Short bio Erland von Koch
Birthday:
1910 in Stockholm, Sweden
Died:
2009
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Modern
Full biography Erland von Koch
Erland von Koch was a Swedish composer born on April 26 , 1910, in Stockholm, Sweden. He came from a family of artists, as his father was the famous painter and illustrator Nils von Koch and his grandfather was the composer Sigurd von Koch. Erland von Koch began studying music at an early age and eventually went on to study at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where he studied under the tutelage of Lars-Erik Larsson and Hilding Rosenberg.
Throughout his career, Erland von Koch composed a wide variety of musical works, including symphonies, concertos, chamber music, film scores, and vocal works. Some of his most famous compositions include his Symphonies No. 3 and No. 4, which were well-received by audiences and critics alike. He was also known for his ballets "Leaves and Season" and "The Princess and the Sweeper."
In addition to his work as a composer, Erland von Koch was also an influential music educator. He taught composition and music theory at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm for many years and was a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music.
Erland von Koch passed away on January 31, 2009, but his music continues to be performed and admired by audiences around the world. His contributions to the world of classical music have earned him a place among Sweden's most prominent composers.
Compositions featuring Erland von Koch
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concert Etudes (7) for guitar | 15:30 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 2 | Serenade for double bass & string orchestra | 11:13 min | Concerto | 1985 |
| 3 | Sonata for alto saxophone & piano | 12:06 min | Chamber Music | 1985 |
| 4 | Bergslagen Overture, for orchestra | 8:12 min | Orchestral | 1984 |
| 5 | Höstpastoral, for organ | 5:12 min | Keyboard | 1983 |
| 6 | Silver Tunes, for flute & organ | 6:58 min | Chamber Music | 1980 |
| 7 | Cantilena e vivo, for organ | 3:46 min | Keyboard | 1978 |
| 8 | Monologue No. 11, for percussion | 8:50 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 9 | Monologue No. 12, for harp ("La primavera") | 9:15 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 10 | Monologue No. 13, for piano | 6:36 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 11 | Monologue No. 14, for voice | 6:00 min | Vocal Music | 1977 |
| 12 | Monologue No. 17, for cello ("On a Swedish Folk tune") | 7:44 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 13 | Monologue No. 18, for double bass ("On a Swedish Folk tune") | 7:11 min | Chamber Music | 1976 |
| 14 | Monologue No. 6, for french horn | 6:54 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 15 | Monologue No. 4 for saxophone | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 16 | Monologue No. 2, for oboe | 6:29 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 17 | Monolog 5 for bassoon | 6:07 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 18 | Monolog 3 for solo clarinet | 5:52 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 19 | Monologue No. 16, for viola ("On a Swedish Folk tune") | 5:43 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 20 | Monologue No. 7, for trumpet | 5:08 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 21 | Monologue No. 9, for tuba | 5:31 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 22 | Monologue No. 15, for violin ("On a Swedish Folk tune") | 7:39 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 23 | Piano Concerto No. 3 | 22:28 min | Concerto | 1970 |
| 24 | Episodi (3), for guitar | 8:11 min | Chamber Music | 1970 |
| 25 | Dance No. 2, for soprano saxophone & piano | 2:39 min | Chamber Music | 1967 |
| 26 | Symphony No. 4, Op. 51 ("Sinfonia Seria") | 20:38 min | Symphony | 1962 |
| 27 | Oxberg Variations | 17:29 min | Orchestral | 1956 |
| 28 | Symphony No. 3, Op. 38 | 23:44 min | Symphony | 1948 |
| 29 | Concertino Pastorale for flute & string orchestra, Op 35 | 14:28 min | Concerto | 1947 |
| 30 | String Quartet, No 2, Op 28 | 22:07 min | Chamber Music | 1944 |
| 31 | Nordic Capriccio, Op. 26 | 6:52 min | Orchestral | 1943 |
| 32 | Nocturne | 3:38 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1942 |
| 33 | Sonatina for piano No. 2, Op. 46 | 7:12 min | Keyboard | - |
| 34 | Song and Dance, for alto flute, flute & guitar | 8:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Ritmi | 11:53 min | Orchestral | - |
| 36 | Triptych, for violin & orchestra, Op. 43 | 18:21 min | Concerto | - |
| 37 | Tuba Concerto | 13:21 min | Concerto | - |
| 38 | Auda for brass quintet | Chamber Music | - | |
| 39 | Vinterpastoral, for organ | 4:05 min | Keyboard | - |
| 40 | Gaudete, for chorus: In dulci jubilo | 2:41 min | Choral | - |
| 41 | Birthday Music for Sigurd Raschèr, for 2 saxophones | 7:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Dance for orchestra, No. 2 | 2:40 min | Orchestral | - |
| 43 | Dances (5) for violin & piano | Chamber Music | - | |
| 44 | De blomster som i marken bor, for chorus | 1:40 min | Choral | - |
| 45 | Echi | 13:12 min | Orchestral | - |
| 46 | Festival March, for organ | 2:54 min | Keyboard | - |
| 47 | Folk March No. 2, for cello & organ | 3:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Gaudete, for chorus: Det är en ros utsprungen | 3:35 min | Choral | - |
| 49 | Gaudete, for chorus: Gaudete | 0:26 min | Choral | - |
| 50 | Gaudete, for chorus: Gladelig vi nu sjunge Dig | 1:37 min | Choral | - |
| 51 | Gaudete, for chorus: Gloria! Gloria! | 2:55 min | Choral | - |
| 52 | Monologue No.1 for flute | 6:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Gaudete, for chorus: Ordet nu är vordet kött | 4:10 min | Choral | - |
| 54 | Gaudete, for chorus: Se, vad glädje nu är här | 2:08 min | Choral | - |
| 55 | Gaudete, for chorus: Var kristtrogen fröjde sig | 4:06 min | Choral | - |
| 56 | I-i-o-hi-ho, for soprano & chorus | 2:38 min | Choral | - |
| 57 | Impulsi Trilogy | 11:35 min | Orchestral | - |
| 58 | Lamento, for organ ("Lament over the Estonia Catastrophe") | 6:11 min | Keyboard | - |
| 59 | Lapland Metamorphoses | 12:56 min | Orchestral | - |
| 60 | Larghetto, for cello & piano | 2:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Miniatures for saxophone quartet | 10:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Monologue No 8 for solo trombone | 5:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | Monologue No 10 for guitar | 6:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Erland von Koch
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Erland Von Koch – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Per Hammarström – Symphony No. 3 / Sinfonia Seria(CD, ) | 2015 | BIS |
| 2 |  |
Mario Caroli - Caccini, Debussy, Busoni, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Kurtág, Honegger, Marais, Desbrière, Blöndal Johansson, Von Koch, Fauré – Canti Senza Parole(CD, Album) | 2010 | Stradivarius |
| 3 |  |
Nordic Capriccio / Symphony No. 2 / Viola Concerto / Suite From Cinderella(CD, Album) | 2000 | Phono Suecia |
| 4 |  |
Werner Wolf Glaser, Miklós Maros, Erland Von Koch, Süddeutsches Saxophon-Kammerorchester, Linda Bangs-Urban – Saxazione(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1997 | Phono Suecia |
| 5 |  |
Holeček, Šimai, Sörenson, Von Koch, Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Josef Holeček – Romantic Guitar Music(CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo) | 1995 | BIS |
| 6 |  |
The Rascher Saxophone Quartet - Reich, Keuris, Glazunov, Starer, Von Koch, Bach, Grainger – Music For Saxophones(CD, Album) | 1995 | Cala |
| 7 |  |
Emil Sjögren, Erland Von Koch, Otto Olsson, Gunnar De Frumerie, Torvald Torén – Swedish Organ Music(CD, Album) | 1995 | Proprius |
| 8 |  |
Anders Hillborg, Magnus Andersson, Jan W. Morthenson, Hugo Alfvén, Erland Von Koch – Sweden At Wasbe Valencia 1993(CD, Stereo) | 1993 | InfoGram |
| 9 |  |
Erland Von Koch – Sigurd Rascher – Saxophone Concerto | 1991 | Phono Suecia |
| 10 |  |
Musica Sveciæ, Roman, Agrell, von Koch – Kammarorkestern Musica Sveciæ Spelar: Roman - Agrell - Von Koch(LP) | 1985 | Fermat |
| 11 |  |
Stig Gustav Schönberg, Erland Von Koch, Torsten Nilsson, Henry Lindroth, Lennart Hedwall, Torsten Sörenson, Roland Forsberg, Staffan Björklund – Autograph - Swedish Composers Play Their Own Organ Works(LP, Album) | 1982 | Proprius |
| 12 |  |
Creston / Hindemith / Jolivet / Maurice / Von Koch - Pekka Savijoki, Jussi Siirala – The Virtuoso Saxophone(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1980 | BIS |
| 13 |  |
Erland Von Koch, Stockholms Filharmoniska Orkester, Stig Westerberg – Lappland-metamorfoser / Impulsi-trilogin | 1977 | Swedish Society Discofil |
| 14 |  |
Gotthard Arnér, Hovland, von Koch, Geist, Roman – Spelar Hovland, von Koch, Geist Och Roman I Örebro/Nicolai Och Fellingsbro Kyrkor(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1976 | Proprius |
| 15 |  |
Erland v. Koch, tonsättare (Pianokonsert Nr 3 Och Concerto Lirico)(LP, Stereo) | 1976 | Caprice Records |
| 16 |  |
Gunilla von Bahr, Diego Blanco (2), Giuliani / Ibert / Castelnuovo-Tedesco / V. Koch / Einojuhani Rautavaara – Giuliani, Ibert, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Von Koch, Rautavaara(LP, Stereo) | 1975 | BIS |
| 17 |  |
Stenhammar, Stockholms Philharmonic Orchestra Cond. Rafael Kubelik – Serenade In F, For Orchestra | 1974 | Heliodor |
| 18 |  |
Lars-Erik Larsson, Dag Wirén, Lennart Hedwall, Erland Von Koch, Örebro Kammarorkester – Örebro Kammarorkester(LP) | 1973 | Swedish Society Discofil |
| 19 |  |
Hans Eklund, Gunnar De Frumerie, Maurice Karkoff, Erland Von Koch – Svenska Tonkonstnärsförbundets 25-årsjubileum Volym II(LP, Stereo) | 1972 | Artigram |
| 20 |  |
Erland Von Koch – Sigurd Rascher – Skandinavische Tänze 1-6; Saxophon-Konzert(LP, Stereo) | 1969 | His Master's Voice |
| 21 |  |
Laci Boldemann / Gunnar de Frumerie / Maurice Karkoff / Erland von Koch / Lars-Erik Larsson / Ingemar Liljefors – Svenska Tonsättare Spelar Egna Verk(LP, Album) | 1968 | Swedish Society Discofil |
| 22 |  |
Inger Wikström, Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Von Koch – Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Von Koch(LP, Album) | 1967 | Swedish Society Discofil |
| 23 |  |
Hilding Rosenberg, Erland Von Koch, Stockholms Symfoniorkester, Stig Westerberg – Sinfonia Semplice / Oxberg-Variationer(LP, Stereo) | 1961 | Telefunken |
| 24 |  |
Erland v. Koch / Gösta Nystroem – Nordiskt Capriccio / Sinfonia Concertante | 1959 | Swedish Society Discofil |
| 25 |  |
Larsson, Koch, Fernstroem – Music From Sweden, Volume III(LP, Stereo) | - | VOX/Turnabout |
| 26 |  |
Erland Von Koch, Leo Berlin, Lars Sellergren – Dances 1-4(7") | - | Artist |
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