Composer: Carl August Nielsen
Performer: Esteli Gomez, John Taylor Ward
Orchestra: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Release: 2017
Size: 1.24 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 (FS60) ‘Sinfonia espansiva’
01. I. Allegro espansivo
02. II. Andante pastorale
03. III. Allegretto un poco
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) ‘The Inextinguishable’
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Poco allegretto
07. III. Poco adagio quasi andante
08. IV. Allegro
Recorded: 2017, 2015
Recording Venue: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington
Following their recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, which has been shortlisted for the 2017 Gramophone Awards and described as “a game changer for all concerned,” Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony return with electric and superbly played performances of Nielsen’s two most famous symphonies. Dausgaard has championed the music of his countryman throughout his career- and this album marks the beginning of his long-awaited cycle of the great Danish composer’s human and majestic symphonies. With naturalistic imagine, depth of field and dynamic range, all Seattle Symphony Media recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage.