Alec Frank-Gemmill is making a point with this recording. For many horn soloists, Mozart’s concertos are the earliest works in their repertoire. Frank-Gemmill contends that there was plenty of good material that predated them. Frank-Gemmill opens with a 1740 concerto by Christoph Förster. Although primarily an organist, Förster wrote about 50 concertos. He was also […]
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
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Martin Fröst – Nordic Concertos
Tags: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Anders Hillborg, Arie van Beek, Bernhard Crusell, BIS, CD Review, Concerto, Contemporary classical, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Karin Rehnquist, Martin Fröst, Östgöta Symphony Wind Ensemble, Owain Arwel Hughes, Petter Sundkvist, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vagn HolmboeMartin Fröst presents an interesting program of Nordic clarinet concertos that covers a lot of ground with just four works. The two contemporary works were composed for Fröst and differ greatly in style. The two older works call out important Nordic composers, and also differ in style. Anders Hillborg’s 1998 Clarinet Concerto (Peacock Tales) is a […]