Danacord's Danish Symphonies of the Late Romantic Period collects four symphonies falling under that general designation in archival recordings made for Danish Radio in the 1950s. The great conductor Launy Grøndahl leads the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra in these performances. Grøndahl was also an outstanding composer most noted for his trombone concerto; he died in 1960. The recordings, while mono and made between 1954 and 1957, sound quite good apart from some momentary flutter and the occasional dropout, although they ...
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Danacord's Danish Symphonies of the Late Romantic Period collects four symphonies falling under that general designation in archival recordings made for Danish Radio in the 1950s. The great conductor Launy Grøndahl leads the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra in these performances. Grøndahl was also an outstanding composer most noted for his trombone concerto; he died in 1960. The recordings, while mono and made between 1954 and 1957, sound quite good apart from some momentary flutter and the occasional dropout, although they are a bit bright; cranking down the treble a bit helps reduce the glare. As the performances are live, expect to hear a cough or page turn once in awhile, though the audience in Copenhagen is remarkably quiet and attentive. The "Sinfonia Svastica" No. 5 in C major, Op. 57, by Louis Glass and the Hakon Børresen's Symphony No. 2 "The Sea" in A major, Op. 7, both exist in one other recording each; however, this is one's only option for symphonies are Rudolf Simonsen (Symphony No. 2,...
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