Composer: Bohuslav Martinů
Orchestra: ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Cornelius Meister
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Size: 1.76 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 1, H. 289
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio. Poco moderato
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 2, H. 295
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Andante moderato
07. III. Poco allegro
08. IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 3, H. 299
09. I. Allegro poco moderato
10. II. Largo
11. III. Allegro – Andante
Symphony No. 4, H. 305
12. I. Poco moderato
13. II. Allegro vivo – Trio. Moderato – Allegro vivo
14. III. Largo
15. IV. Poco allegro
Symphony No. 5, H. 310
16. I. Adagio – Allegro
17. II. Larghetto
18. III. Lento – Allegro
Symphony No. 6 ‘Fantaises symphoniques’, H. 343
19. I. Lento – Allegro
20. II. Poco allegro
21. III. Lento
Martinu has suffered the fate of not enjoying the same popularity and wide appeal like Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák und Leoš Janáček on the podium. This often goes so far that his singular skill is referred to, but that the wealth of his oeuvre in all the salient genres is hardly familiar. For decades, Martinů had shied away from composing a symphony. The first one was finally to be written in the USA in 1942, followed by another one every year until 1946 (the sixth was only added to the work catalogue in 1953). For this reason, there is sometimes talk of the ‘American’ symphonies. The symphonies do mirror the events of the time, but at the same time long passages must be regarded as absolute music.