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Holmboe: Requiem for Nietzsche

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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

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Sibelius: Violin pieces/Tetzlaff

David Hurwitz

Christian Tetzlaff’s effortless virtuosity, purity of intonation, and slight emotional reticence perfectly suits Sibelius, making this the finest available collection of the Finnish composer’s music

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Norgard: Symphony 6

David Hurwitz

Per Norgard’s music has much in common with that of Charles Ives: multiple planes of rhythmic activity commingle and produce a sensation of controlled chaos.

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A Mahler Cycle From–You Guessed It–Dusseldorf

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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CD From Hell: Bad Transfers of Kletzki’s Embarrassing Mahler 1 and 9

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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Big Boxes: Abbado’s Frustrating Mahler

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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