and compassion, the Symphony No. 12 for mixed chorus and orchestra (1973–1974) to poems by Literature Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda with contemporary relevance and the cantata Vox Humana (1974) on texts by Latin American poets. During the prolific last decade of his life, he also wrote a concerto for violin and orchestra (1977–1978, 1980) written for the violinist Ida Haendel, a Symphony No. 16 (1979) which features a bravura solo part for alto saxophone commissioned by American saxophonist Frederick L. Hemke, and an incomplete, posthumously discovered concerto for viola and orchestra (1979–1980). Legacy In 1968–1969, conductor and composer Antal Doráti arranged eight of Pettersson's Barefoot Songs as full-scale orchestral songs. Choreographer Birgit Cullberg produced three ballets based on Pettersson's music. (1976, Symphony No. 7), (1977, Concerto No. 1 for String Orchestra), (War Dance) (1979, Symphony No. 9). The four orchestral sketches "" (1991) by Peter Ruzicka are a tribute to Pettersson's life and work, quoting sketches of his unfinished Symphony No. 17. Roy Andersson used the finale of Symphony No. 7 in his short film World of Glory (). After Pettersson died, the Allan Pettersson Gesellschaft (Society) issued six yearbooks, Classic Produktion Osnabrück CPO began recording his complete works, and a series of concerts (in 1994–1995) programmed almost all of them. Awards 1970 (), No. 741 1977 Litteris et Artibus 1979 (Honorary Professorship Royal Swedish Academy of Music) Discography The selected discography includes the original format of the recording and releasing label. Some of the LP releases have been reissued on CD. A 12-CD pack of the Complete Symphonies of Allan Pettersson has been produced by CPO (Classic Produktion Osnabrück) based on recordings of 1984, 1988, 19911995, 2004. , a cycle of all Pettersson symphonies produced by BIS Records is ongoing. Symphonies Symphony No. 1 (1951) (incomplete) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (performing version by Christian Lindberg) (BIS CD) Symphony No. 2 (19521953) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stig Westerberg (Swedish Society Discofil LP and CD) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis (CPO CD) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (BIS CD) Symphony No. 3 (19541955) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Alun Francis (CPO CD) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (BIS CD) Symphony No. 4 (19581959) Göteborgs Symfoniker, Sergiu Comissiona (BIS LP) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Alun Francis (CPO CD) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (BIS CD) Symphony No. 5 (19601962) Berliner Sibelius Orchester, Andreas Peer Kähler (Bluebell LP and CD) Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Moshe Atzmon (BIS