Norgard: Symphony No. 6 & Terrains Vagues Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard

• Per Nørgård (b. 1932): Symphony No. 6, "At the End of the Day":
• 1Nørgård: Symphony No. 6, "At the End of the Day": I. Moderato17:37
• 2Nørgård: Symphony No. 6, "At the End of the Day": II. Lentissimo09:06
• 3Nørgård: Symphony No. 6, "At the End of the Day": III. Allegro energico07:03
• Terrains Vagues:
• 4Nørgård: Terrains Vagues: I. Terrains05:09
• 5Nørgård: Terrains Vagues: II. Vagues08:28
• 6Nørgård: Terrains Vagues: III. Terrains Vagues08:52
• Total Runtime56:15

Info for Norgard: Symphony No. 6 & Terrains Vagues

Per Nørgård’s Symphony No. 6 ‘At the End of the Day’ was composed in 1998 – 99 on a commission from Danish National Radio to celebrate the millennium. It was the first new Danish work to be performed in 2000, the premiere taking place on 6 January at the first concert in the long-running weekly ‘Thursday series’ of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. At the end of the performance, conducted by Kaare Hansen, there was wild enthusiasm in the sold-out concert hall; the audience was no less excited when Thomas Dausgaard conducted the work on 15 November the same year. Even before the performance began one could tell, by casting an eye over the orchestra, that something unusual was afoot owing to the presence of a conspicuously large number of low wind instruments, including a double-bass clarinet, a bass trumpet, a bass trombone, a double-bass trombone and a double-bass tuba, in addition to the usual large orchestra. However, the audience would soon hear that the point was not to suggest a symphony in which everything was to be dragged down into depths of darkness; on the contrary, the sliding, scale-like gestures that introduce the work were bright and transparent, and only after several minutes, when the low instruments finally sounded, did it become obvious that they were neither to underpin the work nor to colour the entire klang, or sound world. ...

"in this superbly engineered recording the power of the writing comes over most persuasively, demanding attention." (The Penguin Guide)

"The performance are superb, Dausgaard handling both scores expertly, and the recording is sumptuous and vivid." (Gramophone)

"Performances are full of energy and clarity, and the recordings serve them excellently." (BBC Music Magazine)

Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

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