Johann Wilhelm Wilms - Symphony No.7 in C-minor (1835)
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms (March 30, 1772 (baptized) -- July 19, 1847) was a Dutch-German composer.
Work: Symphony No.7 in C-minor (1835)
Mov.I: Andante - Allegro 00:00
Mov.II: Poco adagio 11:10
Mov.III: Scherzo - Trio 18:42
Mov.IV: Allegro con fuoco 22:06
Orchestra: Concerto Köln
Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt
How can a masterpiece like this one be so unknown? I've just added this symphony to my list of favourites.
Thank you for posting another symphonic gem. I only wish folks would stop comparing Wilms, Fodor, Weyse, Fesca, Pleyel, etc. to Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Each composer has their own unique voice and should be judged on their own merits.
People do it with contemporary composers too--"Oh that sounds like a mix of Elgar, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius!"
Since we're comparing, I wouldn't mention Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven. Not even close actually. I'm thinking somewhere between Mendelssohn and Schumann, and probably closer to Mendelssohn. And that's just on the basis of this one piece. It'll take me a while to decide just how much I like it, since I know Mendelssohn's and Schumann's symphonies approximately 50-100x better. And I happen to think Schumann's four symphonies are among the greatest ever written.
@@shalemloritsch9382 You can be assured I would never compare a contemporary composer to Elgar, Tchaikovsky or Sibelius. That would be too much of a compliment
Yes..I totally agree !
@@clavichord That is because the academia have gone down the shitter. A while ago I was sent the graduation thesis of some master student at the Brussels conservatoire and it was titled something like 'why Western music theory promotes white supremacy'. If you pursue a degree in music composition and especially musicology, cultural criticism + self-loathing + postmodernist bullshit ideas are what is expected of you.
There are still great composers out there but they're utterly neglected by the academia-bound music press and the composers they promote are utter shite. Karlheinz Stockhausen for example. Who in his right mind listens to that crap?
yet another uncovered gem - just a small sample of the endless possilbilties of great music - someday our brains will be overflowing with it :)
De la puissance et de la couleur !
Une symphonie quasi-oubliée qui se laisse écouter avec grand plaisir... D'accord pour dire que le second mouvement très beethovénien est fort réussi... en particulier. Scherzo fort animé et réussi. Joli trio. Tout cela vaut bein les compositeurs mythique joués constamment qui cachent "la forêt" !
Heard today on NPR. Dramatic, impactful and engaging
Thanks for posting. I love the second movement.
Emphatic, stirring romantic masterpiece!
WIRKLICH SENSATIONELL!
never heard before. sounds beatiful.
powerful and original
danke!!
Potente ed Eroica!
Clean and original like Beethoven, but without imitation or needless stooping to a somewhat greater composer. Brilliant overall.
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There is more than a little of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in the Finale of this work.
Em diversos momentos escuto texturas com acordes e temas parecidos com o estilo de Beethoven.
The second movement is just sublime. Mendelssohn's symphonies were no better.
There's a little more pixie dust in Mendelssohn, less heavy footed-ness, and a little more lively dancing energy, nevertheless quite close .....
Mendelssohn might have been a somewhat conservative composer in comparison to some of his contemporaries but not this conservative. This symphony isn't even a proper Romantic style work, not because Wilms wasn't a gifted composer but because Dutch classical music culture lagged decades behind that of the German speaking areas of Europe until much later. We were a nation of alcoholic peasants and sailors and even the nobility here were Philistines.
@@classicallpvaultim not dutch but in the 17th century the dutch provinces werent rich and powerful ? And the wonderful art ? I dont think that the dutch were a nati in of peasants
Why do experts mislead us as to what the good stuff really is?
Don't listen to them if you don't appreciate their opinions.
@@GoldinDr Nobody should. I hope you don't!
@@SelectCircle Why would I listen to people who know what they're talking about?
@@GoldinDr Because you're a cult-joining Democrat?
Why do you think so? Do you mean that the popular symphonies are not that great?
Pure "Rock" ,schumann, you have another friend.
Horrible portrait !
Danke