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Music, Symphony1 Comment

Gavriil Popov: Symphony no. 1, op. 7

January 22, 2019January 20, 2019 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under Gennady Provatorov (cover image by Johannes Plenio) Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov was born on September 12, 1904. He studied with Leonid Nikolayev, Vladimir Shcherbakov, and Maximilian Steinberg (rival of Stravinsky who married the … Continue reading Gavriil Popov: Symphony no. 1, op. 7

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Holmboe Symphony no. 1, op. 4

September 18, 2018September 16, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra under Owain Arwel Hughes, available on Spotify (cover image by Charlie Wild) One of the difficult things about some of these more obscure works, no matter how rewarding it is to discover (and yes, even to … Continue reading Holmboe Symphony no. 1, op. 4

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Holmboe Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 2a

February 12, 2018January 18, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Johannes Søe Hansen, violin; Christina Bjørkøe, piano (cover image by Jack Anstey) As I said at the beginning of the year, we’ve got a new series on the blog, an ongoing one, and Holmboe was one of the first … Continue reading Holmboe Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 2a

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Sir William Walton: Symphony no. 1 in B flat minor

April 28, 2017April 26, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under André Previn, or below by the London Philharmonic under Bryden Thomson …Walton’s Symphony No 1 is a free, strong, individual utterance, as far beyond mere imitation as, say, the Brahms First is in … Continue reading Sir William Walton: Symphony no. 1 in B flat minor

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Edvin Kallstenius: Symphony no. 2 in Fm, op. 20

September 21, 2016September 16, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester under B. Tommy Andersson This is a piece I had to make room for in the schedule, because I came across the Kallstenius name very late in my research, and he seems completely unrelated to … Continue reading Edvin Kallstenius: Symphony no. 2 in Fm, op. 20

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