PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
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The Danish composer Vagn Holmboe was born in Jutland on 20 December 1909 and lived until 1 September 1996. Following studies in Copenhagen and Berlin, he travelled in Romania, studying folk music, and the Romanian and Danish folk idioms are present in his music. Amongst his output are thirteen symphonies and twenty string quartets.
CD Spotlight. Imaginative Programming - Music for recorder and harpsichord from Denmark and the UK, recommended by Geoff Pearce. '... this partnership works very well musically ...'
CD Spotlight - Transparently colourful. '... chamber music for orchestra, beautifully made.' The Preludes for Sinfonietta of Vagn Holmboe, with Patric Standford