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RIISAGER, K.: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 (Aarhus Symphony, Holten) - Symphony No. 1 / Danish Pictures

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RIISAGER, K.: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 (Aarhus Symphony, Holten) - Symphony No. 1 / Danish Pictures

Composer(s):Riisager, Knudage
Artist(s) Holten, Bo, Conductor • Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral
Catalogue 8.226146
Label Dacapo
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
CD
USD 16.99
 

 
MP3
USD 7.99
 

 

   



Riisager Symphonic Edition Vol. 1
Review By EW90580,November 2011

The Estonian-born Danish composer Knudage Riisager (1897-1974) was a pioneer of the Neo-Classicist style in his native country, yet he is probably unknown to most concert-goers outside Denmark. His music seems virtually never to be programmed in England or the USA, but perhaps concerts in the Scandinavian and Baltic countries feature his works.

For those interested in exploring beyond the neoclassical world of Busoni, Francaix, Hindemith, Prokofiev, Satie, and Stravinsky, this CD music offers an opportunity to sample some of Riisager's early works; all were composed between 1918 and 1930. His First Symphony (1925) is described as virtuosic, and his "Four Danish Pictures," published as four separate works, each with its own opus number, are both lively and more....



Review By Lee Passarella, Audiophile Audition,October 2012

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RIISAGER, K.: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 (Aarhus Symphony, Holten) - Symphony No. 1 / Danish Pictures 8.226146

These two composers have distinguished traditions of nationalistic music behind them, but they both cultivated a more cosmopolitan compositional style.

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Review By David Fanning , Gramophone,January 2012

None of these pieces is exactly easy to play, the more so since none is in any orchestra’s repertoire…The Åarhus Symphony Orchestra acquits itself bravely under Bo Holten’s firm direction and, as usual from this source, recording quality and documentation are first-rate. © 2012 Gramophone Read complete review on Gramophone

Review By Rob Barnett , MusicWeb International,December 2011

This is a pleasing collection and bodes well for the later volumes. © 2011 MusicWeb International Read complete review

Review By David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com,November 2011

You might think of Riisager as the Danish Malcolm Arnold, without the bitterness and melodrama. The music is rhythmically vivacious, full of good tunes, and wonderfully scored, even without special coloristic effects.

The performances in this first volume of a projected series of Riisager’s symphonic works are first-rate, and so is the engineering. Bo Holten and his players clearly relish the music’s color and energy, and I can only welcome this release with great enthusiasm and high hopes for the series as a whole.





 

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