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Symphony 9 'Hochk​ö​nig'

by Dafydd Bullock

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Symphony 9 ‘Hochkönig’ Opus 186

Symphony No. 9, Hochkönig, is named after the Hochkönig mountain range in the Salzkammergut in Austria. A majestic and awesome place, which inspires, thrills and frightens with every visit. This is the first of a whole series of Symphonies and other works I have written which have been inspired by my extended stays in Austria. The music is based on the events of two days in the summer of 2009, and is therefore entirely personal in nature. The four movements may be labelled, in true Romantic fashion, Tension (my state of mind upon arrival in Maria Alm, nearby), Idyll (with woodwind dialogues and even a Ländler) Grandeur and Storm (Grandeur speaks for itself – the Storm derives from one of the most violent experiences of my life, a sudden and vicious electrical storm which caught me by surprise on an exposed slope below a summit. The hailstones might well have killed me ..... ) and .... Hochkönig, for me the most imposing place on the planet, a cathedral of stone ..... Precisely because this is a ‘Ninth’ I am not ashamed to evoke other, far greater works which share the number. A supplementary, expanded brass band is substituted for the large choir!

Canach, Luxembourg, 2009

Dedicated to Anton

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released October 12, 2023

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Dafydd Bullock was born in Llanberis, Wales. In 1995 he was admitted to the highest Order of the Gorsedd of Bards. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2005.
Works include 36 Symphonies, 19 Symphonic Poems, 2 Operas, 2 Requiems, 2 Mass settings, a Missa Brevis, an Oratorio, 35 String Quartets, 9 Trios and other chamber music and many songs and pieces for piano, and 41 CDs. ... more

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