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Right from the opening fanfares, there's a sense of joy and exhilaration, and the openness of the orchestral textures brings freshness and clarity. The ensemble’s lithe flexibility is used to... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 7th March 2008 More…

Release Date: 28th Jan 2008
Catalogue No: BISSACD1569
Label: BIS
Series: Opening Doors
Length: 77 minutes

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Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring'

Work length31:32

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Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded: December 2006
Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden

I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace

Track length8:47

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II. Larghetto -

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III. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Track length6:10

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IV. Allegro animato e grazioso

Track length5:42

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Schumann: Die Braut von Messina: Overture, Op. 100

Work length8:53

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Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded: August 2007
Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden

Excerpt, Schumann: Genoveva

Work length8:29

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Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded: December 2006
Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden

Overture

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Schumann: Symphony in G Minor, Anhang A3, "Zwickau", I. Moderato - Allegro

Work length11:00

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Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded: October 2006
Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden

I. Moderato - Allegro (First manuscript edition)

Track length11:00

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Schumann: Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52

Work length17:38

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Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard
Recorded: March 2005
Recording Venue: Orebro Concert Hall, Sweden

I. Overture: Andante con moto - Allegro

Track length6:22

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II. Scherzo. Vivo

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III. Finale. Allegro molto vivace

Track length6:22

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7th March 2008

Right from the opening fanfares, there's a sense of joy and exhilaration, and the openness of the orchestral textures brings freshness and clarity. The ensemble’s lithe flexibility is used to the full by Dausgaard, whose instincts on tempo are persuasive, and the dramatic tension underpinning the work isn't allowed to evaporate.

2010

To call a performance 'well made' might seem like a half-hearted compliment but in the case of Thomas Dausgaard's account of the Spring Symphony it's only part of the story, albeit a very important part. Clarity is a given with this particular band and here the same impressions of transparency, watertight ensemble, dovetailed phrasing and buoyant rhythms pertain.
The first movement is kept on its toes and 'in tempo', and likewise the Scherzo where the Trios are skilfully integrated into the rest of the movement, the first of them opening, unusually, to a gently brushed legato. The Larghetto is streamlined without sounding cold, the important horn and pizzicato string parts always crystal-clear, whereas the finale's prime virtue is its judicious pacing, especially the idyllic horn passage just after the halfway point, and the symphony's closing pages, which are thrillingly played.
Dausgaard's understanding of tempo relations is even better demonstrated in the Zwickau movement of an early G minor symphony.
There are reminders of early Schubert and Bruckner in that rays of light are crossed with moments of darkness, for example the unresolved bassoon motif that closes the exposition, very imaginative (and unsettling), and so is the return of the stern introduction towards the end of the movement.
The Mendelssohnian Overture, Scherzo andFinale is again beautifully shaped, the introduction unusually pensive, the ensuing Allegro full of life, the Scherzo crisp but unhurried. The two relatively late overtures again benefit from smaller-than-usual orchestral forces and perceptive direction, Dausgaard generating bags of energy while allowing textures to breathe. So all we need now is an equally compelling Rhenish Symphony to round off the cycle. The recorded sound is superb.

May 2008

Clarity is a given with this particular band (their coupling of Symphonies Nos2 and 4 has already proved that) and here the same impressions of transparency, watertight ensemble, dovetailed phrasing and buoyant rhythms pertain.

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