Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 (excerpt)
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It's a pity the side-drum player was a bit timid in his cadenza. This sounds so effective when the side-drum plays in opposition to the orchestra, rather than with it. Apart from that, it was a great performance. One of the summits of twentieth-century symphonic writing.
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@anticliche321 I thought I was the only one. Mass Effect FTW!
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@emperor0013 Yes. The Lawson sisters bought me here. Miranda and Oriana have good taste in music. :)
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@geofa Agreed; but I'm not sure that he's THAT underrated. He's played rather often (though I'd like even more) from what I can tell. EVEN more underrated is Rued Langgaard, who lived bassically in the same time and same place - just as great a composer. Check him out if you dont know him.
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@jhb134 Thanks so much for all this info. I wonder if anyone anywhere will re-run, or reissue any if these recordings or film.
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@usnhorn Have you heard the one by Bernstein and the NYPO?
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@GourouxPete - Also, the 1971 Horenstein performance is available on BBC Legends. The BBC made a film ... Espansiva ... about Nielsen, around 1971 or '72. They used a video of Horenstein/BBC, throughout a MOST-thorough documentary about Nielsen.
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@GourouxPete - That performance, on Unicorn, is one of the most sought-after of all of Horenstein's output.
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@GourouxPete - That 1969 recording is one of the most sought-after, of all of Horenstein's recordings. It was reissued on the Arlecchino label, but I don't see it listed, anywhere. BBC Legends has reissued Horenstein's 1971 recording, and it IS available. The BBC also put together a program about Nielsen ... "Expansiva" ... an hour-long film, from around 1972, and I have it. They used a concert film of Horenstein in the Nielsen 5th, throughout.
Anyone else discover this through Mass Effect 2?
emperor0013 1 year ago 26
One of the masterworks of the 20th century and the most under rated composer of his time-from a symphony musician of 30 years.
geofa 3 years ago 19