Aarthus Sym. Archive

MARTINŮ: Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orch.; Chamber Music No. 1 (“Les fêtes nocturnes”); Les rondes; La revue de cuisine: Ballet du Jazz – Robert Hill, harpsichord/ Holst-Sinfonietta/ Klaus Simon, cond. & piano – Naxos   KNUDÅGE RIISAGER: The Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 = Ov. for Erasmus Montanus, Op. 1; Klods Hans (Jack the Dullard); Symphony No. 1, Op. 8; Comoedie; Fastelavn (Carnival) – Aarhus Sym. Orch./ Bo Holton – Dacapo

MARTINŮ: Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orch.; Chamber Music No. 1 (“Les fêtes nocturnes”); Les rondes; La revue de cuisine: Ballet du Jazz – Robert Hill, harpsichord/ Holst-Sinfonietta/ Klaus Simon, cond. & piano – Naxos KNUDÅGE RIISAGER: The Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 = Ov. for Erasmus Montanus, Op. 1; Klods Hans (Jack the Dullard); Symphony No. 1, Op. 8; Comoedie; Fastelavn (Carnival) – Aarhus Sym. Orch./ Bo Holton – Dacapo

A beguiling pair of releases: two composers who learned their craft in 1920s Paris, and two very different approaches to neo-Classical style.