FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] +Booklet | Classical | 69:13 | 2,2 GbEver since I began my work as a producer with cpo, I’ve wanted to release Allan Pettersson’s cantata Vox humana from 1974 as part of our edition of his works.

However, we could not find the right Swedish soloists and a Swedish choir for the job.

Now we’ve finally found the ensembles we wanted and can release this magnificent work on cpo.

Vocal works occupy a relatively modest place in Pettersson’s oeuvre; after the composition of the Barfotasånger from 1943 to 1945, almost thirty years passed before he again decided to write a work for the human voice.

In 1973/74 he wrote his twelfth symphony based on texts from Pablo Neruda’s Canto general and immediately thereafter, in 1974, the three-part cantata Vox humana, which is also often termed a song cycle and likewise is based exclusively on South American texts.

And as a bonus the CD also contains Pettersson’s Six Early Songs for Middle Voice and Piano, here in a special arrangement by Staffan Storm for string orchestra and harp from 2016.

Tracklist:01. Vox Humana: Död natt (2:09)02. Vox Humana: Det är nagon som ropar vid fönstret (3:20)03. Vox Humana: Det där som lyser i natten (1:52)04. Vox Humana: En man gar förbi (4:46)05. Vox Humana: Jag finner ingen tröst i andras mitt (2:36)06. Vox Humana: Svälten. Det här är svälten (2:26)07. Vox Humana: Joao Gostoso var stuvare (3:29)08. Vox Humana: Den som dog var inte han (2:30)09. Vox Humana: När begravningstäget drog förbi (2:41)10. Vox Humana: Lynch fran Alabama (1:35)11. Vox Humana: Che, allt känner du till (2:05)12. Vox Humana: Din farfarsfar red genom Texas (2:45)13. Vox Humana: Jak skulle vilja skriva min sista dikt sadan (2:21)14. Vox Humana: Vad skadar du vid horisonten (3:09)15. Vox Humana: Vakna kvinna (1:09)16. Vox Humana: Vi dricka ur förrädarens skalle (1:24)17. Vox Humana: Min mor, när jag dör sa begrav mig (1:46)18. Vox Humana: Den skugga som jag eferforskade (9:52)19. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 1, Det blir stilla da krakorna dör (2:37)20. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 2, En visa i ensamhet (1:17)21. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 3, Pinjen och blixten (1:37)22. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 4, Resignation (3:02)23. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 5, Tillflykt (2:15)24. 6 Sanger (Arr. for Voice, String Orchestra & Harp): No. 6, Mitt hjärta behöver ett litet barn (6:43)