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Mozart’s early symphonies, delightful though many of them are, really only hit their stride with the “little” G minor, No. 25, and it’s quite evident
The only thing that qualifies these pieces as chamber works is the presence of solo strings, but in all other respects they are as large
These are excellent performances of early Mozart: vibrant, energetic, elegantly conducted, and immaculately played. Adam Fischer manages to have the best of both worlds: a
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
The obvious thing would be to say that if you love Schumann and Brahms, you’ll enjoy these sonatas by Danish composer Niels Gade. You’ll also
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
Emil Reesen (1887-1964) was one of those multi-talented “light music” composers whose works will never get much attention from musical scholars and historians, but who
As with Volume 1 in this series, these are excellent performances. The works themselves are early, but Nielsen’s energy and formal confidence are strikingly refreshing,
This is an important release, containing magnificent performances of some major works. Carl Nielsen was himself a violinist, and his son-in-law, for whom the solo
