NORGARD, P.: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 7 (Danish National Radio Symphony, Dausgaard)

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Symphony No. 3 (more info)
Performed by: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Per Norgard
Conducted by: Thomas Dausgaard
Munch Ulla, alto


1. I. — - 16:48
2. II. — - 25:48


Symphony No. 7 (more info)
Performed by: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Per Norgard
Conducted by: Thomas Dausgaard


3. I. — - 09:42
4. II. — - 07:09
5. III. — - 09:57

Reviews

Hear it and you'll see (Mar 10, 2009)
Reviewer:Tym
Per Norgard, "Symphonies 3 and 7"

Let's hear it for the use of the infinity series in serial music! Or better yet, let's just hear it.

Per Norgard is a prolific experimenter, and his innovations in structure variations made "Symphony 3" such a rousing success. The booklet in this CD sums these formal tempo ideas up well enough even for novices like me. But... Per Norgard, "Symphonies 3 and 7"

Let's hear it for the use of the infinity series in serial music! Or better yet, let's just hear it.

Per Norgard is a prolific experimenter, and his innovations in structure variations made "Symphony 3" such a rousing success. The booklet in this CD sums these formal tempo ideas up well enough even for novices like me. But ultimately, the test is not about theory but if it works as music.

Definitely. The new listener will find a rich sonic ocean to swim in. The symphonies have an epic sweep with changing emotional dynamics - drama and beauty, mystery and calm, argument and chorus- that pull you along for the main journey, but reward you with nuanced depths for repeat trips. Some might find it cinematic, others might find it a refreshing abstraction of a symphony's possibilities. Norgard's greatest success is not just in his approach, but in the ability to tell a large clear story with lots of room for enjoying the varied details.

Leave the theorem for later and just bring your headphones.

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