Niels Wilhelm Gade, the composer, gained his first success at age 24 by winning first prize in a composition competition with one of his overtures.
Interpretation
For this recording, the performer followed Gade's own registration indications, and in cases where only nuances were given, Mendelssohn's comments on registration served as a guide.
Recording & Production
This recording features hitherto unknown music by Gade, some of which exists only in manuscript or as fragments, made possible with the help of the Royal Library in Copenhagen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gade's compositions were strongly influenced by his friend Mendelssohn, featuring traditional style, clarity of form, and a nationalistically colored tone.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording, in Själevad Church, Sweden, was inaugurated at Easter 1990, with pipework reconstructed from an original 1845 instrument.
Composer Biography
Niels Wilhelm Gade eventually became Mendelssohn's successor as assistant conductor at the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig.
Composer Biography
Gade's First Symphony caught the attention of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who performed it with the famous Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig.
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