Title: Sinding: The Symphonies Artist: Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra Label: Capriccio Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 845221055404 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-02-07 Number of Discs: 2
Christian Sinding might be thought of as a Grade-B composer. That's not a dismissal, merely an assessment to adjust the expectations. He's not the symphonic Grieg we've been missing, nor a Nordic Brahms that's been overlooked. He's an - essentially German - symphonist of the second water who wrote very pleasing works that we will sadly not hear in the concert halls, but which can enliven our musical diet on record if we need to take a break from the usual suspects. To unfold their inherent fervour, his compositions are dependent on sensitive and enthusiastic interpretations, but that's exactly what they get from the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra under Karl Heinz Steffens, for whom Sinding has become a composer close to his heart.
Tracks: 1.4 Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 21~IV. Allegro 1.5 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 83~I. Allegro moderato 2.7 Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 129, "Vinter og vår" (Frost and Spring)~III. Moderato
