Eivind Groven: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2

Eivind Groven: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2

8.573871 (Naxos, CD)

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NEW RELEASE (22 May 2020)

Playing time: 55'45"
Tracks: 7
Booklet pages: 8
© 2020 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: NO
Country of manufacture: DE
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Eivind Groven: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 published on 19 July 2020


Listen: Eivind Groven: Andante (Symphony No 2) (track 6, 1:14-2:14)

Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
Peter Szilvay, conductor

Eivind Groven (1901-1977):

Symphony No 1, Op 26 'Innover viddene' ('Towards the Mountains') (1937, revised 1950)
1 Andante quasi cantabile
2 Allegro
3 Largo
4 Allegro ma non troppo

Symphony No 2, Op 34 'Midnattstimen' ('The Midnight Hour') (1938-43) (edited by Peter Szilvay, born 1971)
5 Allegro moderato
6 Andante
7 Allegro

Recorded 27-30 June 2017 at the Kilden Teater og konserthus, Kristiansand, Norway

 

 

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