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Gade – The Eight Symphonies


During the mid-19th century, the Danish composer Niels. W. Gade was one of Europe's most well-known composers, conducting his own works all over the continent. Starting out as a protégé of Mendelssohn's, he later became his successor as music director of the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and made the acquaintance of Robert and Clara Schumann, and of Liszt and Wagner. Initially known as a composer of symphonies, Gade mastered the German musical idiom to perfection, while adding a Nordic accent to it, particularly noticeable in his best works. His eight symphonies were composed between 1841 and 1871, and although Gade remained active as a composer until his death in 1890, he wrote no more symphonies. When questioned, he is said to have stated that 'there is but one Ninth Symphony!' Among Gade's works in other genres is the violin concerto (also included here), composed for the famous virtuoso Joseph Joachim. But it was the choral cantata genre which became his specialty. Such works generally utilized Danish texts, but were in many cases published in German translations and received numerous performances abroad. Within a year of its première, The Crusaders, for instance, was performed in Braunschweig, Vienna, Königsberg, Elberfeld, Breslau, Leipzig and Aachen. It would later reach even further afield - including New York and Buenos Aires - and Gade himself conducted performances in Amsterdam, Cologne and Birmingham. The recordings included in this box set were warmly received upon their original releases between 1986 and 1994, the reviewer in American Record Guide calling Neeme Järvi's symphony cycle 'a set which is not likely to be surpassed in the foreseeable future' and Neue Zeitschrift für Musik giving it 'an unqualified recommendation'.
 
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Disc 1
 
  Composer: Gade, Niels W.
  Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.5 31:10
01 I. Moderato con moto – Allegro energico 08:40 $ 1.30 USD
02 II. Scherzo. Allegro risoluto quasi Presto 07:03 $ 1.06 USD
03 III. Andantino grazioso 08:48 $ 1.32 USD
04 IV. Finale. Molto allegro ma con fuoco 06:39 $ 1.00 USD
 
  Symphony No.8 in B minor, Op.47 25:23
05 I. Allegro molto e con fuoco 07:35 $ 1.14 USD
06 II. Allegro moderato 05:06 $ 0.77 USD
07 III. Andantino 06:35 $ 0.99 USD
08 IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e marcato 06:07 $ 0.92 USD
 
 
Disc 2
 
  Composer: Gade, Niels W.
  Symphony No.2 in E major, Op.10 25:10
01 I. Andantino quasi allegretto 07:06 $ 1.07 USD
02 II. Andante con moto 06:02 $ 0.91 USD
03 III. Scherzo. Molto allegro 03:43 $ 0.56 USD
04 IV. Finale. Allegro energico 08:19 $ 1.25 USD
 
  Symphony No.7 in F major, Op.45 30:18
05 I. Allegro risoluto 10:03 $ 1.51 USD
06 II. Andante 08:15 $ 1.24 USD
07 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 04:10 $ 0.63 USD
08 IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 07:50 $ 1.18 USD
 
 
Disc 3
 
  Composer: Gade, Niels W.
  Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.15 26:22
01 I. Presto 06:54 $ 1.04 USD
02 II. Andante sostenuto 05:43 $ 0.86 USD
03 III. Allegretto, assai moderato 05:49 $ 0.87 USD
04 IV. Finale. Allegro molto e con fuoco 07:56 $ 1.19 USD
 
  Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.20 20:10
05 I. Andantino – Allegro vivace e grazioso 07:08 $ 1.07 USD
06 II. Andante con moto 05:25 $ 0.81 USD
07 III. Scherzo. Allegro, ma non troppo e tranquillamente 02:46 $ 0.42 USD
08 IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace 04:51 $ 0.73 USD
 
 
Disc 4
 
  Composer: Gade, Niels W.
  Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.25 25:24
01 I. Allegro con fuoco 08:00 $ 1.20 USD
02 II. Andante sostenuto 06:01 $ 0.90 USD
03 III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace 04:13 $ 0.63 USD
04 IV. Finale. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace 07:10 $ 1.08 USD
 
  Symphony No.6 in G minor, Op.32 23:42
05 I. Andantino – Allegro molto vivace 06:02 $ 0.91 USD
06 II. Andante sostenuto 05:17 $ 0.79 USD
07 III. Allegro moderato ed energico 04:53 $ 0.73 USD
08 IV. Finale. Andantino quasi allegretto – Allegro vivace e
animato
07:30 $ 1.13 USD
 
  Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.56 27:11
09 I. Allegro con fuoco 11:49 $ 1.77 USD
10 II. Romanze. Andantino espressivo 07:42 $ 1.16 USD
11 III. Rondo scherzando. Allegro, ma non troppo 07:40 $ 1.15 USD
 
ComposerGade, Niels W.
ConductorJarvi (Järvi), Neeme
Jarvi (Järvi), Paavo
Rasmussen, Frans
OrchestraAarhus Symphony Orchestra
Malmo Symphony Orchestra (Malmö SymfoniOrkester)
Stockholm Sinfonietta
PianoPontinen (Pöntinen), Roland
ViolinKontra, Anton
TenorWesti, Kurt
BassCold, Ulrik
Mezzo-sopranoRorholm (Rørholm), Marianne

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