other hand, belonged to a more modernist phalanx, together with Gösta Nystroem and Hilding Rosenberg.
After the end of World War II, Atterberg was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer. At his own request, an investigation was set up by the Royal Academy of Music. The investigation could not confirm suspicions of Nazi sympathies. However, after the war, Atterberg seems to have been marginalized and ostracized by at least some of his fellow Swedish composers.

Organizer and critic

Atterberg co-founded the Society of Swedish Composers in 1918, alongside other prominent composers such as Ture Rangström, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén. Six years later he was elected president of the society, maintaining the position until 1947. At a similar time, he became president of the Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, which he also helped to found, and of which his presidency lasted until 1943. Other jobs taken on by Atterberg included his work as a music critic for the Stockholms Tidningen from 1919 to 1957, and as secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1940 to 1953.

Musical style

Atterberg composed in a romantic style that may be compared to that of the musicians of the Nordic nationalist current, in particular Edvard Grieg or Jean Sibelius. Other important influences include (according to himself) Brahms, Reger, and several Russian composers including Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Assessment

Together with Ture Rangström, Atterberg must be considered a leading composer of the second generation of Swedish late romantics and thus continued the tradition founded by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén. He was a proponent of the idea that romantic music should portray and strengthen national identity, while opponents defined the character of modern music as transnational and cosmopolitan. While his five operas have fallen into neglect, the nine symphonies (ten when including the 1953 Sinfonia per archi) are once again being heard more frequently, and have been recorded several times.

Personal life

Atterberg married twice, first Ella Peterson, a pianist, in 1915; they divorced eight years later. His second marriage was to Margareta Dalsjö in 1925, which lasted until her death in 1962.

Discography & profile

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Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
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Release groups in DB	30	90.4th
Studio albums	27	97.8th
Awards recorded	3	95.4th
Timeline events	31	96.9th
Recording span (years)	-14	8.5th
Genres	8	94.5th

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Discography (30 release groups · 27 studio albums)

Albums · 27

Musik på Dramaten
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 48:22
1Mäster Olof, Suite For Orchestra, op. 22: I. Reformatorn5:19
2Mäster Olof, Suite For Orchestra, op. 22: II. Husfrun och barnet5:32
3Mäster Olof, Suite For Orchestra, op. 22: III. I Storkyrkan3:18
4Mäster Olof, Suite For Orchestra, op. 22: IV. Margaretas död7:53
5Mäster Olof, Suite For Orchestra, op. 22: V. Festen vid Norreport7:26
6From Suite no. 1 for Orchestra "Oriental": Dans: Andante - Vivace - Allegro4:05
7From Suite no. 1 for Orchestra "Oriental": Triumfmarsch: Alla marcia con moto4:47
8From En Stormig Dag: Förspel till akt I6:34
9From En Stormig Dag: Förspel till akt II3:28
Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31 / A Värmland Rhapsody / Ballad Without Words
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:00:14
1Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: I. Moderato10:00
2Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: II. Adagio13:18
3Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: III. Vivace9:52
4En värmlandsrapsodi, op. 368:35
5Ballad utan ord, op. 5618:29
Piano Quintet in C major, op. 31 / Suite no. 1 “Orientale” / Horn Sonata in B minor, op. 27
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:46
1Piano Quintet in C major, op. 31: Moderato9:43
2Piano Quintet in C major, op. 31: Adagio11:03
3Piano Quintet in C major, op. 31: Vivace8:45
4Suite no. 1 “Orientale” for Two Violins, Cello and Piano: Ökenstämning: Adagio3:10
5Suite no. 1 “Orientale” for Two Violins, Cello and Piano: Dans: Andante – Vivace – Allegro3:55
6Suite no. 1 “Orientale” for Two Violins, Cello and Piano: Triumfmarsch: Alla marcia con moto4:57
7Sonata in B minor for Horn and Piano, op. 27: Allegro6:23
8Sonata in B minor for Horn and Piano, op. 27: Adagio molto6:43
9Sonata in B minor for Horn and Piano, op. 27: Allegro energico, poco pesange7:07
Chamber Music, Vol. 1: Violin Sonata / Trio Concertante
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:04
1Sonata in B minor for Violin and Piano, op. 27: Allegro6:26
2Sonata in B minor for Violin and Piano, op. 27: Adagio molto6:56
3Sonata in B minor for Violin and Piano, op. 27: Allegro energico, poco pesante7:06
4Höstballader for Piano, op. 15: No. 1 in B minor: Molto agitato5:04
5Höstballader for Piano, op. 15: No. 2 in C minor, Adagio5:29
6Valse monotone in C major5:37
7Rondeau Rétrospectif, op. 26 (Motto: Spectator)10:47
8Trio Concertante in G minor/C major, op. 5717:39
Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:11:29
1Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: I. Pesante allegro12:30
2Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: II. Andante12:25
3Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: III. Furioso9:26
4Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 7: I. Moderato13:28
5Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 7: II. Adagio camabile8:56
6Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 7: III. Allegro molto14:44
Symphonies 2 & 5
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:15:25
1Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: I. Allegro con moto - Maestoso - Largamente12:51
2Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto - Adagio15:56
3Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: III. Allegro con fuoco - Tranquillo - Adagio - Tempo I - Maestoso12:12
4Symphony no. 5, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": I. Pesante allegro9:10
5Symphony no. 5, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": II. Lento9:52
6Symphony no. 5, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": III. Allegro molto - Tempo di Valse15:24
Symphony 9 "Visionaria" / Symphonic Poem "Älven"
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:00:33
1Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": I. Beginning2:34
2Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": II. Heid hon hette (Baritone)2:45
3Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": III. Jag jattarna minns (Alto)3:26
4Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": IV. Hon sag vida (Baritone)3:14
5Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": V. Val vet hon (Baritone)3:06
6Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VI. Med spjut sprangde Oden (Baritone)3:38
7Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VII. Vid heta kallors (Alto, Baritone)3:08
8Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VIII. Jag ser langre fram (Alto)2:15
9Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": IX. Mycket jag fattat (Alto)4:02
10Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": X. Hur ar det med asar? (Baritone)1:51
11Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XI. Rym styr un ostern (Chorus)2:07
12Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XII. Nu stundar Friggas (Chorus)2:24
13Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XIII. Solen svartnar (Baritone)6:13
14Alven (The River), op. 33: Durch Berge und Walder (Through Mountains and Forests)3:55
15Alven (The River), op. 33: Das Binnenmeer (The Great Lake)2:53
16Alven (The River), op. 33: Die Wasserfalle (the Waterfalls)2:01
17Alven (The River), op. 33: Der ruhige, breite Strom (The Quiet, Wide Stream)3:58
18Alven (The River), op. 33: Der Hafen (The Harbour)2:13
19Alven (The River), op. 33: Aussicht von den Bergen am Meere (View from the Mountains over the Sea)2:27
20Alven (The River), op. 33: Hinaus zum Meere (Out to the Sea)2:23
Symphonies 3 & 6
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:08:19
1Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: I. Soldis. Lento8:29
2Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: II. Storm. Con fuoco10:37
3Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: III. Sommarnatt. Adagio - Molto vivace18:06
4Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: I. Moderato - Più vivo9:09
5Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: II. Adagio12:58
6Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: III. Vivace9:00
Piano Concerto / Rhapsody / Ballade & Passacaglia
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 56:48
1Rhapsody, op. 110:25
2Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: I. Pesante allegro13:14
3Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: II. Andante13:28
4Piano Concerto in B-flat minor, op. 37: III. Furiosa9:37
5Ballad och passacaglia, op. 3810:04
Symphonies 1 & 4
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:53
1Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: I. Allegro con fuoco10:49
2Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: II. Adagio9:59
3Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: III. Presto7:20
4Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: IV. Adagio - Allegro energico12:41
5Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": I. Con forza5:50
6Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": II. Andante8:11
7Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": III. Scherzo1:20
8Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": IV. Finale. Rondo5:43
Swedish Orchestral Favourites, Vol. 2
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:11:45
1Lyrisk fantasi (Lyric Fantasy), op. 548:34
2Pastoral Suite, op. 13b: I. Preludium2:23
3Pastoral Suite, op. 13b: II. Gavott3:01
4Pastoral Suite, op. 13b: III. Saraband2:51
5Pastoral Suite, op. 13b: IV. Siciliano2:30
6Pastoral Suite, op. 13b: V. Final1:42
7Vaknatten (The Wakeful Night): Adagio5:49
8Little Serenade, op. 12: I. Allegro2:42
9Little Serenade, op. 12: II. Adagio cantabile4:56
10Little Serenade, op. 12: III. Allegro vivace1:22
11Little Serenade, op. 12: IV. Allegro2:01
12Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: I. Prelude2:57
13Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: II. Pantomim4:11
14Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: III. Vision5:12
15Adagio for String Orchestra, op. 485:55
16Divertimento elegiaco: I. Allegro5:14
17Divertimento elegiaco: II. Adagio cantabile3:05
18Divertimento elegiaco: III. Allegro vivace4:45
19Divertimento elegiaco: IV. Allegro2:35
Symphonies 7 & 8
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:02:42
1Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": I. Drammatico10:25
2Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": II. Semplice11:32
3Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": III. Feroce7:13
4Symphony no. 8, op. 48: I. Largo9:03
5Symphony no. 8, op. 48: II. Adagio9:55
6Symphony no. 8, op. 48: III. Molto vivo5:15
7Symphony no. 8, op. 48: IV. Con moto9:19
Sinfonia per archi
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:36
1Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: I. Con moto6:48
2Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: II. Allegro molto6:18
3Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: III. Tranquillo9:20
4Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: IV. Allegro molto e ritmico6:53
5Adagio amoroso8:04
6Intermezzo: I. Maestoso2:15
7Intermezzo: II. Adagio3:48
8Intermezzo: III. Maestoso2:25
9Prelude and Fugue: Prelude1:08
10Prelude and Fugue: Fugue2:05
11Suite no. 7, op. 29: I. Alla marcia0:58
12Suite no. 7, op. 29: II. Poetico3:34
13Suite no. 7, op. 29: III. Grazioso1:34
14Suite no. 7, op. 29: IV. Doloroso5:42
15Suite no. 7, op. 29: V. Festivo1:44
Violin Concerto / Concert Overture
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 59:51
1Värmlands Rhapsody, op. 369:17
2Violin Concerto op. 7 in E minor: Moderato13:37
3Violin Concerto op. 7 in E minor: Adagio cantabile8:57
4Violin Concerto op. 7 in E minor: Allegro molto14:42
5Overture, op. 4 in A minor13:18
Symphony no. 7 “Sinfonia Romantica”, op. 45 / Symphony no. 8, op. 48
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:43
1Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia Romantica": I. Drammatico lento14:21
2Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia Romantica": II. Semplice, Andante11:58
3Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia Romantica": III. Feroce, Allegro7:50
4Symphony no. 8, op. 48 "På Svenska Folkmotiv": I. Largo - Allegro10:25
5Symphony no. 8, op. 48 "På Svenska Folkmotiv": II. Adagio9:32
6Symphony no. 8, op. 48 "På Svenska Folkmotiv": III. Molto vivo5:41
7Symphony no. 8, op. 48 "På Svenska Folkmotiv": IV. Con moto8:56
Atterberg: Cello Concerto · Brahms/Atterberg: String Sextet in G major
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:16
1Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 21: I. Andante cantabile - Allegro -13:23
2Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 21: II. Adagio -9:37
3Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 21: III. Allegro9:52
4String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo11:48
5String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo6:17
6String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: III. Poco adagio9:41
7String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36: IV. Poco allegro7:38
Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" / Suite no. 3 / Symphony no. 6 "Dollar Symphony" / En värmlandsrapsodi
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:10:14
1Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31 "Dollar Symphony": I. Moderato9:00
2Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31 "Dollar Symphony": II. Adagio9:54
3Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31 "Dollar Symphony": III. Vivace8:31
4En värmlandsrapsodi, op. 368:07
5Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: I. Prélude. Adagio3:43
6Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: II. Pantomim. Moderato4:52
7Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1: III. Vision. Allegro moderato6:06
8Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": I. Con forza -5:47
9Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": II. Andante -7:10
10Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto -1:24
11Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": IV. Finale. Rondo. Allegro molto5:40
Orchestral Works, Volume 2: Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 8
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:01:27
1Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: I. Allegro con moto – Pesante – A tempo, tranquillo – Tempo I (subito) – Agitato – Tranquillo – Tempo I – Pesante – A tempo, tranquillo – Tranquillo – Maestoso – Largamente10:11
2Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio – Presto – Tranquillo – Adagio11:32
3Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: III. Allegro con fuoco – Con moto – Tranquillo – Con moto – Adagio – Tempo I, furioso – Pesante – Tranquillo – Con moto – Tranquillo – A tempo, con moto – Maestoso9:58
4Symphony no. 8 in E minor, op. 48: I. Largo – Allegro9:04
5Symphony no. 8 in E minor, op. 48: II. Adagio7:08
6Symphony no. 8 in E minor, op. 48: III. Molto vivo5:35
7Symphony no. 8 in E minor, op. 48: IV. Con moto7:59
String Quartets
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:51
1String Quartet, op. 11: Allegro con fuoco6:03
2String Quartet, op. 11: Andante7:23
3String Quartet, op. 11: Allegro furioso4:58
4String Quartet, op. 2/op. 39: Allegro8:19
5String Quartet, op. 2/op. 39: Scherzo7:18
6String Quartet, op. 2/op. 39: Romance. Adagio7:02
7String Quartet, op. 2/op. 39: Allegro deciso7:26
8String Quartet ‘Un notturno della maniera di E. Th. A. Hoffmann’13:22
Orchestral Works, Volume 3: Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 5 "Sinfonia funebre"
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:03:19
1Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: I. Allegro con fuoco - Tranquillo - Tempo I - Tranquillo -9:51
2Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: II. Adagio -8:29
3Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: III. Presto - Pesante - Tranquillo - Tranquillo - Presto7:01
4Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: IV. Adagio - Allegro energico - [ ] - Tempo I - Meno mosso11:32
5Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": Pesante allegro - Molto più mosso - Subito allargando molto - Tempo I -7:30
6Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": Lento -6:34
7Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia funebre": Allegro molto - Tempo vivo - Un poco meno mosso - Adagio -12:22
Cello Concerto / Horn Concerto
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 59:21
1Cello Concerto op. 21 in C minor: Andante cantabile - Allegro15:17
2Cello Concerto op. 21 in C minor: Adagio11:42
3Cello Concerto op. 21 in C minor: Allegro11:34
4Horn Concerto op. 28 in A major: Allegro patetico7:55
5Horn Concerto op. 28 in A major: Adagio8:00
6Horn Concerto op. 28 in A major: Allegro molto4:53
Orchestral Works, Volume 4: Symphony no. 3 "Västkustbilder" / Three Nocturnes from "Fanal" / Vittorioso
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:02:23
1Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 "Västkustbilder": I. Soldis. Lento - Un poco più mosso- Molto tranquillo - Un poco più mosso - Lento7:40
2Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 "Västkustbilder": Storm. Con fuoco (non troppo presto, largamente) - Più mosso - Con fuoco [Tempo I] - [ ] - A Tempo I (un poco più vivo) - Più mosso (molto) - Tempo I - Adagio molto tranquillo11:30
3Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 "Västkustbilder": III. Sommarnatt. Adagio - Molto tranquillo - Un poco più mosso - Largamente - Adagio - Molto vivace - Più mosso - Più mosso sempre - Tempo I - Tranquillo - Largamente - Lento17:25
4Three Nocturnes, op. 35bis: I. Flykten till bödelskojan. Agitato (non troppo allegro) - Poco calando - A tempo I agitato - Calando5:59
5Three Nocturnes, op. 35bis: II. Drömmen, tåget till avrättsplatsen. Andante lugubre4:58
6Three Nocturnes, op. 35bis: III. Uppvaknandet. Presto - Poco tranquillo - Presto - Poco tranquillo - Con moto - Tranquillo - A tempo presto - Più mosso - Poco calando - A tempo presto - Poco calando - Poco tranquillo - Presto - Più mosso - Tranquillo - Più tranquillo - Molto presto - Prestissimo6:27
7Vittorioso, op. 58. Moderato (tranquillo) - Alla marcia - Tranquillo - Allegro cantando - Allegro molto8:24
Orchestral Works, Volume 5: Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia romantica" / Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia visionaria"
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:15
1Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": I. Drammatico. Lento12:42
2Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": II. Semplice. Andante8:40
3Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": III. Feroce. Allegro7:35
4Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": I. Beginning2:16
5Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": II. Heid hon hette (baritone, alto)2:12
6Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": III. Jag jättarna minns, i urtid avlade (alto, chorus)3:38
7Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": IV. En ask ser jag stånda (alto)1:28
8Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": V. Väl vet hon (baritone, chorus)2:36
9Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VI. Med spjut sprängde Oden (baritone, alto, chorus)3:33
10Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VII. Vid heta källors kittel i lunden (alto, baritone, chorus)3:05
11Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": VIII. Öster i Järnskogen dvaldes den åldriga (baritone, alto, chorus)1:50
12Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": IX. Bröder varandras ban varda (alto, chorus)3:11
13Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": X. Hur är det med asar? (baritone, alto, chorus)1:43
14Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XI. Rym styr ur östern (chorus)1:56
15Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XII. Nu stundar Friggas sorg den största (baritone, alto, chorus)2:11
16Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia visionaria": XIII. Solen svartner (baritone, alto)4:39
Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra / Barocco / Sinfonia per archi
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:46
1Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: I. Entrata1:11
2Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: II. Sarabanda3:27
3Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: III. Gavotta1:28
4Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: IV. Pastorale e Gagliarda4:10
5Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: V. Siciliana4:16
6Barocco Suite no. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, op. 23: VI. Giga2:08
7Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 57: I. Bar 16:07
8Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 57: II. Bar 1716:07
9Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 57: III. Bar 2681:52
10Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 57: IV. Bar 3422:54
11Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 57: V. Bar 4341:51
12Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: I. Con moto7:14
13Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: II. Allegro molto7:14
14Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: III. Tranquillo8:06
15Sinfonia per archi, op. 53: IV. Allegro molto e ritmico7:41
Suite Barocco / Suite Pastorale / String Quartet
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:10
1Suite Barocco, op. 23: I. Entrata1:23
2Suite Barocco, op. 23: II. Sarabanda3:17
3Suite Barocco, op. 23: III. Gavotta1:28
4Suite Barocco, op. 23: IV. Pastorale e Gagliarda4:17
5Suite Barocco, op. 23: V. Siciliana4:56
6Suite Barocco, op. 23: VI. Giga2:14
7Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": I. Preludio2:46
8Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": II. Aria4:47
9Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": III. Gavotta2:44
10Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": IV. Pastorale2:38
11Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": V. Serenata5:37
12Suite no. 8, op. 34 "Suite Pastorale in modo antico": VI. Giga1:45
13String Quartet, op. 11: I. Allegro con fuoco6:24
14String Quartet, op. 11: II. Andante6:56
15String Quartet, op. 11: III. Allegro furioso5:58
Aladin
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 43 tracks · 2:00:56
Disc 118 tracks · 56:36
1Aladin: I. Ouvertüre6:02
2Aladin: II. Akt1 Bild1 Haschisch! Kauft Haschisch!2:58
3Aladin: III. Wie schön ist es zu träumen!3:38
4Aladin: IV. Gaukler, lass die Schlange tanzen1:18
5Aladin: V. Tausend Wünsche sandte ich als Boten1:49
6Aladin: VI. Im Namen Nazzradins, des Herrn der Herren3:05
7Aladin: VII. Tausend Wünsche sandte ich als Boten4:51
8Aladin: VIII. Herrin, meiner Träume Bild!3:39
9Aladin: IX. Gnade! Gnade für Aladin!3:47
10Aladin: X. Tief in der Erde unter mir4:30
11Aladin: XI. Nur einer ist es: Aladin!4:15
12Aladin: XII. Du wähntest tot mich2:23
13Aladin: XIII. Akt 1 Bild 2 Verwandlung1:53
14Aladin: XIV. Ewige Flamme, ewiges Licht3:19
15Aladin: XV. Du selig wundervolles Licht!1:58
16Aladin: XVI. Verschlossen ist das Tor!1:42
17Aladin: XVII. Gerufen hast Du mich!3:53
18Aladin: XVIII. Allah ist groß!1:36
Disc 225 tracks · 1:04:20
1Aladin: I. Akt 2 Bild 3 Vorspiel1:23
2Aladin: II. Mich flieht der Schlaf!1:53
3Aladin: III. Du riefst mich, Freund4:24
4Aladin: IV. Halte ein! Mich tötet Deine Liebe!2:12
5Aladin: V. Verwandlung1:09
6Aladin: VI. Akt 2 Bild 4 Herr der Herren, großer Sultan0:52
7Aladin: VII. Ich grüße Euch in Allahs Namen2:35
8Aladin: VIII. Laila, die Holde, naht2:22
9Aladin: IX. Wenn ich die Sonne sinken sah ins Meer3:48
10Aladin: X. Als ich zum Hammam ging3:21
11Aladin: XI. Ein Wunder hat sich hier ereignet!4:15
12Aladin: XII. Du Kleinod gibst mir Glück und Macht!3:56
13Aladin: XIII. Mein ist das Licht!3:48
14Aladin: XIV. Geht auch Dein Weg durch Qual und Schmerz1:47
15Aladin: XV. Akt 3 Bild 5 Den Wein verbot uns Nazzredin3:17
16Aladin: XVI. Herr! Was ist mit Dir?1:13
17Aladin: XVII. Was wisst denn ihr?2:59
18Aladin: XVIII. Ha, ha, ha, so lass die Lampe doch entzünden3:35
19Aladin: XIX. Ich hörte Deiner Stimme Ruf!6:37
20Aladin: XX. Tanze Laila!1:11
21Aladin: XXI. Soll ich gehorchen2:07
22Aladin: XXII. Fühlst Du des Geistes Macht!0:38
23Aladin: XXIII. Dem Licht bist wieder Du gegeben1:55
24Aladin: XXIV. Du hast gewonnen mir den Thron!1:07
25Aladin: XXV. Der eig'nen Kraft1:56
Northern Colours
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 59:16
1Soundscape - A Walk in Colours, op. 118: Part I6:05
2Soundscape - A Walk in Colours, op. 118: Part II13:23
3Soundscape - A Walk in Colours, op. 118: Part III6:50
4Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song4:46
5Concerto in A minor for Horn & Orchestra: I. Allegro pathetico7:54
6Concerto in A minor for Horn & Orchestra: II. Adagio8:08
7Concerto in A minor for Horn & Orchestra: III. Allegro molto4:41
8Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: No. 2. The Swan of Tuonela7:29

Album · 3

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1988	Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 / Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in A minor, op. 28Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 54:06 1Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 “West Coast Pictures”: 1. Sun Haze7:30 2Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 “West Coast Pictures”: 2. Storm11:08 3Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10 “West Coast Pictures”: 3. Summer Night16:10 4Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in A minor, op. 28: 1. Allegro pathetico7:02 5Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in A minor, op. 28: 2. Adagio7:14 6Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in A minor, op. 28: 3. Allegro molto5:02	Compilation	1988
1989	Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia Piccola"Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:00:43 1Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: I. Allegro con fuoco10:11 2Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: II. Adagio - Presto16:54 3Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: III. Adagio - Allegro energico13:10 4Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": I. Con forza6:03 5Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": II. Andante7:31 6Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": III. Scherzo1:15 7Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": IV. Finale. Rondo5:39	Compilation	1989
2004	Complete SymphoniesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 47 tracks · 5:28:50 Disc 18 tracks · 1:01:53 1Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: I. Allegro con fuoco10:49 2Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: II. Adagio9:59 3Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: III. Presto7:20 4Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 3: IV. Adagio - Allegro energico12:41 5Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": I. Con forza5:50 6Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": II. Andante8:11 7Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": III. Scherzo1:20 8Symphony no. 4 in G minor, op. 14 "Sinfonia piccola": IV. Finale. Rondo5:43 Disc 26 tracks · 1:15:29 1Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: I. Allegro con moto - Maestoso - Largamente12:51 2Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto - Adagio15:55 3Symphony no. 2 in F major, op. 6: III. Allegro con fuoco - Tranquillo - Adagio - Tempo I - Maestoso12:19 4Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia Funebre": I. Pesante Allegro9:10 5Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia Funebre": II. Lento9:51 6Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 20 "Sinfonia Funebre": III. Allegro molto - Tempo di Valse15:23 Disc 36 tracks · 1:08:19 1Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: I. Soldis. Lento8:29 2Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: II. Storm. Con fuoco10:37 3Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 10: III. Sommarnatt. Adagio - Molto vivace18:06 4Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: I. Moderato - Più vivo9:09 5Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: II. Adagio12:58 6Symphony no. 6 in C major, op. 31: III. Vivace9:00 Disc 47 tracks · 1:02:42 1Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": I. Drammatico10:25 2Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": II. Semplice11:32 3Symphony no. 7, op. 45 "Sinfonia romantica": III. Feroce7:13 4Symphony no. 8, op. 48: I. Largo9:03 5Symphony no. 8, op. 48: II. Adagio9:55 6Symphony no. 8, op. 48: III. Molto vivo5:15 7Symphony no. 8, op. 48: IV. Con moto9:19 Disc 520 tracks · 1:00:27 1Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": I. Beginning2:33 2Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": II. Heid hon hette2:45 3Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": III. Jag jättarna minns3:26 4Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": IV. Hon såg vida3:14 5Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": V. Väl vet hon3:05 6Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": VI. Med spjut sprängde Oden3:37 7Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": VII. Vid heta källors3:07 8Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": VIII. Jag ser längre fram2:15 9Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": IX. Mycket jag fattat4:02 10Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": X. Hur är det med asar?1:51 11Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": XI. Rym styr un östern2:06 12Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": XII. Nu stundar Friggas2:24 13Symphony no. 9, op. 54 "Sinfonia Visionaria": XIII. Solen svartnar6:13 14Älven, op. 33: Durch Berge und Wälder3:55 15Älven, op. 33: Das Binnenmeer2:53 16Älven, op. 33: Die Wasserfälle2:01 17Älven, op. 33: Der ruhige, breite Strom3:58 18Älven, op. 33: Der Hafen2:13 19Älven, op. 33: Aussicht von den Bergen am Meere2:26 20Älven, op. 33: Hinaus zum Meere2:23	Compilation	2004

Stats & PK

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Kurt Atterberg metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	30	90.4th
Studio albums	27	97.8th
Awards recorded	3	95.4th
Timeline events	31	96.9th
Recording span (years)	-14	8.5th
Genres	8	94.5th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Result
1953	Medal for the advancement of the musical arts	won
—	Litteris et Artibus	won
—	Order of the Dannebrog	won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Spillran(band)	1914	present	original

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
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discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0b607587-9e4e-4ff9-b200-af563678ae2f
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seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Atterberg
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Atterberg

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Wikidata: Q440388 · MusicBrainz: 0b607587-9e4e-4ff9-b200-af563678ae2f

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