Symphony No. 1 (Paa Sjølunds fagre Sletter) - Niels Gade
Information about Symphony No. 1 by Niels Gade, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1842, and is in the key of C minor.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Hogwood (Chandos CHAN10026)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Hogwood.
Chandos CHAN10026
Coupled with Symphony No. 5
Kitayenko (Chandos CHAN9422)
A superb recording of the symphony that established Gade's reputation.
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dmitri Kitayenko, 12/1993.
Chandos CHAN9422