Emil Harmann is one of the great composers of Denmark alongside with Weyse, Kuhlau, Gade, Malling and Nielsen to mention just a few. Though I am familiar with his concertos, the symphonies are new to me and a wonderful hearing experience. Many thanks to Bom Cabedal.
Much thanks to you for this wonderful piece. Hartmann is new to me, and a pleasant find. I just finished listening to his 5th and found this in RUclips's recommendations. I'm appreciative of Scott Miller's comments as well. Those of us whose knowledge of and appreciation of great music is fed by what we can find on RUclips (Classical radio seems only to play the big B's.) have the opportunity to learn from those of you who have had the benefit of a musical education. Were I to purchase CD's of all of the pieces I've been introduced in the last five years, I'd need to add a room onto my home. I'd also need another mortgage! I am profoundly grateful. (I do look for and purchase the occasional CD, based on what I hear on here. I'm not totally a freeloader. It is only that RUclips has been the catalyst, for I would not have known of them otherwise.)
What a discovery for me. I am going to listen to all his symphonies and other orchestral works as I am impressed by his idiomatic expressions. Hartmann has to be performed as regularly as Carl Nielsen, Ludolf Nielsen. I do hope that Niels Gade's works are also performed regularly.
This is not Hartmann's 4th or at least it's not the only version. I have the score and it's not like this at all. Also, in the version I have there are 2 versions of the Andante. I think this is a different symphony altogether.
This may be due to numbering issues. What is the key of the symphony you have? This work was published as No. 1, Op. 29. The D minor (Op. 6, 1865), E minor (Op. 9, 1867) and B flat major (Wo.O., 1871) symphonies were traditionally not numbered. After a recent article in which they were (it'd be a bit daft not to), I've used that numbering here, too, since in my view it's important to realize, for the assessment of the work, that this isn't the composer's first symphony.
I can't find my copy of the MS, but I did find my complete typeset score I made several years ago in Finale. The score definitely says Symphony no. 4 and the key is d minor. I will try to find the MS copy to confirm I didn't make a mistake. The finale starts in d minor and ends in D major. I played in a local orchestra in Minnesota that performed one of the andantes. Do you have a recording of the whole work? There is no question this is not the same symphony. I have an original copy of the published Op. 29 Wilh. Hansen score for the "4th" that you are posting a recording here and that is a definite match. The actual published score does not indicate any number for the symphony, only the opus number.
I've checked the online catalog for the Royal Library in Copenhagen and they list another D minor symphony in manuscript as opus 49. I believe that is the MS I have a copy of. The library record clearly indicates it as Symphony no. 4. I doubt very much I made a mistake after so much time with the copy in front of me, but I will try to find the copy I have. Here is a permalink to the bib. record: rex.kb.dk/KGL:MUS01_PRIMONY:MUS01000034978 .
Against all odds I found my copy of the MS of the "other" 4th symphony. I was doing something else and found the box it was in! Anyway, he clearly wrote "Sinfoni No. 4 (d-moll)" at the top. There is no opus number, but the last page has a date: either 1882 or 1892. There are two andantes as I previously mentioned and the one I performed was the first one, which as far as I can tell is the better of the two. I believe he intended them as alternates, not both being played in a single performance. I can get more details if you want. I may post a Finale/Garritan video of this symphony as it's unlikely there is a recording out there. The Andante (no.1) is excellent and in general I think the whole is a stronger work than this symphony.
Emil Harmann is one of the great composers of Denmark alongside with Weyse, Kuhlau, Gade, Malling and Nielsen to mention just a few. Though I am familiar with his concertos, the symphonies are new to me and a wonderful hearing experience. Many thanks to Bom Cabedal.
Much thanks to you for this wonderful piece. Hartmann is new to me, and a pleasant find. I just finished listening to his 5th and found this in RUclips's recommendations.
I'm appreciative of Scott Miller's comments as well. Those of us whose knowledge of and appreciation of great music is fed by what we can find on RUclips (Classical radio seems only to play the big B's.) have the opportunity to learn from those of you who have had the benefit of a musical education. Were I to purchase CD's of all of the pieces I've been introduced in the last five years, I'd need to add a room onto my home. I'd also need another mortgage! I am profoundly grateful. (I do look for and purchase the occasional CD, based on what I hear on here. I'm not totally a freeloader. It is only that RUclips has been the catalyst, for I would not have known of them otherwise.)
Una bella sinfonia di questo musicista della Golden Age Era Danese.
Ottimo post.
A Symphony that's certainly worth hearing.
What a discovery for me. I am going to listen to all his symphonies and other orchestral works as I am impressed by his idiomatic expressions. Hartmann has to be performed as regularly as Carl Nielsen, Ludolf Nielsen. I do hope that Niels Gade's works are also performed regularly.
Ancora sulla sinfonia: secondo la List of Works di Wikipedia,la No. 4 è in Re (D) minore (1893).....
Sorry to keep butting in. The Andante 1 from the Symphony 4/7 in d minor is now available: ruclips.net/video/WRaa9hGLOog/видео.html.
Thanks. Keep up the good work!
This is not Hartmann's 4th or at least it's not the only version. I have the score and it's not like this at all. Also, in the version I have there are 2 versions of the Andante. I think this is a different symphony altogether.
This may be due to numbering issues. What is the key of the symphony you have? This work was published as No. 1, Op. 29. The D minor (Op. 6, 1865), E minor (Op. 9, 1867) and B flat major (Wo.O., 1871) symphonies were traditionally not numbered. After a recent article in which they were (it'd be a bit daft not to), I've used that numbering here, too, since in my view it's important to realize, for the assessment of the work, that this isn't the composer's first symphony.
I can't find my copy of the MS, but I did find my complete typeset score I made several years ago in Finale. The score definitely says Symphony no. 4 and the key is d minor. I will try to find the MS copy to confirm I didn't make a mistake. The finale starts in d minor and ends in D major. I played in a local orchestra in Minnesota that performed one of the andantes. Do you have a recording of the whole work? There is no question this is not the same symphony.
I have an original copy of the published Op. 29 Wilh. Hansen score for the "4th" that you are posting a recording here and that is a definite match. The actual published score does not indicate any number for the symphony, only the opus number.
I've checked the online catalog for the Royal Library in Copenhagen and they list another D minor symphony in manuscript as opus 49. I believe that is the MS I have a copy of. The library record clearly indicates it as Symphony no. 4. I doubt very much I made a mistake after so much time with the copy in front of me, but I will try to find the copy I have. Here is a permalink to the bib. record: rex.kb.dk/KGL:MUS01_PRIMONY:MUS01000034978 .
Yes, that would make sense. In the new numbering, the D minor, Op. 49 would then become No. 7.
Against all odds I found my copy of the MS of the "other" 4th symphony. I was doing something else and found the box it was in! Anyway, he clearly wrote "Sinfoni No. 4 (d-moll)" at the top. There is no opus number, but the last page has a date: either 1882 or 1892. There are two andantes as I previously mentioned and the one I performed was the first one, which as far as I can tell is the better of the two. I believe he intended them as alternates, not both being played in a single performance. I can get more details if you want. I may post a Finale/Garritan video of this symphony as it's unlikely there is a recording out there. The Andante (no.1) is excellent and in general I think the whole is a stronger work than this symphony.
You can now hear the finale of the 4th Symphony in D (a completely different work) at ruclips.net/video/d3FeJG3G_Tw/видео.html
Thanks! I've commented on that page.