Top 5 Favorite Holmboe Works

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June 08, 2015, 09:18:19 PM


I'm going to have refrain from a list at the moment as I hope to somehow spark some interest in the composer's oeuvre. For those that know Holmboe's music better than I do, this will be an education for me. I know all of the symphonies, many orchestral/concertante works, but I don't know the chamber music at all. There are no stipulations for this poll. Have fun! 8)

Madiel

#1
June 09, 2015, 07:03:09 AM
Aw, bless.  ;D

Crap, I'm on the spot now aren't I? Okay, here goes... truth be told I still don't know some of my more recent purchases sufficiently well. But these jump out to me, not in any particular order.

Symphony No.8
Symphony No.10
String Quartet No.7
Violin Sonata No.3
Um... let's say Violin Concerto No.2, I'm trying to remember whether I liked this more than the Viola Concerto. The disc that has them both is a must-have.


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Mirror Image

#2
June 09, 2015, 07:33:17 AM
Quote from: orfeo on June 09, 2015, 07:03:09 AM
Aw, bless.  ;D

Crap, I'm on the spot now aren't I? Okay, here goes... truth be told I still don't know some of my more recent purchases sufficiently well. But these jump out to me, not in any particular order.

Symphony No.8
Symphony No.10
String Quartet No.7
Violin Sonata No.3
Um... let's say Violin Concerto No.2, I'm trying to remember whether I liked this more than the Viola Concerto. The disc that has them both is a must-have.

Well, I didn't really mean for anyone to be put on the spot, but your knowledge of Holmboe seems quite extensive given the reviews you've written and so forth.

Madiel

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June 09, 2015, 07:43:01 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on June 09, 2015, 07:33:17 AM
Well, I didn't really mean for anyone to be put on the spot, but your knowledge of Holmboe seems quite extensive given the reviews you've written and so forth.

It's not so much my knowledge that is extensive as my obsession... you're just finding a polite way to note that I've written about 80% of his composer thread lately.

Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Mirror Image

#4
June 09, 2015, 08:14:18 AM
Quote from: orfeo on June 09, 2015, 07:43:01 AM
It's not so much my knowledge that is extensive as my obsession... you're just finding a polite way to note that I've written about 80% of his composer thread lately.

Color it however you like. ;) You're 'The Holmboe Guy' around here. 8)

North Star

#5
June 09, 2015, 08:27:01 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on June 09, 2015, 08:14:18 AM
Color it however you like. ;) You're 'The Holmboe Guy' around here. 8)
Holmboe's homeboy.
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springrite

#6
June 09, 2015, 08:27:23 AM
Before the year is out, I expect a "Top One Hans Rott Work" thread...



OK, just one work: Four Symphonic Metamorphoses
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vandermolen

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June 09, 2015, 11:11:48 AM Last Edit: June 09, 2015, 11:13:26 AM by vandermolen
Symphony 8
Symphony 10
Symphony 4 (love the opening)
Symphony 6
Symphony 7

PS love the Cello Concerto too.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Christo

#9
June 09, 2015, 11:29:39 AM
Most symphonies above most of his other compositions (many of which I still don't know yet), especially symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. But like all the others too.
Of the many concertos: Concerto for Recorder, Strings, Celesta and Vibraphone.


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vandermolen

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June 09, 2015, 01:21:43 PM
Quote from: Christo on June 09, 2015, 11:29:39 AM
Most symphonies above most of his other compositions (many of which I still don't know yet), especially symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. But like all the others too.
Of the many concertos: Concerto for Recorder, Strings, Celesta and Vibraphone.
I thought that you'd respond to this thread.  8)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Madiel

#11
June 09, 2015, 03:03:19 PM
Quote from: springrite on June 09, 2015, 08:27:23 AM
OK, just one work: Four Symphonic Metamorphoses

That's four works. Just because the only recording of them is on one CD doesn't make them one work.
Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Daverz

#12
June 09, 2015, 10:46:06 PM
I'm going to cheat and include all the chamber concertos.  These are intimate works that I feel play to Holmboe's strengths, and the beautifully played and recorded Koivula CDs certainly don't hurt.

Mirror Image

#13
June 10, 2015, 06:31:44 AM
Quote from: Daverz on June 09, 2015, 10:46:06 PM
I'm going to cheat and include all the chamber concertos.  These are intimate works that I feel play to Holmboe's strengths, and the beautifully played and recorded Koivula CDs certainly don't hurt.

Why does it matter? You always cheat in these polls.

Archaic Torso of Apollo

#14
June 10, 2015, 07:12:43 AM
Symphony #6
Symphony #7
Symphony #8
the 2 brass quintets
formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

vandermolen

#15
June 10, 2015, 11:22:12 AM
Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on June 10, 2015, 07:12:43 AM
Symphony #6
Symphony #7
Symphony #8
the 2 brass quintets

Those are all great symphonies. I don't know the brass quintets.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Madiel

#16
June 11, 2015, 04:17:30 AM
Quote from: Daverz on June 09, 2015, 10:46:06 PM
I'm going to cheat and include all the chamber concertos.  These are intimate works that I feel play to Holmboe's strengths, and the beautifully played and recorded Koivula CDs certainly don't hurt.

Any particular favourites you'd like to pick out?

I'm still getting to know most of them really. I had the Hughes/BIS recordings (of 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) but had probably only heard each a couple of times on first purchase, and I only acquired the complete Koivula recordings very recently.  There's still a few I haven't even listened to once yet.
Every single post on the forum is unnecessary. Including the ones that are interesting or useful.

Daverz

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June 11, 2015, 03:07:20 PM Last Edit: June 11, 2015, 03:09:19 PM by Daverz
Quote from: orfeo on June 11, 2015, 04:17:30 AM
Any particular favourites you'd like to pick out?

I'm still getting to know most of them really. I had the Hughes/BIS recordings (of 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) but had probably only heard each a couple of times on first purchase, and I only acquired the complete Koivula recordings very recently.  There's still a few I haven't even listened to once yet.

The first volume is as good a place to start as any.  I've embarked on a survey, and will try to keep notes on the ones that particularly stand out.

Quote from: Mirror Image on June 10, 2015, 06:31:44 AM
Why does it matter? You always cheat in these polls.

Ah, gee, MI, I didn't realize I was being so hurtful.
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