Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn - Jan van Gilse: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (2008-2012)

Tracklist

Gilse: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
01. Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. Allegro Moderato
02. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. Adagio Non Troppo
03. Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. Scherzo: Molto Allegro Con Fuoco
04. Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito
05. Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. Andante - Allegro Energico
06. Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. Intermezzo: Allegretto Grazioso
07. Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. Finale: Andante Molto

Gilse: Symphony No. 3
01. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, "Erhebung": I. Langsam
02. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, "Erhebung": II. Leidenschaftlich und heftig bewegt
03. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, "Erhebung": III. Sehr langsam und schwermutig
04. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, "Erhebung": IV. Lebhaft und sehr kraftig, stellenweise im Ausdruck eines ubermutigen Walzers
05. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, "Erhebung": V. Ausserst langsam und sehr ruhig, mit innigster Empfindung

CPO has already uncovered gems from Röntgen and Badings, and now they add a third name to their exploration of little known Dutch composers: Jan van Gilse. Van Gilse’s music is only now being rediscovered. During his lifetime, it was Richard Strauss who valued and praised his music the most. Strauss tried persuading him to enlist on the international level for worldwide rights for composers in an attempt to get van Gilse’s music more widely acknowledged. However, at that point in time van Gilse had spent time traveling back and forth from Germany and Holland, so he turned down the offer fearing the Nazi’s would use him for their own purposes, thus preventing his music from getting the attention and praise it deserved. His opposition to the new German government meant that his music was discredited and forgotten about. Now at last van Gilse is receiving the rehabilitation he deserves. Standing firmly on the foundation of tonal late romanticism, this is music of glistening beauty.

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