In a private post from a forum member it has been brought to my attention that Joachim Eggert's "Bernadotte Cantata" will be performed on 14 October 2010 by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra.
Joachim Eggert's C-minor symphony was performed by the Gavle Symphony Orchestra on 17 September 2010. I await the reviews.
Quote from: Hofrat on Saturday 18 September 2010, 11:36
Joachim Eggert's C-minor symphony was performed by the Gavle Symphony Orchestra on 17 September 2010. I await the reviews.
Will this form the basis of the forthcoming recording on Naxos?
Naxos wants to record all 4 Eggert symphonies. The E-flat and C-major have been recorded already (release pending); the C-minor and G-minor were to be recorded late September 2010. The problem is that the conductor who recorded the major-keyed symphonies can not record the minor-keyed symphonies due to contractual reasons. The Gavle Orchestra and Naxos are looking for a replacement. As for the 2 recorded symphonies, they comprise only 49 minutes of music and Naxos wants to fill-out the content. So the release of the recording has been postponed.
That is all that I can divulge.
Thanks - still, an exciting prospect.
Quote from: Hofrat on Saturday 18 September 2010, 14:06
Naxos wants to record all 4 Eggert symphonies. The E-flat and C-major have been recorded already (release pending); the C-minor and G-minor were to be recorded late September 2010. The problem is that the conductor who recorded the major-keyed symphonies can not record the minor-keyed symphonies due to contractual reasons.
I've never heard of a contract that stipulated that a conductor couldn't record minor-key symphonies! ;D
Quote from: JimL on Saturday 18 September 2010, 15:18
Quote from: Hofrat on Saturday 18 September 2010, 14:06
Naxos wants to record all 4 Eggert symphonies. The E-flat and C-major have been recorded already (release pending); the C-minor and G-minor were to be recorded late September 2010. The problem is that the conductor who recorded the major-keyed symphonies can not record the minor-keyed symphonies due to contractual reasons.
I've never heard of a contract that stipulated that a conductor couldn't record minor-key symphonies! ;D
Thank you for that, Jim. I actually laughed out quite loudly reading that (at my laptop, with classical music in the "back"ground), and now consider myself to be 100% nerd. :)
Sorry about the odd wording. The conductor could not record the 2 Eggert minor-keyed symphonies because of contractual reasons and not because of inability.
Quote from: Hofrat on Saturday 18 September 2010, 15:40
Sorry about the odd wording. The conductor could not record the 2 Eggert minor-keyed symphonies because of contractual reasons and not because of inability.
I didn't question his ability. I questioned his contract. Read the joke again.
ooop!! My mistake, Jim.
Quote from: Hofrat on Saturday 18 September 2010, 14:06
As for the 2 recorded symphonies, they comprise only 49 minutes of music and Naxos wants to fill-out the content. So the release of the recording has been postponed.
Do you know anything about their plans for fillers?
I think they want more Eggert.
Quote from: Hofrat on Monday 20 September 2010, 14:40
I think they want more Eggert.
It's always nice with a well-filled disc, but from what I understand there is not much more orchestral music to record except the symphonies? I hope they are not planning to fill the disc with a third symphony, leaving the fourth unrecorded...
Quote from: Syrelius on Sunday 26 September 2010, 22:10
Quote from: Hofrat on Monday 20 September 2010, 14:40
I think they want more Eggert.
It's always nice with a well-filled disc, but from what I understand there is not much more orchestral music to record except the symphonies? I hope they are not planning to fill the disc with a third symphony, leaving the fourth unrecorded...
Someone's probably going to have the clever idea of orchestrating a chamber work. To belay that, what is the 'not much' more orchestral music? :)
I do not have direct communications with Naxos and the Gavle Symphony Orchestra. All I know is that the orchestra is committed to record the four Eggert symphonies. So far only the C-major and the E-flat major symphonies have been recorded. The remaining two symphonies, in C-minor and G-minor, were to be recorded in he last week of September; however, a contract disagreement arose and the designated conductor was compelled to drop out at the last minute. That left the recordings in a limbo. The orchestra is looking for a replacement conductor. When one is found, then everything hinges on setting up recording sessions (which may take a lot of time). I do not know what Naxos plans to do with only 49 minutes of recorded music at this time.
Has anyonye - and especially you, Hofrat - heard anything about Naxos' Eggert project? Have they found a new conductor etc?
As I wrote in the past, I have no direct sources in Naxos. As far as I can ascertain, Naxos will record Eggert's "Largo" in F-minor and add it to the E-flat major and C-major symphonies already recorded and this will be released as the 1st Eggert cd. I do not know if a conductor has been found to record the "Largo" and the other 2 symphonies (in C-minor and G-minor). I have learned that the printed 2011 catalog of Naxos recordings does not list Eggert in its "up-coming releases" section, so I assume that the 1st Eggert cd will not be released until 2012.
If anyone has more accurate information, please enlighten us.
Are there no surviving overtures or concertos by Eggert that Naxos could use to fill up their Eggert symphony CDs? If not, maybe they could find something by one of his Scandinavian contemporaries to fill the gap.
Yes, there are two rather short overtures, each one connected to Eggert's stage music: "The Moors in Spain" and "Svante Sture." It was suggested to Naxos to use these overtures to "beef-up" the 1st CD, but Naxos wants to save all of the stage music for a separate 3rd CD. Anyway, even if the overtures are used in the first CD, a conductor is still needed for recordings purposes.