Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2 - Korvits: Passacaglia for Orchestra
10/1/2010, 5 Tracks, 56:44
Featuring
Neil Thomson
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Tõnu Kõrvits
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Performer Biography
Neil Thomson, the conductor, was the youngest-ever Head of Conducting at the Royal College of Music between 1992 and 2006.
Composer Biography
Wilhelm Stenhammar, a Swedish composer, was a leading figure in Swedish music at the beginning of the 20th century, with international success as both a pianist and composer.
Compositional Technique
Wilhelm Stenhammar's Symphony No. 2 avoids the chromatic harmony typical of the late Romantic period, making it an unusual composition even internationally.
Performer Biography
The Malmo Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, featured on this album, is a central part of the curriculum for orchestral instrument students at the Malmo Academy of Music, which is part of Lund University.
Recording & Production
This album features live recordings from March 13, 2009, captured in Tallinn by Estonian Public Broadcasting.
Performer Biography
Neil Thomson, the conductor on this album, is a leading British conductor who studied under Norman del Mar, Leonard Bernstein, and Kurt Sanderling.
Composition History
Tonu Korvits's Passacaglia for orchestra was commissioned by Eesti Kontsert (the State Concert Institute) for the Malmo Academy Symphony Orchestra's 2009 tour of Lithuania and Estonia.
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