How joyful it is to rediscover a splendid cd… In a Dutch Facebook group someone posted a link to the 5th symphony by the Danish composer Niels Gade, in the 19th century a prominent composer. I liked the work, but remembered that I heard an even more splashing performance, years ago. A quick search through the review sites revealed the Chandos recording. And yes, Christopher Hogwood and pianist Ronald Brautigam really shine in this “symphony with piano obbligato”. Recommended!
As a bonus, the first symphony by Gade is added, a symphony that Felix Mendelssohn adored…
Reviews of this CD can be read on the websites of Classical Net, The Gramophone and Musicweb International.
Hope you wil enjoy it as much as I did…!
Niels Gade (1817-1890)
Track 01-04 Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op.25 (1852)
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Track 05-05 Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op.5 (1842)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Rec: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, November 2001
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