Nielsen: Where to Start?

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Karl Henning

Similarly, the only Nielsen I am aware of having been programmed by the BSO is the Helios Overture, which was part of Paavo Berglund's program when he guest conducted.
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lunar22

well Nielsen is much more frequently performed over here, I would say. At any rate the 4th and 5th. I went to a Nielsen 5 not long ago. However, the other symphonies-- in particular 3 and 6 which in my book are just as interesting -- don't often make it. Sibelius, on the other hand, seems less popular in Germany than the UK, for instance.

DaveF

Quote from: Karl Henning on September 21, 2024, 08:11:21 AMSimilarly, the only Nielsen I am aware of having been programmed by the BSO is the Helios Overture, which was part of Paavo Berglund's program when he guest conducted.
I wonder, cynically, whether that's anything to do with rehearsal time, since Helios is one of the easier Nielsen pieces - the only one my (amateur) orchestra has ever felt capable playing, for example.
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