Nayden Todorov - Louis Glass: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 (2001)
Artist: Nayden Todorov
Title: Louis Glass: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Danacord
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 85:17
Total Size: 418 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Louis Glass: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Danacord
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 85:17
Total Size: 418 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
01. Symphony no.1 in E major - I. Allegro [0:11:18.70]
02. Symphony no.1 in E major - II. Andante sostenuto [0:11:47.15]
03. Symphony no.1 in E major - III. Scherzo [0:07:19.02]
04. Symphony no.1 in E major - IV. Finale [0:13:14.33]
CD 2:
01. Symphony no.5 in C major 'Sinfonia Svastica' - I. Dagvirke - allegro espressivo [0:11:31.40]
02. Symphony no.5 in C major 'Sinfonia Svastica' - II. Hvile - andante tranquillo [0:11:37.70]
03. Symphony no.5 in C major 'Sinfonia Svastica' - III. Skygger - presto [0:05:52.12]
04. Symphony no.5 in C major 'Sinfonia Svastica' - IV. Morgengry - adagio, ma non troppo [0:12:37.05]
Performers:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Nayden Todorov – conductor
This is the fourth and final installment in Danacord's rather undistinguished set of Glass symphonies from Bulgaria.
The music is average and middle of the road true, but just listen to Launy Grondahl's fiery account of the Sinfonia Svastica on a historical Danacord reissue and you realize that Todorov is not a patch on his predecessor. However his is the only version of the First Symphony available and it is dispatched with fine temperament as the music is very much of an early post-Gade nature.
Danacord has also split the works onto two CDs with no fill-ups, this is quite miserly as both add up to just under ninety minutes. However if you have been collecting these symphonies you will obviously want to acquire this release. The recording is serviceable if slightly cluttered and foggy in places.
The music is average and middle of the road true, but just listen to Launy Grondahl's fiery account of the Sinfonia Svastica on a historical Danacord reissue and you realize that Todorov is not a patch on his predecessor. However his is the only version of the First Symphony available and it is dispatched with fine temperament as the music is very much of an early post-Gade nature.
Danacord has also split the works onto two CDs with no fill-ups, this is quite miserly as both add up to just under ninety minutes. However if you have been collecting these symphonies you will obviously want to acquire this release. The recording is serviceable if slightly cluttered and foggy in places.