Matthias Bamert, Residentie Orchestra The Hague - Richard Hol: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 232 Mb | Total time: 62:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 9952 | Recorded: 2001
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 232 Mb | Total time: 62:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 9952 | Recorded: 2001
Chandos’ Dutch music series continues with this second disc of Hol symphonies. As with Symphonies 1 and 3, Nos. 2 and 4 display Hol’s mastery of symphonic form, orchestration, and counterpoint. They also reveal the prevailing influence of Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms (with occasional suggestions of Dvorák). Mendelssohn figures most in Symphony No. 2, with an opening movement that rides along like many of the German composer’s tempestuous allegros, followed by a fleet-footed and colorful scherzo. Symphony No. 4 begins with a slow introduction before launching into the driving allegro proper. There’s energy aplenty in the following scherzo and much tender emotion in the adagio. The finale, like that of the Second Symphony, creates a festive atmosphere based on folk-dance rhythms.