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Double Bass Seminal symphonic recordings

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What are some favorite recordings of Nielsen's symphonies? I've been listening to the historic ones conducted by Tuxen, Jensen and Grøndahl. Not the best quality-wise, especially the recording of the fifth symphony (there's quite a bit of background noise, coughing etc.) but I still find them very enjoyable and full of energy.
 
#22
DBeauregard said:
What are some favorite recordings of Nielsen's symphonies? I've been listening to the historic ones conducted by Tuxen, Jensen and Grøndahl. Not the best quality-wise, especially the recording of the fifth symphony (there's quite a bit of background noise, coughing etc.) but I still find them very enjoyable and full of energy.
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When my orchestra did Nielsen 4, I listened to the Martinon recording with the Chicago Symphony. Nielsen symphonies don't get played much, as far as I can tell. I didn't care much for the second. The fourth is neat, if only for the "tympani duel" in the last movement.
 
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mjt0229 said:
When my orchestra did Nielsen 4, I listened to the Martinon recording with the Chicago Symphony. Nielsen symphonies don't get played much, as far as I can tell. I didn't care much for the second. The fourth is neat, if only for the "tympani duel" in the last movement.
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Cool, I'll check it out. I actually really like all of his symphonies, especially the Symphonies 3, 4 and 5. Haven't dug into the sixth too much yet.
 
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csrund said:
I think I'll likely always find strictly literal interpretations like the Norrington recording to be a distortion of the underlying message of the Ninth, however. To be even-handed, there are also, of course, outrageous interpretations on the other end of the spectrum—the recitative so lethargic it sounds like the players have molasses in their veins.

B9 is such a powerful work, I think everyone will always regard its expression in a deeply personal frame of reference, shaped, as you pointed out, by the composite of our personal experience and the way the music speaks to us.
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+1

Cheers!

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