In his review in the latest International Record Review of Neeme Järvi's second Svendsen CD for Chandos, Raymond S Tuttle writes that the booklet note author, B. Morten Christophersen, is a composer who has "reconstructed at least part of Svendsen's Symphony No.3". I found this reference (http://www.idunn.no/ts/smn/2011/01/art13?languageId=2) online but not much more. Did the concert at which it was to be played take place in 2011? Does anyone know anything about this potentially exciting development?
Ahh, I see that the elaboration of the sketches was indeed performed (http://www.harmonien.no/engdisplay.aspx?menuid=0&prodid=27210) by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011.
Perhaps Neeme Järvi might include them in his Svendsen series?
It would be great to learn how much of the Svendsen 3rd has been resurrected from oblivion. Hopefully, enough of it to be worth hearing unlike the miniscule 3 minute fragment of Stenhammar's 3rd Symphony that has been recorded. Obviously, Järvi is the man for this job if it's worth doing and he is recording in Bergen lately
I care less about the length than incohesiveness in such a recording effort, generally (there are fine, cohesive- compelling- 10-minute-or-less complete 20th-century symphonies- Brian 22, Langgaard 11, e.g.) - but if the composer draws me, so might the recording; it'll just make the recording more specialist-interest, I'd say (fortunately Stenhammar is one of my very favorites. To self-contradict, I no longer own that recording.) (Examples of hour-long incoherent orchestral efforts and compelling 3-minute solo (duet) songs of tremendous value go off-topic but just being nitpicky. :) )