Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra & Peter Szilvay - Groven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 1, Op. 26 Towards the Mountains I. Andante quasi cantabile
02. Symphony No. 1, Op. 26 Towards the Mountains II. Allegro
03. Symphony No. 1, Op. 26 Towards the Mountains III. Largo
04. Symphony No. 1, Op. 26 Towards the Mountains IV. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Symphony No. 2, Op. 34 The Midnight Hour I. Allegro moderato
06. Symphony No. 2, Op. 34 The Midnight Hour II. Andante
07. Symphony No. 2, Op. 34 The Midnight Hour III. Allegro


Many interwar Norwegian composers tried to create a new national music by combining elements of authentic folk music with new techniques. Eivind Groven was considered one of the most innovative composers in this quest, integrating the structure of folk dances from his rural upbringing into familiar formal principles. Both symphonies make use of techniques of so-called ‘progressive transformation’, which led fellow composer Arne Nordheim to declare: ‘While others made instrumentations of folk tunes, Groven created sounds, for example in his [two] symphonies which, in my opinion, are quite unique.’

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