Hessenberg: Symphony No. 2 (op. 29) & Concerto No. 1 for Orch. (op. 18)
Track Listings
| 1. Conc. for Orch.: I. Allegro ma non troppo | ||
| 2. Conc. for Orch.: II. Adagio | ||
| 3. Conc. for Orch.: III. Allegro moderato | ||
| 4. Symphony No. 2: I. Poco lento. Allegro... | ||
| 5. Symphony No. 2: II. Largo | ||
| 6. Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro impetuoso | ||
| 7. Symphony No. 2: IV. Poco lento. Allegro... |
Editorial Reviews
Paul Snook - Fanfare Magazine, Mar./Apr. 2001
This out-of-the-blue release from a small new label … is a source of high astonishment and unlimited gratitude.
Paul Snook - Fanfare Magazine, Mar./Apr. 2001
No one interested in the history of 20th-century repertoire can afford to pass up this disc.
Album Description
This is the world premiere recording of two works that were once enthusiastically promoted by some of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century. Wilhelm Furtwängler premiered the Symphony in Dec. 1944, with the intention of performing it “everywhere I have an opportunity of doing so.” Furtwängler conducted the earlier Concerto for Orchestra as well on tour with the Berlin Philharmonic. Other legendary conductors such as Rosbaud, Kabasta, Elmendorff, Weisbach and Konwitschny also took up the Concerto in their repertoire. When Virgil Thomson came upon the Hessenberg Second Symphony in 1946, he proclaimed to the American public that it is “great work and should be heard.” Yet these works have never been performed in the U.S., and the Symphony may not have been heard anywhere since 1947. Although Furtwängler’s premiere performance of the work was recorded for broadcast, the tapes have never surfaced over the decades. So until now, the Symphony lived only in the memories and written accounts of those who were fortunate enough to have heard it over half a century ago. The performances on this recording are conducted by the young Chinese-American conductor Leland Sun, who has honed his skills at the Los Angeles Opera, for whom he recently guest-conducted to critical acclaim the world premiere performances of the chamber opera On Gold Mountain. The experienced Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra plays in their peak form in the Hessenberg works.
Hessenberg: Symphony No. 2 (op. 29) & Concerto No. 1 for Orch. (op. 18)
Hessenberg: Symphony No. 2 (op. 29) & Concerto No. 1 for Orch. (op. 18), Music, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leland Sun, Kurt Hessenberg
Hessenberg: Symphony No. 2 (op. 29) & Concerto No. 1 for Orch. (op. 18)
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