Search - Ludolf Nielsen, Frank Cramer, Bamberger Symphoniker :: Symphony No. 3, Hjortholm

The greatest Scandinavian Symphony

Steve Fogleman | Pisgah Forest, NC United States | 01/11/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ludolf Nielsen (1876-1939, and who was not directly related to Carl Nielsen) was basically a self-taught composer. He was a master at orchestration and melody. His third and last symphony is undoubtedly his greatest, which is included on this recording. It is hard to believe that this wonderful work was not accepted by the audiences or the critics at the time of it's premiere. The music itself seems to describe the joy of life, and with the monumental forces of the orchestra, the power of the music just soars. This is the first recording of this symphony, which is in it's original scoring.The tone poem Hjortholm was written 10 years after the symphony was (1923), and also contains some astounding music (the brass section plays marvelously to note). Though it does not rank with his third symphony, it is still worth hearing. To mention, Ludolf Nielsen composed about 200 works, which I'm sure are worth recording, so we've only tapped into his musical reserves. Enjoy!"

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S. Kurokawa | tokyo,JAPAN | 03/02/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is easy for the tune collected to this CD to have listened very much.

Moreover, a beautiful melody will appear, too and I value it as favorite one."