Holmboe

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Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 11-13 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Drama and skill, production values of the highest … a major voice in the symphonic canon of the twentieth century [JW]

Deja Review Holmboe Symphs 4-5 BIS CD572

Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 4 and 5 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Densely coiled and symphonically argued with the highest of skill … charts a grim and determined course [JW]

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Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 1, 3 and 10 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Superbly cogent works performed with stunning intelligence, tonal blend, sectional discipline and conductorly flair [JW]

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Holmboe: String Quartets Nos 4, 5 & 16 (Dacapo)

A third Dacapo cycle of Holmboe’s string quartets repay close listening [JW]

Deja Review Holmboe Symphs 8 & 9 AarhusSO Hughes BIS CD618

Holmboe: Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Music at once convincing and satisfying [TB]

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Holmboe: Preludes for Sinfonietta Vol 2 (Dacapo)

(Déjà Review) Anyone who loves the symphonies will find these works as satisfying as the larger pieces. They are easy to listen to, once the Holmboe idiom has been assimilated, and will repay the listener ten times over [JP]

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Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 20 (Danacord)

Holmboe’s Seventh Symphony heads a varied and packed historic Danacord twofer [JW]

Holmboe: String Quartets Vol. 2 (Dacapo)

These glowing performances testify that Holmboe is a leading figure in twentieth-century music [GH]

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Holmboe: Quartets Vol 2 (Dacapo)

The Nightingale Quartet continues its admirable Holmboe cycle [JW]