Sir Andrew Davis, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Delius in Norway (2014)
Sir Andrew Davis, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Delius in Norway (2014)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 308 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 195 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | Catalog Number: 5131
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 308 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 195 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | Catalog Number: 5131
Sir Andrew Davis and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra perform in this release which celebrates the relationship of Delius with his spiritual home, Norway. It features works inspired by the country’s landscape and culture, many bearing the influence of Delius’s great friend and mentor Edvard Grieg. Delius first performed Sleigh Ride on the piano to a close group of friends, including Grieg. Orchestrated later under the title Winter Night, it went on to become Delius’s most popular miniature. The Norwegian Suite was commissioned as incidental music to the satirical play Folkeraadet. Delius’s clever use of the Norwegian national anthem throughout the score, however skilful, was seen as an insult to national sensibilities and uproar ensued, eventually forcing Delius to withdraw the music. Eventyr, translated as ‘Tales of Adventure’, evokes the spirit of Norwegian folk-tales. Delius applies some of his most imaginative orchestral strokes as he portrays a supernatural world of trolls, giants, demons, and pixies. Despite its brevity, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is one of Delius’s sublime achievements, a perfect translation of nature and mood into music. Norwegian soprano Ann-Helen Moen joins the orchestral forces in Two Songs from the Norwegian.
Composer: Frederick Delius
Performer: Ann-Helen Moen
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Reviews: Norway is a gorgeous country, and it’s no surprise that Delius found much of his inspiration there. The pieces on this intelligently planned program run from 1889-1917, and are programmed in roughly chronological order. They range from the charming orchestration of good friend Edvard Grieg’s Norwegian Bridal Procession to Delius’ first major works for orchestra (Paa Vidderne) and for the theatre (the incidental music to Folkeraadet), taking in a couple of orchestral songs along the way.
Paa Vidderne (On the Mountains) is a tone poem obviously of the Wagner/Liszt school, with plenty of hefty brass scoring and way too many cymbal crashes. It does not sound particularly Delian, but curiously the earlier Sleigh Ride’s calm central section clearly foreshadows the composer to come. Few listeners are probably aware that On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is based on a Norwegian theme, but there it is, while Eventyr, which concludes the program, is a masterpiece of mood and turbulent atmosphere, sort of Delius’ answer to Sibelius’ En Saga.
This is one of those programs in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The selections are nicely varied. Ann-Helen Moen sings the two songs quite beautifully, and Andrew Davis, who recorded some very nice Delius for Teldec back in the day, knows his way around the music. It’s also good to hear non-British orchestras taking on this repertoire. Certainly the Bergen Philharmonic sounds just fine, although curiously, in Eventyr, the second of the two shouts (literally: the plays have to shout) is quite untidy. Not important, though, especially with fine sonics and a very generous nearly eighty minutes of playing time. A very enjoyable and interesting disc.
Tracklisting:
1 Norwegian Bridal Procession (1889) 3:43
2 Paa Vidderne (1889-91, revised 1892) 14:08
Two Songs from the Norwegian (1889, orchestrated 1908) 7:23
3 Prinsessen [The Princess] 3:52
4 En Fuglevise [A Bird Ditty] 3:27
5 Sleigh Ride (1887, orchestrated 1889) 5:36
Folkeraadet (1897) 25:29
6 I Prelude to Act I. Con moto - Molto tranquillo - Tempo I 3:13
7 II Interlude between Acts I and II. Con spirito - Allargando - 5:31
8 Melodrama in Act II. Molto tranquillo 0:57
9 III Interlude between Acts II and III. Allegro energico - 7:24
10 Melodrama in Act V. [ ] 0:57
11 IV Interlude between Acts IV and V. Marcia, lento solenne - 7:11
12 On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (1912) 6:13
13 Eventyr (1915-17) 15:10
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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Ann-Helen Moen / Delius in Norway
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