Holmboe: Concertos Nos. 8 & 10 / Concerto Giocondo E Severo / The Ill-Tempered Turk
6/1/2004, 17 Tracks, 1:08:18
Featuring
Owain Arwel Hughes
Aalborg Symfoniorkester
Vagn Holmboe
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Composition History
Holmboe composed an extensive score for the ballet 'The Ill-Tempered Turk' between 1942 and 1944, based on a 1935 saga by Danish artist Axel Salto.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Holmboe's experience with folk music during his studies in Romania (1933-34) became a significant influence on his compositions.
Composition History
Holmboe's extensive output includes thirteen symphonies, twenty string quartets, and thirteen chamber concertos.
Composition History
Despite Holmboe's efforts, including a piano reduction for rehearsals, the ballet 'The Ill-Tempered Turk' was never performed on stage due to repeated delays and the choreographer Harald Lander's departure from Denmark.
Compositional Technique
The three chamber concertos on this album are unique among Holmboe's works as they do not feature soloistic elements.
Composer Biography
Holmboe studied at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen, recommended by Carl Nielsen, and later in Berlin with Ernst Toch.
Composer Biography
Vagn Holmboe, a Danish composer, was born in Horsens in 1909 and passed away in 1996, leaving an unfinished string quartet.
