Vagn Holmboe: Symphony No. 8, ‘Sinfonia Boreale’ (1952) | classical life

Vagn Holmboe: Symphony No. 8, ‘Sinfonia Boreale’ (1952)

Jerzy Semkow conducts the Royal Danish Orchestra.

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March 10, 2016

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chris

A wonderful, powerful symphony. I wonder how many Holmboe symphonies have ever been played in the US? I don’t remember any. I would imagine the 8th would go over very well with audience.

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March 12, 2016 7:45 pm
- chris
  
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  March 12, 2016 7:54 pm
Paul Bodine

His chamber concerti are excellent too.

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March 14, 2016 10:55 pm
Andy Olson

Now listening to this for the first time and I agree with the general assessment! Great piece! Another piece neglected because of the midcentury serial meta-narrative…

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March 16, 2016 1:22 pm

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