Mortelmans - Homeric Symphony & other orchestral works
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDA67766
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 28th September 2009
Contents
Artists
Royal Flemish Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Martyn BrabbinsWorks
Homeric SymphonyMorgenstemming 'Morning Mood'
Mythe der Lente 'Myth of Spring'
Artists
Royal Flemish Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Martyn BrabbinsAbout
However, occasionally a figure would appear who broke the mould. Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868–1952) was one of those responsible for the Flemish orchestral renaissance, and who looked with curiosity beyond the Belgian borders. He won the Prix de Rome in 1893, and used the prize money to travel to Germany and Italy to broaden his cultural experience. As a music correspondent he wrote about performances in Bayreuth and kept his finger on the pulse of European musical life. He wished to create an autonomous, ‘Flemish’ symphonic culture, while also appealing beyond its boundaries by choosing ‘extramusical’ subjects with a more universal agenda than Flemish nationalist topics.
One cannot accuse Mortelmans of being musically avant-garde or adventurous: he was aware that European classical music was following a new, atonal and even serial path, but right up to his death he was unwilling to abandon his romantic signature. But he perfected his traditional approach and his music is deeply attractive, showing the influence of both Sibelius and Wagner.
A selection of his greatest works for orchestra are recorded here. Hyperion regular Martyn Brabbins conducts the Royal Flemish Philharmonic in their first recording for Hyperion.
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