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I notice that Danacord has released the four symphonies of Victor Bendix
(1851-1926). Grove tells me he was taught by Gade and JPE Hartmann, both
of whose symphonies I like. The last two symphonies, however, in the
opinion of the writer of the article, "suffer from a badly integrated
mixture of styles derived on the one hand from Gade and on the other from
Liszt and Wagner" - I can sense the ears trembling in Albuquerque as I
type!
Last year I bought symphonies by Hamerik and by Gernsheim without
really knowing what to expect, and was more than glad to have made their
acquaintance. Bendix sounds a little worrying and Danacord is not the
easiest - or cheapest - of labels to get. AFAIK, he's not been recorded
before, but as soon as I say that, I know that someone will quote an
ancient LP on some highly obscure label to prove me wrong. I wonder if any
lister who travels the less-frequented byways of music has any firsthand
knowledge of Bendix's symphonies.
Richard Pennycuick
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