So I got a chance to hear the Sterling CD of symphonies by Robert Hermann (C major, 1895 and B minor, 1905). Having heard it, first, I'm a little surprised- maybe only a little- by how singularly tepid all the reviews I've read are. This is really very good music, I think. (Subjective opinion, of course! Still, there does seem to be something particularly committed about the music and the performances - especially in the B minor second symphony, with its vein of melancholy and faint hint of archaism. This has brought me back several times so far.) Any yea or nay here?
Eric
Hermann's symphonies are certainly original (in that they have little of the Straussian luxuriance or exuberance one might expect) and certainly reward repeated listening. Hats off once again to Bo Hyttner...
We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!
Quote from: Black on Saturday 05 June 2010, 21:17
We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!
Whoops - sorry...
Don't worry, Eric. Post away if you feel so moved...
Quote from: Black on Saturday 05 June 2010, 21:17
We had a thread concerning the symphonies by Hermann september last year!
IIRC opinions were divided among the members. Half of us loved the music, the other half didn't like it at all.