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SSO - Mortensen Symphony Op. 5 is KDFC: Download of the Week

This week's KDFC: San Francisco freebie is from the 20th-century Norwegian composer, Finn Mortensen (1922-1983). Performed by The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Norwegian conductor, Peter Szilvay, the Mortensen Symphony Op. 5. This Mortensen recording has been released in multiple formats: CD, 33 1/3 rpm vinyl, Blu-ray in 5.1 surround, including immersive formats Dolby Atmos and Auro 3D. 

Finn Mortensen has been an important figure in Norwegian musical life since the 1950's. As one of Norway's first modernists Mortensen's first works are in a free-tonal, neo-classical style. The composer has had a great influence on following generations of Norwegian composers and his works are marked by a personal, romantic expression.

Download music from the Mortensen Symphony, Op.5. composed in 1953.