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Nielsen – The Symphonies

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Catalogue numberBIS-1839 CD
Release date2010-10-01
Discs3
Total time241:23

Carl Nielsen has sometimes been described as the most underrated composer of the 20th century, but most critics would certainly agree that his Six Symphonies, composed between 1891 and 1925, belong to the great classics of their period. Osmo Vänskä's cycle of the works with the BBC Scottish SO was recorded after his landmark series of the symphonies of Sibelius and before his highly acclaimed cycle of those by Beethoven. Originally released on three separate discs, these accounts of the Danish master's works were received with great interest by the reviewers, with the performance of the Fourth being described as 'of great character and fire' in International Record Review, the recording of Symphony No.5 called 'a first choice, full of intensity' in BBC Music Magazine, and the Sixth accorded reference status in Répertoire. For this boxed set edition, three shorter orchestral works have been included, namely the concert overtures Helios and Saga-Dream, and the 'pastoral scene' Pan and Syrinx. In these previously unreleased recordings, Vänskä conducts the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, which he led for twenty years and with which he has enjoyed such notable successes in music by Sibelius, Kalevi Aho and Rautavaara.
 
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Disc 1
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.1 in G minor 35:22
01 I. Allegro orgoglioso 09:37 $ 1.48 USD
02 II. Andante 08:11 $ 1.25 USD
03 III. Allegro comodo 08:16 $ 1.25 USD
04 IV. Finale 09:18 $ 1.44 USD
 
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.2 ”De fire Temperamenter” 33:17
05 I. Allegro collerico 08:42 $ 1.33 USD
06 II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico 04:08 $ 0.64 USD
07 III. Andante malincolico 13:01 $ 1.97 USD
08 IV. Allegro sanguineo 07:26 $ 1.16 USD
 
09 Helios Overture, Op.17 10:58 $ 1.71 USD
 
Disc 2
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.3 ‘Sinfonia espansiva’ 35:55
01 I. Allegro espansivo 10:37 $ 1.62 USD
02 II. Andante pastorale 09:11 $ 1.40 USD
03 III. Allegretto un poco 06:27 $ 0.97 USD
04 IV. Finale 09:40 $ 1.52 USD
 
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.4 ”Det uudslukkelige” 35:31
05 I. Allegro – 11:16 $ 1.70 USD
06 II. Poco Allegretto – 05:05 $ 0.76 USD
07 III. Poco adagio quasi andante – 10:57 $ 1.64 USD
08 IV. Allegro 08:13 $ 1.27 USD
 
09 Saga-Drøm (Saga-Dream), Op.39 07:43 $ 1.21 USD
 
Disc 3
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.5 36:30
01 I. Tempo giusto – Adagio 21:14 $ 3.21 USD
02 II. Allegro – Presto – Andante un poco tranquillo –
Allegro
15:16 $ 2.33 USD
 
 
  Composer: Nielsen, Carl
  Symphony No.6 33:22
03 I. Tempo giusto 12:24 $ 1.88 USD
04 II. Humoreske 03:37 $ 0.57 USD
05 III. Proposta seria 07:00 $ 1.06 USD
06 IV. Tema con variazioni 10:21 $ 1.60 USD
 
07 Pan og Syrinx (Pan and Syrinx) 07:49 $ 1.24 USD
  Album total 241:23
ComposerNielsen, Carl
ConductorVanska (Vänskä), Osmo
OrchestraBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Lahti Symphony Orchestra

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