Because BIS recorded the first 12 symphonies of Vagn Holmboe with Owain Arwel Hughes conducting the Århus Symphony Orchestra, Holmboe wrote his 13th and last symphony. At 84 years old and in failing health, Holmboe had lived to hear his symphonies brilliantly recorded in superb performances by Hughes and the Århus and, rejuvenated by what he heard, he wrote a symphony to fill out the disc for the No. 11 and No. 12. No. 11 is mature Holmboe -- strong-willed, tight-fisted, intensely expressive -- and No. 12 is even more ...
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Because BIS recorded the first 12 symphonies of Vagn Holmboe with Owain Arwel Hughes conducting the Århus Symphony Orchestra, Holmboe wrote his 13th and last symphony. At 84 years old and in failing health, Holmboe had lived to hear his symphonies brilliantly recorded in superb performances by Hughes and the Århus and, rejuvenated by what he heard, he wrote a symphony to fill out the disc for the No. 11 and No. 12. No. 11 is mature Holmboe -- strong-willed, tight-fisted, intensely expressive -- and No. 12 is even more mature Holmboe with ever greater concentration and drive, but No. 13 is absolutely amazing. With the vigor of the old Verdi composing Falstaff, Holmboe wrote his Symphony No. 13 in three hard, fast, short, and vigorous movements, each with central sections of sublime stillness and serenity. This 1994 BIS recording by Hughes and the Århus is every bit as magnificent as other discs in this series. Hughes leads strongly rhythmic and compellingly argued interpretations and the Århus responds...
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