Finn Høffding's Orchestral music from Dacapo

[reiger]

I've heard Høffding on DaCapo's excellent disc of "Music Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales," as it includes his Det Er Ganske Vist ("There Is No Doubt About It"), Op. 37: a nice vibrant piece that builds to a roaring climax from the initial motivic seed. I should seek out the Høffding disc; the Evolution symphonic fantasy, according to the booklet, is stylistically and structurally similar. FYI: The Fairy Tales collection also includes works by August Enna, C.E.F. Weyse, Poul Schierbeck, J.P.E. Hartmann, and Louis Glass.

[Alan Howe]

The work is definitely neo-classical: there's a lot of Stravinsky in the mix, but the sensibility is more Nordic, as one might expect.

[fr8nks]

I have enjoyed a radio broadcast of this symphony for several years. I just purchased the Dacapo release and it is fantastic. In a few hours I will upload the radio broadcast of Hoffding's Third Symphony for those who have never heard this masterpiece to help you decide whether or not to buy this CD.