The Taciturn Charisma of Alf Linder

Kimberly Marshall

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195144154.003.0022

The Taciturn Charisma of Alf Linder

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Abstract

This chapter provides information about Alf Linder (1907-83), the legendary Swedish organist. Despite his reserved and taciturn manner, his opinions exerted significant influence on the development of organ performance in Sweden for over forty years, from his first broadcast on Swedish radio in 1940 until his death in 1983. He studied with Otto Olsson in Stockholm, with Günther Ramin in Leipzig, and with Fritz Heitmann in Berlin. He learned the performance style of the great romantics as well as the tenets of the burgeoning neo-baroque movement in Germany. His broad interests also encompassed the organ works of Swedish composers, including Otto Olsson, Oskar Lindberg, and Hilding Rosenberg.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780199849369, 0195144155, 9780195144154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195144154.003.0022
Publication status	Published - Oct 3 2011

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Keywords

Alf linder
Organ performance
Otto olsson
Sweden
Swedish organist

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Arts and Humanities(all)

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Marshall, K. (2011). The Taciturn Charisma of Alf Linder. In The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195144154.003.0022

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