Bernard Hill:

>Don Satz wrote:
>
>>I tend to lump Nielsen in with Petersen-Berger and Borresen these days.
>>...  I don't think they are at Zemlinsky's level.
>
>Zemwho?
>
>I would rank Nielsen as a Danish Sibelius, myself.  Not in the category of
>3 other composer's I've never even heard of.  <g>
>
>A European bias?

No, just misreading on your part, I think.  He is talking about Ludolf
Nielsen (whom I've never heard), not the famous Carl Nielsen.

Zemlinsky is not bad, by the way, may be worth checking out (the
Lyric symphony for a start) if you are into late-romantic stuff.

Ulvi
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