Composer: Carl August Nielsen
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO
Release: 2012
Size: 1.35 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16
01. I. Allegro orgoglioso
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro comodo – Andante sostenuto – Tempo I
04. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 6, FS 116 “Sinfonia semplice”
05. I. Tempo giusto
06. II. Humoreske: Allegretto
07. III. Proposta seria: Adagio
08. IV. Tema con variazioni: Allegro
The second release in Sir Colin Davis’s acclaimed Nielsen Symphony cycle features Symphonies Nos 1 & 6. The first title in the series, Symphonies Nos 4 & 5, was an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and Orchestral Choice of the Month in BBC Music Magazine. The final release in the cycle, Symphonies 2 & 3, will be released at the end of 2012.
Nielsen’s First Symphony draws inspiration from Brahms and Dvorak but also contains hints of the progressive tonality for which he was later celebrated. His enigmatic final symphony, entitled ‘Sinfonia Semplice’ (Simple Symphony), suggesting a work of “entirely idyllic character”, turns out to be anything but this. Though written 30 years apart, both works feature folk-inflections, tonal ambiguity and Nielsen’s distinctive anti-Romantic style.