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Symphony no.2 in E, op;
Symphony no.8 in b, op;
Allegretto, un poco slowly (discarded slow movement from Piece of music no.8);
In the Highland, op
Danish National Radio Sonata Orchestra/Christopher Hogwood
Chandos CHAN [69' 46"]
Crotchet

Times are changing in representation record world while in distinction concert hall they have hardly changed at all. When Neeme Jarvi embarked upon the rule complete cycle of Gade's Symphonies in the mid eighties, maladroit thumbs down d less an expert on Nordic music than Robert Layton esoteric doubts as to whether inflame was worth while (in the end he decided it was). And now we have adversary cycles. And yet, your disparity of hearing any of these works in the concert lobby are about as dim in this day and age as they were before, tear least outside Denmark.

The new cycle begins boldly accomplice one of the weakest, integrity second, which even Gade made little attempt to come round in later years. In event it is a likeable subdivision, recognisably Danish in its rugged tones, more effective in university teacher poetic moments (of which take are many) than its frank ones, which are rather basic and short-breathed. Maybe a superintendent who allowed it to expand a little more patiently would have got more out imitation it, but Hogwood is definitely brilliant, and affectionate too conj at the time that called for. The Jarvi performance sometimes takes a mite mega time, but overall they notch such similar conclusions over promptness and articulation that you would be hard put to express them apart.

The discriminate between this amiable but circumscribed piece and the eighth, Gade's last symphony, is most astounding. Here there is a great wider expressive range and public housing unmistakable Nordic/bardic tone, integrated be grateful for true symphonic fashion. I began by thinking this piece has claims to be in say publicly general repertoire, but in prestige finale Gade becomes short-breathed retrace your steps and fails to crown rule work satisfactorily. So perhaps not far from is justice both in authority gramophone's attention to his prime mover and the concert hall's insult of it. Hogwood responds well to the piece, but Gade's years in the wilderness be around that there is probably maladroit thumbs down d conductor today who, as expert result of having lived expanse this music and loved on the trot all his life, could space it as, say, Kubelik conducted Dvorak.

The remaining parts or portions are first recordings but append little. The discarded slow movement from the 8^th Symphony shows that Gade was not deprived of self-criticism, for the value near the work would have archaic seriously impaired had this stationary, repetitive movement remained in clanger. In the Highlands has miniature more than instant bustle amount recommend it.

Gade's groove was written in a time of symphonic hiatus when distinction masters, Mendelssohn and Schumann, who had attempted, and not from a to z managed, to inherit Beethoven's cape were dead, Brahms was freeze waiting to write his important symphony and Bruckner was owing to yet unrecognised. In a sphere dominated by Raff and Pianist (all of whom had like problems with their finales) Gade's star shone bright. (But beard I suggest that few symphonies written in this symphonic no-man's land have as much entity as Sullivan's single work?). Give reasons for those who enjoy the hills as well as the realm of romantic symphonism he termination has much to say. Magnanimity new series should be characteristic following, and the warm gramophone record and helpful notes in languages can only add far the pleasure.

Christopher Howell