Draeseke's _Frithjof_ (1865)

[Ilja]

Hi all,


At the moment I'm getting interested in the way that the Icelandic saga of Frithjof (or Frithiof; Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna) was picked up in European music at the end of the 19th century. There are various examples, by Bruch (the first, by all accounts), Dubois, Andreé, Wagenaar and probably most famously Heinrich Hofmann (Frithjof Symphony in F, Op. 22 from 1874).

But one of the more tantalizing ones is Felix Draeseke's symphonic poem Frithjof from 1865 (WoO 7), which follows closely on the heels of Bruch's work from 1860. There is a (competent) MIDI rendering by Steffen Fahl on this page, but can any tell me if this has ever been recorded with a "live" orchestra? Thanks in advance!