It takes a lot of faith in your basic materials to write a 20-minute-long symphonic movement or a 25-minute symphony in one movement. Every note has to bear the weight of every note that went before it and the whole has to be unified and diverse, convincing and compelling, radiant and luminous. Of the great modernist symphonists of the twentieth century, not even Sibelius can compete with Vagn Holmboe in terms of cogency, concentration, and lucidity. In his Symphony No. 6 in two movements from 1947 and his Symphony No. 7 in ...
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It takes a lot of faith in your basic materials to write a 20-minute-long symphonic movement or a 25-minute symphony in one movement. Every note has to bear the weight of every note that went before it and the whole has to be unified and diverse, convincing and compelling, radiant and luminous. Of the great modernist symphonists of the twentieth century, not even Sibelius can compete with Vagn Holmboe in terms of cogency, concentration, and lucidity. In his Symphony No. 6 in two movements from 1947 and his Symphony No. 7 in one movement, Holmboe's technique of symphonic metamorphosis can only be compared to Ockeghem, Bach, or Webern in terms of density, intensity, and expressivity. In this 1993 BIS recording by Owain Arwel Hughes and the Århus Symphony Orchestra, Holmboe's Sixth and Seventh are as vividly and brilliantly realized as it is possible to imagine. Hughes is a superb interpreter of Holmboe: line, rhythm, texture, and color are all fused as one ineluctable and irresistible movement. The Århus...
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 5x4x0; This item is in very good condition with all original artwork and materials. Case and/or artwork may show visible wear. The disc may have light superficial marks that do not affect play.
