The Tenth Symphony by Vagn Holmboe is inspired by Walt Whitman's poem "Eidolons," which aptly illustrates Holmboe's principle of metamorphosis.
Composer Biography
Vagn Holmboe, a Danish composer, was recommended to the Royal Danish Music Conservatory by Carl Nielsen, a prominent Danish composer, at the age of seventeen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vagn Holmboe's compositional principle of 'metamorphosis' involves the gradual modification of a theme, motif, or intervals, characterized by strict logic.
Composer Biography
During a study visit to Romania in 1933-34, Vagn Holmboe met and married the Romanian pianist Meta May Graf, and also became acquainted with folk music, which influenced his compositions.
Composition History
Vagn Holmboe's Second Symphony won a Scandinavian competition organized by the Royal Danish Orchestra, leading to his breakthrough as a composer.
Performer Biography
Owain Arwel Hughes, the Welsh conductor on this album, is an Associate Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and has conducted major works with renowned soloists like Itzhak Perlman.
Performer Biography
The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, which performs on this album, began in 1935 as a theatre orchestra with 26 part-time musicians and grew into a city orchestra with 68 full-time players.
