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The disc’s title is “Nordic Dream”; I’m not sure what that means, but the performances and the musical selections–works for string orchestra by nine Scandinavian
This is an absolutely stunning collection, both interpretively and sonically
Johan Svendsen’s four Norwegian Rhapsodies represent his best orchestral work, probably because they used borrowed tunes. He was not a particularly interesting melodist, or orchestrator,
In the early 1870s Johan Svendsen and his American wife Sally Levett got to be friends with Dick and Cosima Wagner. According to Simax’s booklet
Ari Rasilainen’s 1996 recording of Johan Svendsen’s first two symphonies outclasses Bjarte Engeset’s recent Naxos coupling, making it first choice among budget contenders. The Norwegian
It was the appearance of Johan Svendsen’s First Symphony in 1867 that convinced fellow Norwegian Edvard Grieg to suppress his own first effort in the
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