Symphonies Nos 1 - 8 / Violin Concerto

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NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Nos 1 - 8 / Violin Concerto
Anton Kontra (violin) Roland Pontinen (piano) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi /Stockholm Sinfonietta, Neeme Jarvi

[ BIS / 5 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 1 January 2010

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During the mid-19th century, the Danish composer Niels W. Gade was one of Europe's most well-known composers, conducting his own works all over the continent. Starting out as a protégé of Mendelssohn, he later became his successor as music director of the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 5 'Paa Sjølunds fagre Sletter'
Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 10
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 15
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 20
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 25
(with Roland Pöntinen, piano)
Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 32
Symphony No. 7 in F major, Op. 45
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, Op. 47
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.56
(with Anton Kontra, violin)
Korsfarerne (The Crusaders), Op. 50
(with Kurt Westi, tenor, Marianne Rørholm, mezzo-soprano)