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This release brings Thomas Dausgaard’s survey of Beethoven’s orchestral works and Boris Berezovsky’s concerto cycle to a stimulating close. The “Emperor” Concerto’s first movement is
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Thomas Dausgaard has such a convincing way with Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique symphony that I couldn’t help wondering how much finer this would have been if he
Everyone has their favorite individual performances of the major Nielsen symphonies, but on balance Michael Schonwandt’s cycle remains the most consistently excellent available. It has
This disc is a must for collectors of 20th-century choral music, late-Romantic “monsterpieces”, and apocalyptic memorabilia of the World War I era. Rued Langgaard’s Music
Whether it’s the exoticism of Darduse, or the gruff good humor of Slaraffenland, Knudage Riisager was a wonderful composer for the ballet. His brilliantly scored
Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s ongoing program to de-romanticize Schubert and Schumann has had largely unsatisfactory results. There’s nothing more fundamentally irritating than
Per Norgard is a major force among Danish composers, and no wonder. His music has exuberance, brilliance, and the freedom from inhibition or routine that
Langgaard was out of his mind. Was he a crazy genius, or just plain crazy? It’s hard to say. His 16 symphonies range in length
Rued Langgaard’s First Symphony (1908-11) should prove irresistible to anyone who likes big, colorful, late-Romantic music squarely in the tradition of Wagner and Strauss (the
