COMPOSERS: Svendsen
LABELS: Chandos
WORKS: Symphony No. 1 in D; Symphony No. 2 in B flat; Polonaise No. 2 in D
PERFORMER: Danish National RSO/Thomas Dausgaard
CATALOGUE NO: CHAN 9932
It was after hearing Svendsen’s exhilarating and delightful D major Symphony that Grieg withdrew his own. Both the Svendsen symphonies have warmth and infectious high spirits as well as a keen originality. Thomas Dausgaard and his Danish Radio forces give exemplary accounts of them. Strongly recommended, Robert Layton
Svendsen: Symphony No. 1 in D; Symphony No. 2 in B flat; Polonaise No. 2 in D
It was after hearing Svendsen’s exhilarating and delightful D major Symphony that Grieg withdrew his own. Both the Svendsen symphonies have warmth and infectious high spirits as well as a keen originality. Thomas Dausgaard and his Danish Radio forces give exemplary accounts of them. Strongly recommended, Robert Layton
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:18 pm