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In his symphonic works Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist is using a special technique, in which large form is made
from large musical blocks. The third symphony is written in one movement, but you can distinguish three
blocks and a concluding part, 'the reminiscence' - in which the accumulated power reverts to the original
nothingness in the end The third symphony was begun in 1971 in Jämtland and was completed in 1975 at
Saltö in Bohuslän. As in most of Lundquist´s symphonies, this symphony begins with a primal cell, his
association theme, a gust of wind, which unfolds into a grandiose sunrise. Nature means a lot for Lundquist.
The idea for the Symphony No. 3 - which also had the title Sinfonia dolorosa and is dedicated to the
composer’s deceased wife Maud — he got during a mountain hike, shortly after his wife’s death. The
symphony was first performed in September 1976 in Malmö, by Malmö Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Janos Fürst.
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