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NEWSDecember 27 - Meeting in Music Gade: Symphonies Vol.1 - Danish NSO, Christopher Hogwood  Niels Wilhelm Gade Symphonies Vol.1 Danish NSO, Christopher Hogwood Chandos CHAN 9862 If you like Mendelssohn and the Leipzig School in general, you'll like Gade. A gentle composer at heart, even when Gade says "con fuoco", as in the first movement of the Eighth Symphony, this isn't Tchaikovsky or even Schumann we're talking about here. Nor will you find much ethnic or "Nordic" character in his music, least of all in the overture In the Highlands. But enough of what his music is not. While conservative in form and harmony, it often offers considerable melodic appeal, and even when he's not at his best (as in the relatively placid Second Symphony), there's usually something ear-catching to hold your attention--in this case, for example, the interesting minor-key slow movement. Also, you always can count on Gade to score transparently, and one of the best things about Christopher Hogwood's performances is the way in which he consistently allows the winds to penetrate the textures in the scherzos and slow movements. He also secures real warmth and richness of tone from the brass in the Eighth Symphony's outer movements, and keeps the music moving along effectively with nicely inflected rhythms and a secure sense of each movement's architecture. In short, these are fine performances, very well recorded, not necessarily better than Schonwandt (Da Capo) or Järvi (BIS), but just as good in their way. More to the point, they demonstrate the positive direction in which Hogwood's career as a conductor of "normal" music seems to be evolving. David Hurwitz, Classics Today.com
Read this article in its entirety on Meeting in Music... July 28 - CPE Bach: Hamburg Sinfonias Nos 1-6 - Christian Benda July 26 - CPE Bach: 8 Symphonies, 3 Quartets - AAM, Hogwood July 24 - Geminiani: Concerti Grossi (After Corelli Op.5) - Manze, AAM July 22 - Heinichen: Dresden Concerti - Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln July 20 - A. Marcello: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D Minor July 18 - Boyce: Symphonies - London Festival Orchestra, Pople July 16 - CPE Bach: Cello Concertos - Bournemouth Sinfonietta July 14 - Christoph Schaffrath:Trios & Sonatas - Epoca Barocca July 12 - Christoph Schaffrath: Six Sonatas - Epoca Barocca July 10 - Nielsen: Saul & David - Danish NRSO & Choir, Neeme Järvi  Ads |
