Symphony 1 / King Lear Ouverture

Klami (Artist), Ollila (Artist), Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ondine
• ASIN: B00000378M
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,560 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neglected masterpiece, January 11, 2000

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Greg Nyquist (Eureka, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony 1 / King Lear Ouverture (Audio CD)

Klami is Finland's second favorite composer, right behind Sibelius. It is a scandal he is not better known outside Finland, for his music, as evidenced by this CD of the First Symphony and King Lear Overture, deserves a wider hearing. Although comparing Klami to any other composer does him an injustice, since he is very much his own man with an unmistakably individual voice, to get an idea of what sort of music he composes one might say he sounds like a combination of Tchiakovsky and Sibelius, with a Sibelius like chordal underpinnings and a melodic style faintly similar to Tchiakovsky. The First Symphony is an excellent work, with excellent melodies, masterful development, and satisfying climaxes. Why it is not in the standard repetoire is anybody's guess. The King Lear Overture is another very fine work, with some terrific orchestration of a musical portrayal of a storm.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Underappreciated Scandinavian master, March 24, 2009

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Dennis F. Siebert (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony 1 / King Lear Ouverture (Audio CD)

I thought I had discovered almost all of the more modern Scandinavian composers, when I recently discovered a disc of Klami's first symphony. I fully agree with the other reviewers. It is a masterful work, full of wonderful melodies and constructions. I am eager to find and enjoy Klami's other works and highly recommend this CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must hear this!, August 5, 2008

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John C. Leopold "JL" (colorado springs, co United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony 1 / King Lear Ouverture (Audio CD)

Agree with the above review, can't praise this symphony and performance enough. The second movement reminds of Walton's first symphony, the outer movements. For those willing to venture outside the mainstream, acquire this and enjoy.