Dundonnell
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« on: August 28, 2013, 11:10:39 pm » |
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It rather reinforces the point I made in the first sentence of my post about Halvor Haug that I had to start a new thread in order to thank Mathias for posting an upload of Haug's "Il Preludio dell Ignoto" :)
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calyptorhynchus
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2013, 12:43:00 am » |
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"Ragnar Söderlind (b. 1945)
Symphony No. 5 ‘Kvitsunn’ Op. 60 (1995)"
What does Kvitsunn mean? I get "white health" out of Google Translate!?
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Dundonnell
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2015, 02:35:57 am » |
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Many thanks to rbert12 for the two pieces by Knut Nystedt :)
I had not heard that Nystedt-the doyen of Norwegian composers-had actually died last December at the grand age of 99. Nystedt was a very interesting composer. I compiled a catalogue of his orchestral and choral music which is probably still to be found on this website. The choral music was probably slightly better known but-in common with most Norwegian composers-Nystedt's music remains mostly unknown outside Norway. It is lamentable and very very sad that the Norwegians have been so much more shy than say the Danes or Finns in making music by their native composers available on disc.
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BrianA
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2015, 01:50:34 pm » |
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For those interested (and I know at least one or two of you would be :D) I just posted a link to a recording of Halvor Haug's Symphony no 4, which I was fortunate enough to obtain from a fellow collector in another forum. He recorded it from Swedish radio some years ago, but I'm reasonably certain that the performance itself comes from the infamous, elusive "Warner/Chappell promotional CD" that also contains the fifth symphony. For those of you scrupulous enough to balk at downloading a recording that originates, even at one or two removes, with a CD, relax! I cleared it with forum management before posting it ;D. Enjoy!
Four down, one to go...
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Dundonnell
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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2015, 11:35:40 pm » |
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I suspect that you just may be referring to me (amongst others no doubt) ;D ;D
Well...since I am on record as repeatedly begging for a recording of the Haug Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 without really believing that my entreaties would be satisfied.........
all I can say is a heartfelt Thank You :)
Already the Fourth Symphony reinforces my very high opinion of Haug the composer and my deep regret that his compositional voice seems to have fallen silent.
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BrianA
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2015, 11:49:33 pm » |
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A perfectly reasonable suspicion, Colin! ;)
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calyptorhynchus
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2015, 06:35:17 am » |
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Thanks for Haug 4, a wonderful piece. Do I understand you to say there is a recording of No.1 available somewhere?
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calyptorhynchus
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2015, 06:39:42 am » |
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Whoops, I mena No.2, that's the one I'm missing of the first 4.
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relm1
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2015, 11:11:14 am » |
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I have haug's symphonies no. 1, 2, 3 but they are commercial releases I am sure easily available online...all are fine works.
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BrianA
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2015, 02:51:17 pm » |
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Haug's no. 2 was available on an Aurora (or possibly Simax, not quite sure without checking) CD that I'm pretty sure is out of print but that still occasionally shows up on Amazon, albeit at generally inflated prices, or maybe even e-bay. I managed to snag a copy on amazon.de or.uk within the past year or so at a not too outrageous price, but I can't find any current listings. It also used to be available as a download at some Norwegian site that I can no longer find.
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BrianA
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« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2015, 02:11:49 am » |
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That's what I thought too. I was just wondering if there was a link for CDs/recordings that I had managed to miss.
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