Ingvar Lidholm (1921–2017) was one of the most influential Swedish composers of his generation – a professor of composition whose pupils included Sven-David Sandström and Daniel Börtz, and the first Swede to attend the Darmstadt summer courses. This disc, part of a series devoted to his orchestral music and recorded with the composer's active participation, presents works from 1963 to 1998. Poesis for orchestra (1963), with prominent piano and double bass solos, is followed by Greetings from an Old World (1976), Kontakion (1978) and Stund, när ditt inre (1998) with baritone Peter Mattei. The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Lü Jia. MusicWeb International: outstanding.