Marijn Simons - Symphony Nš 2 (2006-7)
I uploaded the Second Symphony of the Dutch composer Marijn Simons.
For the non-Dutch speakers amongst you I translated the intro:
Marijn Simons wrote his 2nd symphony commissioned by the Theater Heerlen (Heerlen is a city in thr south-east of the country), on the occasion of the re opening after the restyling of this theatres Large Concert Hall in 2008.
It is co commissioned from this theatre and of the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest for their 125th Anniversary. The symphony is dedicated to the conductor (and his former teacher) Ed Spanjaard.
Although Simons revised the work later, you'll hear here a live performance from the original version. This performance was given on September 29, 2008 in the Music Hall of the Theatre 'De Vrijthof' in Maastricht.
It was later broadcast on Concertzender (from the same tape).
The Limburgs Symfonie Orkest plays the symphony, under the baton of Ed Spanjaard.
The symphony is in 4 parts, written for a large orchestra, with an extended percussion section (8 players). Next to the standard percussion instruments, there was also a use of exotic instruments like a Thai Gong, Latin-American and African drums.
The duration of the work is over 50 minutes.
Simons is indebted to the great romantic symphonies, especially to Mahler.
More info on this composer:
http://musicalworld.com/artists/marijn-simons/ and on his own website
http://www.marijnsimons.com/