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Chamber symphonies


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Classics today

2012

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David Hurwitz

2012

"The performances here are exceptional. John Storgards and the Lapland Chamber Orchestra play with an attention to detail, precision of ensemble, and clarity of texture that can only be called perfect. Although the ensemble is small, the massed strings project a surprising richness in the slow music, and never sound tired or sloppy when called ... this release constitutes a major addition to his growing discography".


Jyllands-posten

d. 3. Aug. 2012

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Jens Povlsen

d. 3. Aug. 2012

"Hans tre kammersymfonier fordeler sig over små 20 år og er som nat og dag. Overraskende at de ikke har været indspillet før, for det er en vridende og ivrig glæde, der smelter sammen på et album med flotte øjeblikke, men også enkelte skyggesider i jagten på den ubrydelige naturlighed".


Klassisk

2012, nr. 26

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Christine Christiansen

2012, nr. 26

"Laplænderne udfolder Holmboes farverige flader homogent i de langsomme satser. John Storgårds driver de hurtige satser frem med en pirrende energi, der gør de rytmiske motiver lette og dansende ... Holmboes Kammersymfonier er små mesterværker, der rummer hele følelsesspektret: fra rasende kaos over øm tristesse til sublim skønhed".


Opus

2012, nr. 43

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Thomas Roth

2012, nr. 43

"Trots att Holmboes fingeravtryck är tydliga genom de tre symfonierna är de ändå ganska olika sinsemellan ... Här har tonsättaren utvecklat sin metamorfos-teknik och mästerskapet är totalt. Lysande spelat och like lysande inspelat".


The gramophone

2012 Awards

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Guy Rickards

2012 Awards

"Vurdering: Gramophone choice" - "Vagn Holmboe's three Chamber Symphonies are superb encapsulations of his full-orchestral symphonic manner on a small scale ... The grandeur Holmboe elicits from his small ensemble and basic thematic material is a lesson in compositional craft, the creation of a whole (considerably) greater than the sum of its parts ... Excellent performances, superb sound: you will not hear a finer disc this year".


International record review

2012 November

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Martin Anderson

2012 November

"It's astonishing that the three works on this cd are getting their first recordings here ... Music of one of the finest symphonists of the past century ... a man whose personal gentleness and courtesy sat at odds with the tough, sometimes violent humour of his music ... I commend this one to your attention".