My music is mine,
but I inhabit a musical room
where early memories of
popular songs from the fifties;
piano exercises; concerts; music
school; pop-groups; choirs;
music colleges; theatres;
Swedish ‘folk parks’; nightclubs;
studios, and composition
studies co-exist with a constantly
present radio. All of these things
are input that, of course, affect
the output.
To me ‘tradition’ is something
omnipresent. You can stroll
around in it like an old city; take
a closer look at the buildings, or
just walk about in the everchanging
scenery, lost in ones
own thoughts.
You could chose not to see it,
but it´ s still there, regardless.
At times I feel the need to distance myself from my music. I find it helpful to let the music
rest for a while. When I do that, mercifully I remember very little of the compositional process.
If I don’t let it rest for a while then there’s always the risk that memories of composing the
piece might end up blocking my ears.
I try to listen intuitively. .
Of course I do remember what it was I was trying to achieve, and the special moments when
the pieces started coming alive and began communicating with me.
This CD contains chamber music from this very many-faced Swedish composer. Peter Lindroth music is also available on nosag CD 133.
