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Gade: The Symphonies / Jarvi, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Details

Composer
GADE, NIELS WILHELM
Artist
The, Ch
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 01, 2010
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1835-36
UPC
7318591835363

About

REVIEW:

Niels Gade was a musical conservative, very much of the Mendelssohn school, but he had a distinctive personality and...he knew how to make his music move. These symphonies have good tunes, almost no dead spots, and the Fifth, which has an important concertante part for solo piano, really is an entertaining and original piece by any standard.

At five discs for the price of two, this set is a steal. Neeme Järvi's versions of the eight symphonies are as fine as any available, certainly as good as Hogwood's excellent Chandos set which now costs several times as much. Niels Gade was a musical conservative, very much of the Mendelssohn school, but he had a distinctive personality and, more to the point, he knew how to make his music move. These symphonies have good tunes, almost no dead spots, and the Fifth, which has an important concertante part for solo piano, really is an entertaining and original piece by any standard. Järvi secures crisp, lively playing from the Stockholm Sinfonietta; there isn't a weak performance in the lot.

The Violin Concerto is also a fine, unaccountably neglected piece, very well played by Anton Kontra (of the eponymous quartet fame). Its central Andantino espressive really is a gem, but then the entire piece has a formal compactness and confidence typical of Gade. The Crusaders (featuring the Aarhus Symphony under Frans Rasmussen) is an hour-long cantata for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, and it makes a considerable bonus. Of course in today's world it's kind of hard to sympathize with the crusades, or with any piece in which Peter the Hermit is the good guy, but give Gade credit: he gets through the entire Armida/Rinaldo love story in 23 minutes, and it's the best part of the work. Enough talk: just get this box, and your Gade collection will be pretty much complete.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 47 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Moderato con moto - Allegro egergico 08:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato con moto - Allegro egergico
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro risoluto quasi Presto 07:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro risoluto quasi Presto
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 3 III. Andantino grazioso 08:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andantino grazioso
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Molto allegro ma con fuoco 06:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Molto allegro ma con fuoco
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 5 I. Allegro molto e con fuoco 07:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro molto e con fuoco
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 6 II. Allegro moderato 05:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 7 III. Andantino 06:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andantino
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro non troppo e marcato 06:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro non troppo e marcato
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Andantino quasi allegretto 07:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andantino quasi allegretto
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 2 II. Andante con moto 06:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto allegro 03:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto allegro
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  14. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro energico 08:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro energico
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  15. 5 I. Allegro risoluto 10:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    10:03
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  16. 6 II. Andante 08:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  17. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 04:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  18. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro vivace 07:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  19. Disc 3
  20. 1 I. Presto 06:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  21. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 05:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  22. 3 III. Allegretto, assai moderato 05:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto, assai moderato
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  23. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto e con fuoco 07:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto e con fuoco
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  24. 5 I. Andantino - Allegro vivace e grazioso 07:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andantino - Allegro vivace e grazioso
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  25. 6 II. Andante con moto 05:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  26. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro, ma non troppo e tranquillamente 02:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro, ma non troppo e tranquillamente
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  27. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace 04:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  28. Disc 4
  29. 1 I. Allegro con fuoco 08:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Roland Pöntinen
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  30. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 06:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Roland Pöntinen
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  31. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace 04:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Roland Pöntinen
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  32. 4 IV. Finale: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 07:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Roland Pöntinen
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  33. 5 I. Andantino - Allegro molto vivace 06:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andantino - Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  34. 6 II. Andante sostenuto 05:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  35. 7 III. Allegro moderato ed energico 04:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato ed energico
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  36. 8 IV. Finale: Andantino quasi allegretto - Allegro vivace e animato 07:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andantino quasi allegretto - Allegro vivace e animato
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Stockholm Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  37. 9 I. Allegro con fuoco 11:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:49
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Anton Kontra
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Järvi
  38. 10 II. Romanze: Andantino espressivo 07:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Romanze: Andantino espressivo
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Anton Kontra
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Järvi
  39. 11 III. Rondo scherzando: Allegro, ma non troppo 07:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Rondo scherzando: Allegro, ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Anton Kontra
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Järvi
  40. Disc 5
  41. 1 I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Chorus of Pilgrims and Women 05:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Chorus of Pilgrims and Women
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  42. 2 I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Scene (Bass, Tenor) 02:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Scene (Bass, Tenor)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi, Ulrik Cold
    Ensemble
    Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  43. 3 I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Crusaders' Song (Tenor, Bass, Chorus) 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Crusaders' Song (Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi, Ulrik Cold
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  44. 4 I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Prayer (Bass, Chorus) 03:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. I Orkene (In the Desert): Prayer (Bass, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Ulrik Cold
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  45. 5 II. Armida: Chorus of the Spirits of Darkness 03:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Armida: Chorus of the Spirits of Darkness
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  46. 6 II. Armida: Recitative and Aria (Mezzo-soprano) 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Armida: Recitative and Aria (Mezzo-soprano)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Marianne Rørholm
    Ensemble
    Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  47. 7 II. Armida: Sirens' Chorus (Chorus, Tenor) 05:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Armida: Sirens' Chorus (Chorus, Tenor)
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  48. 8 II. Armida: Scene (Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Chorus) 09:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Armida: Scene (Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Marianne Rørholm, Kurt Westi
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  49. 9 III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Crusaders' Chorus: Morning Song 03:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Crusaders' Chorus: Morning Song
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  50. 10 III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Aria (Tenor) 03:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Aria (Tenor)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi
    Ensemble
    Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  51. 11 III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Pilgrims' March (Chorus, Tenor) 03:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Pilgrims' March (Chorus, Tenor)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen
  52. 12 III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Final Scene (Bass, Chorus, Tenor) 07:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Mod Jerusalem (Towards Jerusalem): Final Scene (Bass, Chorus, Tenor)
    Duration
    07:52
    Composer
    Niels Wilhelm Gade
    Performer
    Kurt Westi, Ulrik Cold
    Ensemble
    Canzone Choir, The Camera Choir, Choir 72, Aarhus Music Students Chamber Choir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frans Rasmussen