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Allgén, Claude Johannes Maria Loyola

Born in Calcutta, India in 1920 and christened Klas-Thure Allgén, the Swedish composer changed his name to Claude Johanes Maria Allgén when he converted to Catholicism. He added Loyola as his confirmation name. Allgén died in 1990 in a house fire.

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• - Extended biographical essay including personal reminiscences by author Mats Persson touches on his on-going difficulties with Sweden's "Monday Group" of composers.
  
• - Review of the CD "Fantasia for Piano" including biography and commentary on his life and works, examination of his differences with contemporaries, and thoughts on the extra effort needed to listen to the piece. By Ingvar Loco Nordin.
  
• - Biography from the Swedish Music Information Center.
  
• - Brief sketch of his life and list of organ works from the Biographical Dictionary of Organists.
  
  

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