Gustaf Bengtsson - String Quartet in G-major (1929) /Suite No. 1

Gustaf Bengtsson

was born in Vadstena on 29 March 1886 and died in Linköping on 5 October 1965.
As a composer he is most well known for his orchestral works, including three symphonies, solo concertos and the suite I Vadstena kloster. As a performing musician, he was a violinist in the Royal Court Orchestra during 1906−1908, worked as an organist in Motala in the years 1910−1922 and was the leader of orchestra societies in Karlstad (1921−42), and Linköping (1943−1949).
Moreover, he was a music teacher at the teachers’ college in both Karlstad and Linköping.

String Quartet in G-major (1929)

Mov.I: Allegro moderato, ma molto appassionato 00:00
Mov.II: Legende: Molto moderato, sempre un poco rubato 07:32
Mov.III: Allegro con brio e molto risoluto 15:07

Ensemble: Astrakvartetten

Suite No. 1  

Movements:
1. Festpolonäs No. 2 (0:00)
2. Aria & Saraband (4:30)
3. Värmlandspolska (9:43)
4. Bröllopsmarsch (12:36)