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Just why Vagn Holmboe’s 20 numbered string quartets remain closer to the repertoire’s fringes rather than towards the center core is a mystery, for they
Vagn Holmboe’s 20 numbered string quartets constitute one of the 20th century’s most substantial and rewarding bodies of work in the genre. Collectors have come
Let’s not mince words. This is a great disc. The
Vagn Holmboe’s three chamber symphonies span the latter half of his career, from 1951 to 1970. They are wonderful works: sophisticated, tightly contracted, imaginatively scored,
Vagn Holmboe was a natural quartet composer. This set contains all 20 of his numbered works in the genre, plus two other pieces. Holmboe’s original
In the late 1950s and early ’60s, Vagn Holmboe wrote four sinfonias for strings, the first three having a single movement in several contrasting tempos,
Cellists seeking substantial solo contemporary repertoire are faced with an abundance of excellent options, including the works on this disc devoted to Danish composers. It
Between 1957 and 1962 Vagn Holmboe wrote three Sinfonias for string orchestra. The first three are single-movement, multi-sectional works, while the fourth has four movements–a
Here are five piano trios, spanning 111 years, written by four high-profile Danish composers. Imagine Hindemith’s pan-tonal harmonic world reinterpreted in starker, bolder terms, and
If you don’t know the music of Vagn Holmboe, a Danish modern who is considered that country’s greatest composer behind Nielsen, you should. His 1963
