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See the full album descriptionThe Symphonic Edition Vol. 3
In this series of world premiere recordings of the symphonic music of Knudåge Riisager (1897-1974), you get to know the charming Danish composer through a genre he once tried to 'kill off ', yet at the same time refused to abandon. The Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, recorded here along with the Sinfonia concertante and the entertaining Summer Rhapsody, show Riisager as a searching, unprejudiced composer for whom the classical form types, despite all opposition, kept their attraction and fascination.
Knudåge RiisagerSummer Rhapsody (on Danish folk melodies) for orchestra (1943)1 Summer Rhapsody (on Danish folk melodies) for orchestra (1943) 11:32 Knudåge RiisagerSinfonia Concertante per strumenti ad arco, op. 34 (1937)2 I. Allegro 3:50 3 II. Intermezzo espressivo 0:59 4 III. Vivace e leggiero 3:00 5 IV. Grave 3:53 6 V. Allegro giocoso 3:25 Knudåge RiisagerSinfonia gaia (Symphony no. 4), op. 38 (1939-40)7 I. Allegro ostinato 7:20 8 II. Allegretto chiaro 3:55 9 III. Rondo di ritmo 6:46 Knudåge RiisagerSinfonia serena (Symphony no. 5)for strings and timpani, op. 52 (1949-50)10 l. Allegro ardito 4:49 11 II. Vivace ilare 3:28 12 III. Lamentoso 6:51 13 IV. Allegro spregiudicato 4:19
