Sven-Erik Bäck
Born: 16th September 1919, Stockholm
Died: 10th January 1994, Stockholm
Nationality: Swedish
Sven-Erik Bäck was a Swedish composer of classical music. He was born in Stockholm.
Bäck studied from 1939 until 1943 in the King's Music-Academy and from 1940 until 1945, was a composition student of Hilding Rosenberg. He travelled in 1951 to have further studies with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome.
As of 1953 he was the leader of the chamber orchestra of the Swedish Radio Orchestra. He was also a member of string quartets - the Kyndel Quartet from 1940 to 1944 and the Barkel Quartet from 1944 to 1953.
Bäck composed three operas, five works for ballet, many concertos, a number of works for chamber ensemble including at least four string quartets, an oratorio, cantatas, choral works, lieder and music for plays and film.
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- At the Outermost Edge of the Sea (2)
- Cello Concerto (1)
- Den morka floden (1)
- Dithyramb (1)
- Expansive Preludes (2)
- Favola for clarinet & 5 percussionists (1)
- Fragments (4) (1)
- Goddag himmel, goddag sol (1)
- Grafiska blad (1)
- Impromptu (2)
- Intrada (1)
- Neither Nor (3)
- Se vi gå upp till Jerusalem (1)
- Signos (2)
- Som hjorten törstar (2)
- Sonata alla ricercare (1)
- Sonata for Flute solo (1949) (2)
- Sonata in two Movements and Epilogue (1)
- String Quartet No. 2 (2)
- String Quartet No. 4 (1)
- String Quintet 'Exercitier' (1)
- Svalor på myggjakt (1)
- The Professor's unfinished (1)
- The Transfiguration (1)
- Tre kinesiska dikter (1)
- Våren (Text: Traditional / Juan R. Jimémez) (1)
- Vid stranden (1)
- Violin Concerto (1)