Hjellemo/ Makris Symphony Orchestra - Orchestral WorksAfter the critic's failure with his first symphony in 1912, Hjellemo took his time before presenting his second work in this genre symphony no. 2 in B minor, which was premiered in 1926. The 2nd Symphony is even more extensive and advanced than the 1st, and requires an even larger orchestra. This suggests well that Hjellemo had more confidence in his own abilities than in the critics' judgment. The symphony is a large, epic work almost unparalleled in

two of Samuel's influences

Designed and led by Paul Katami

and mixed by six-time Grammy-winning engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes

Gregg Madden

Proving once and for all that you only need five fingers of death to get the job done

Haydn because it aims to compare and contrast important works by two major composers that were written at almost the same time

and even raucous at certain moments

He studied the work's historical background: "When you know where a certain music is coming from

I can only confirm that

which is characterised by a meditative

but without a corset

elegance and seriousness of vocal polyphony