Så kom den – 3 gennemlytning. Det bliver en favorit korplade. Hamerik i DK en ukendt komponist selvom han er født og såmænd også døde i DK.
Var væk i mange år, først hos Berlioz i Frankrig og så mange år som musikleder i Baltimore.
Det er storslået romantisk musik, vokalerne kommer fra et af verdens bedste kor og Dausgård aspirerer endnu engang til at blive min danske favorit dirigent – en position son indtages af John Frandsen, men nu med Dausgård side by side..
ASGER HAMERIK (1843-1923)
Choral-Symphony no. 7
Requiem
Randi Stene (mezzo soprano)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir / Thomas Dausgaard
During his lifetime, Asger Hamerik (1843-1923) was one of the best known Danish composers outside Denmark. Both his great Requiem and the Choral-Symphony no. 7 were premiered while Hamerik was the director of the conservatory of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, USA.
Hamerik’s music echoes the grandeur of the of the composer’s admired teacher, Hector Berlioz, and forms an important link in Danish music history between Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen.
“Hamerik’s symphonies truly belong in the repertoire of major orchestra, and most certainly deserve a place in your CD collection.”
ClassicsToday.com on Symphonies nos. 5 & 6 (8224161)
DaCapo 8226033
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To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also. Igor Stravinsky
Vi har alle lært at skjule vore fordomme, og vi viser ikke vore forkerte meninger. PO Enquist 1976.