Scandinavian and Finnish composers.

[Dundonnell]

I'll take that as good evidence I've not likely missed anything that would be of great significance to me.
Have a look at the Danish and Swedish lists shortly.

A number of the names you listed were totally unknown to me until now

But-as a result-I have now ordered the two Stale Kleiberg symphonies and the Oistein Sommerfeldt I liked the sound of those two composers from what I could find on the net I may try harder to find out more about the Alf Hurum and the Harald Lie.

My wallet salutes you

[Maciek]

My wallet salutes you

I'm sure it's an empty gesture.

[Dundonnell]

I'm sure it's an empty gesture.

[Dundonnell]

CPO has just released a cd of two symphonies(No.1 "Zion" and No.2 "Hellas") by the Danish composer Rudolph Simonsen(1889-1947)-

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Rudolph%20Simonsen%3A%20Symphonien%20Nr.%201%202/hnum/9784248

Simonsen is (yet another) totally unknown name to me He appears to have been a Danish Jew, a successful and important music administrator in succession to Carl Nielsen and the composer of four symphonies in total.  The Symphony No.2 won a bronze medal in the arts competition for the 1928 Olympic Games and has been recorded before(Danacord recording from 1954 conducted by Launy Grondahl): review-

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2001/Mar01/Danish.htm

The comparisons in the review with VW's 4th and Stanley Bates' 3rd sound promising

There appears to be no end to CPO's capacity to unearth forgotten composers

[vandermolen]

CPO has just released a cd of two symphonies(No.1 "Zion" and No.2 "Hellas") by the Danish composer Rudolph Simonsen(1889-1947)-

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Rudolph%20Simonsen%3A%20Symphonien%20Nr.%201%202/hnum/9784248

Simonsen is (yet another) totally unknown name to me He appears to have been a Danish Jew, a successful and important music administrator in succession to Carl Nielsen and the composer of four symphonies in total.  The Symphony No.2 won a bronze medal in the arts competition for the 1928 Olympic Games and has been recorded before(Danacord recording from 1954 conducted by Launy Grondahl): review-

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2001/Mar01/Danish.htm

The comparisons in the review with VW's 4th and Stanley Bates' 3rd sound promising

There appears to be no end to CPO's capacity to unearth forgotten composers

I shall have to order this CD without delay. Surely you are trying to get revenge for Gardener Read and Halsey Stevens 

[J]

Issued on commercial CD to my knowledge:

Danish

Hans Abrahamsen S, Victor Bendix 1-4, Niels Viggo Bentzon 3-5 & 7&8, Hakon Borresen 1-3, John Frandsen 1,
Johannes Frederik Froehlich S, Niels Gade 1-8, Louis Glass 1-6, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen S-Antiphony,
Johann Ernst Hartmann 1-4, J.P.E. Hartmann 1&2, Asger Hamerik 1-6, Carl Helsted S, Vagn Holmboe 1-13 & S in Merorian, Leif Kayser 1-4, Paul von Klenau 1,5,&7, Herman Koppel 1-7, Friedrich Ludwig Aemili Kunzen S, Rued Langgaard 1-16 & S Interna, P.E. Lange-Muller 1&2, Carl Nielsen 1-6, Ludolf Nielsen 1-3, Ib Norholm 1-9,
Per Norgard 1-6, Karl Aage Rasmussen S in Time, Sunlief Rasmussen 1, Poul Ruders 1&2, Herman Sandby 4,
Poul Schierbeck S, Ole Schmidt Chamber S, Rudolph Simonsen 1&2, Franz Syberg S, C.E.F. Weyse 1-7

Swedish

Helmer Alexandersson 2, Hugo Alfven 1-5, Elfrida Andree S, Kurt Atterberg 1-9, Gustav Bengtsson 1,
Natanael Berg 4, Franz Berwald 1-4, Karl-Birger Blomdahl 1-3, Oskar Bystrom S, Anders Eliasson 1,
John Fernstrom 6&12, Johnny Grandert 5, Jacob Adolf Hagg S, Josef Jonsson 1&2, Jacob Axel Josephson S,
Edvin Kallstenius 2, Maurice Karkoff 4,9,&11, Erland von Koch 2, Joseph Martin Kraus ?, Lars-Erik Larsson 1-3, Ruben Liljefors S, Oskar Lindberg S, Nils Lindberg 1, Adolf Fredrik Lindblad 1&2, Bo Linde 2,
Torbjorn Iwan Lundquist 1&7, Miklos Maros 1&3, Melcher Melchers S, Ludvig Norman 1-3, Gosta Nystroem 1-6,
Per August Olander S, Otto Olsson S, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger 1-5, Allan Pettersson 2-16, Ture Rangstrom 1-4,
Hilding Rosenberg 2-6, Albert Rubenson S, Josef Otto Sillen 3, Yngue Skold 2, Wilhelm Stenhammar 1&2, Eduard Tubin 1-11, Dag Wiren 2-5

Any omissions?

[Dundonnell]

First glance only-

Danish:

Sven Erik Tarp-Symphony No.7 "Galaxy"(Da Capo)

Swedish:

Natanael Berg-Symphony No.1 "Alles endet was entstehet" and Symphony No.2 "Arstiderna"(CPO)

Eduard Tubin-Swedish? Surely Tubin was an Estonian composer first and foremost despite living in Sweden for the second half of his life?

Dag Wiren-has his Symphony No.1 really been recorded? Wiren repudiated the work.

[Dundonnell]

I shall have to order this CD without delay. Surely you are trying to get revenge for Gardener Read and Halsey Stevens 

Absolutely corrrect

[J]

First glance only-

Danish:

Sven Erik Tarp-Symphony No.7 "Galaxy"(Da Capo)

Swedish:

Natanael Berg-Symphony No.1 "Alles endet was entstehet" and Symphony No.2 "Arstiderna"(CPO)

Eduard Tubin-Swedish? Surely Tubin was an Estonian composer first and foremost despite living in Sweden for the second half of his life?

Dag Wiren-has his Symphony No.1 really been recorded? Wiren repudiated the work.

The Wiren entry should, of course, be 2-5 - not 1-4.

I had thought CPO Berg was still awaiting release.

R Layton includes Tubin in the Swedish section of his Symphony book.  I think I had that in my mind however questionable
a judgement it might be.

Tarp and his Symphony I've been unaware of, so thanks for that.

[J]

A number of the names you listed were totally unknown to me until now

But-as a result-I have now ordered the two Stale Kleiberg symphonies and the Oistein Sommerfeldt I liked the sound of those two composers from what I could find on the net I may try harder to find out more about the Alf Hurum and the Harald Lie.

My wallet salutes you

From where I gather your enthusiasms lie I believe both the Hurum and Lie CD's would be well worth acquiring, - both the symphonies are lengthy and substantial.  There's a nice brief description of each of them here:

www.recordsinternational.com/archive/RICatalogSept98.html

[Lilas Pastia]

Danish: Weyse (1774-1842), symphonies 1 and 7, not 1 - 7 Although I'm not sure one is missing much between the two - tame early classical stuff.

Ole Schmidt: Öresund Symphony (BIS). Gram: Symphonies 2 and 3 (Da Capo).

Thanks for the update in names, countries, I had not been paying much attention these last few years,,,

[The new erato]

There's a new release on a Norwegian label (I don't remember the name, it's very obscure) of  Catharinus Elling's Haugtussa cycle.

[Dundonnell]

From where I gather your enthusiasms lie I believe both the Hurum and Lie CD's would be well worth acquiring, - both the symphonies are lengthy and substantial.  There's a nice brief description of each of them here:

www.recordsinternational.com/archive/RICatalogSept98.html

Thank you very much for the recommendations for the Hurum and the Lie-the reviews certainly make both sound very appealing to me Any others I might like?

Sorry, I had not noticed the omission of the Wiren 5th(which you have picked up on yourself). I was going to add the Peder Gram symphonies(Nos. 1, 2 and 3 actually) on DaCapo but Andre has beaten be to it.

The Natanael Berg 1st and 2nd have been released-I have them

As for Tubin...I quite understand the dilemma of where to place him

[The new erato]

Thank you very much for the recommendations for the Hurum and the Lie-the reviews certainly make both sound very appealing to me Any others I might like?

Sorry, I had not noticed the omission of the Wiren 5th(which you have picked up on yourself). I was going to add the Peder Gram symphonies(Nos. 1, 2 and 3 actually) on DaCapo but Andre has beaten be to it.

The Natanael Berg 1st and 2nd have been released-I have them

As for Tubin...I quite understand the dilemma of where to place him

Do you know that Alf Hurum emigrated to Hawaii where he founded the Honolulu Symphony orchestra where he was conductor and manager for several decades?

[Dundonnell]

Do you know that Alf Hurum emigrated to Hawaii where he founded the Honolulu Symphony orchestra where he was conductor and manager for several decades?

So I read Norway to Hawaii: mountains and sun

[J]

Thank you very much for the recommendations for the Hurum and the Lie-the reviews certainly make both sound very appealing to me Any others I might like?

[/quote

Of the Norwegian symphonies anyone in tune with the world of Allan Pettersson couldn't go wrong trying
Kjell Mork Karlsen's Symphony No.3 (on Aurora) subtitled "The Ice Palace".  I hear a heavy influence from
Pettersson's Symphony 7 here, - a similar sound and atmosphere.  It's a quite gripping and powerful piece
IMO (about 20' if I recall correctly).

Two Danish figures that shouldn't be overlooked (if you're not familiar) are Poul Schierbeck & Franz Syberg.
Hurwitz reviews Schierbeck's Symphony here:

www.classicstoday.com/digest/pdigest.asp?perfidx=12508

Rob Barnett's take on Syberg's Symphonic Works is here:

www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2003/Aug03/syberg_symphony.htm

[Dundonnell]

Thank you very much for the recommendations for the Hurum and the Lie-the reviews certainly make both sound very appealing to me Any others I might like?

[/quote

Of the Norwegian symphonies anyone in tune with the world of Allan Pettersson couldn't go wrong trying
Kjell Mork Karlsen's Symphony No.3 (on Aurora) subtitled "The Ice Palace".  I hear a heavy influence from
Pettersson's Symphony 7 here, - a similar sound and atmosphere.  It's a quite gripping and powerful piece
IMO (about 20' if I recall correctly).

Two Danish figures that shouldn't be overlooked (if you're not familiar) are Poul Schierbeck & Franz Syberg.
Hurwitz reviews Schierbeck's Symphony here:

www.classicstoday.com/digest/pdigest.asp?perfidx=12508

Rob Barnett's take on Syberg's Symphonic Works is here:

www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2003/Aug03/syberg_symphony.htm

Thanks again! I have ordered the Hurum and the Harald Lie symphonies and will investigate the Karlsen, Schierbeck and Syberg

[Dundonnell]

I have just listened to the Aurora disc of the two Stale Kleiberg symphonies and posted-with tremendous enthusiasm about the disc-in the 'What Are You Listening To Thread".

If you are an admirer of Debussy and Bax then Kleiberg's music-updated of course to the early 21st century-should be just up your street

A great discovery of some very beautiful music which I would never have made but for this forum and its members Thanks, Greg(J)!!

[The new erato]

I have just listened to the Aurora disc of the two Stale Kleiberg symphonies and posted-with tremendous enthusiasm about the disc-in the 'What Are You Listening To Thread".

If you are an admirer of Debussy and Bax then Kleiberg's music-updated of course to the early 21st century-should be just up your street

A great discovery of some very beautiful music which I would never have made but for this forum and its members Thanks, Greg(J)!!

Now we just need towait for Aurora to be available in the UK again:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/cm/news-Labels.htm

[Dundonnell]

I managed to pick up my copy from a Spanish dealer on Amazon-ordered on Tuesday, arrived today(that's pretty good service!!)-for £12.55