Salonen: Nielsen – Symphony no.2 “Four Temperaments”, Pan & Syrinx op.49, Aladdin Suite (APE)

Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Sony
Size: 249 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

# Symphony No. 2 (“De fire temperamenter”), FS 29 (Op. 16)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Radio Symphony Orchestra

# Pan & Syrinx (Pan and Syrinx), for orchestra, FS 87 (Op. 49)
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Radio Symphony Orchestra

# Aladdin, incidental music, Op. 34 (FS 89) Suite
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wonderful recording! This was my first Nielsen acquisition after listening to a number of recordings on FM radio and satellite stations. I’m not sure that I’m as enamored with his compositions as I thought I would be. I may rediscover my attraction to his music sometime.