Groven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

 
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EIVIND GROVEN
Groven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Peter Szilvay

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 20 May 2020

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Many interwar Norwegian composers tried to create a new national music by combining elements of authentic folk music with new techniques. Eivind Groven was considered one of the most innovative composers in this quest, integrating the structure of folk dances from his rural upbringing into familiar formal principles. Both symphonies make use of techniques of so-called 'progressive transformation', which led fellow composer Arne Nordheim to declare: 'While others made instrumentations of folk tunes, Groven created sounds, for example in his [two] symphonies which, in my opinion, are quite unique.'

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1, Op. 26, "Innover viddene" (Towards the Mountains)
Symphony No. 2, Op. 34, "Midnattstimen" (The Midnight Hour)