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Saeverud: Symphonies No 2 & 4, Romanza

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Details

Composer
SAEVERUD, HARALD
Artist
Ole Kristian, Ruud
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Oct 01, 2005
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1262
UPC
7318590012628

About

This the seventh instalment of our series of Sæverud's orchestal music features Nos. 2 and 4 of his nine symphonies as well as three shorter works, all dating from the period between 1923-1942. During the 1920s the Norwegian composer was hard at work developing his style - from the late Romanticism of the first three symphonies towards a more neo-classical approach. This development may have been one reason for the revised version of the 'Second Symphony', made in 1934, 11 years after the first performance of the work. The search for a greater simplicity is obivious in the '50 variazioni', an elegant piece in which a three-bar theme is varied fifty times. It continues in the 'Fourth Symphony', completed in 1937, almost chamber-like in long passages and less strident than its predecessors. 'Barcarola' was conceived as both an orchestral work and a piano piece, just like Sæverud's most popular piano albums. The latest of the works on this disc, 'Romanza' for violin and orchestra, was composed during the German occupation of Norway, but unlike other, more impassioned works of this period it is decidedly lyrical. Stavanger SO and Ole Kristian Ruud have received great acclaim for previous discs in the series, their performances being described as 'splendid', 'comitted', 'alert' and 'excellent' by critics in Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, Fanfare and MusicWeb International. Previous releases in this series are BIS CD762, 872, 962, 972 and 1162.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Entrata drammatica: Allegro molto 02:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Entrata drammatica: Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  2. 2 II. Andante mesto 09:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante mesto
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  3. 3 III. Sonata grande: Allegro molto con fuoco 12:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sonata grande: Allegro molto con fuoco
    Duration
    12:27
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  4. 4 Romanza, Op. 23 06:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Romanza, Op. 23
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  5. 5 Sumarnatt-Batsong (Barcarola d'una notte d'estate) (version for orchestra) 07:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sumarnatt-Batsong (Barcarola d'una notte d'estate) (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  6. 6 50 variazioni piccole, Op. 8 05:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    50 variazioni piccole, Op. 8
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud
  7. 7 Symphony No. 4, Op. 11 21:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Symphony No. 4, Op. 11
    Duration
    21:33
    Composer
    Harald Saeverud