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Neeme Jarvi

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Neeme Jrvi & the Bergen Philharmonic! The new series features a collection of Svendsens orchestral works!Following the collection of orchestral works by Johan Halvorsen (18641935), the new series from Neeme Jrvi & the Bergen Philharmonic features the orchestral works of fellow Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen (18401911)!In search of new horizons, Svendsen traveled from Norway to Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. Influenced by the music of the radical composers of his timesuch as Wagner, Berlioz, and LisztSvendsen was a great Nordic composer who, alongside his close friend Grieg, helped establish Norwegian National Romanticism. Featuring works such as the Festive Polonaise, Op. 12, composed for the coronation of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway, this recording showcases Svendsen performed by Neeme Jrviwho continues his meteoric risealongside the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. A must-listen followi