Composer: Christian August Sinding
Orchestra: Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Karl-Heinz Steffens
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Catalogue: C5540
Release: 2025
Size: 1.43 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Vivace
04. IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 2, Op. 83
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Andante
07. III. Allegro
CD 02
Symphony No. 3, Op. 121
01. I. Con fuoco
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Non troppo allegro
Symphony No. 4, Op. 129 ‘Vinter og Vår’
05. I. Maestoso
06. II. Andante
07. III. Moderato
08. IV. Vivace
09. V. Largamente
10. VI. Andante
11. VII. Non troppo allegro
Remembered by ambitious amateur pianists for his Rustle of Spring, Christian Sinding was a more important figure in the music of his native Norway than this might suggest; there, in his time, he was second only to Grieg. Trained in Leipzig, he fell under the influence of Liszt and Wagner, producing a large quantity of music that, although it enjoyed contemporary popularity, remains forgotten in today’s concert programmes. In revealing the inherent fervour of his four symphonies, this album enjoys sensitive and enthusiastic interpretations from the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra under Karl Heinz Steffens, for whom Sinding has become a composer close to his heart.
