26 November 2016

Carl Nielsen: Symphonies / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (3 CD) (FLAC)













Carl Nielsen: Symphonies / Gennady Rozhdestvensky / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra






Disc 1

Symphony No. 1 in G minor, FS 16 (Op. 7)

1 - 1. Allegro orgoglioso   10:06

2 - 2. Andante   8:23

3 - 3. Allegro comodo - Andante sostenuto - Tempo 1   8:45

4 - 4. Finale. Allegro con fuoco   9:51


Symphony No. 4 ("Det uudslukkelige"; "Inextinguishable"), FS 76 (Op. 29)

5 - 1. Allegro -   11:52

6 - 2. Poco allegretto -   4:59

7 - 3. Poco adagio quasi andante -   10:29

8 - 4. Allegro - Glorioso - Tempo giusto   9:45



Disc 2

Symphony No. 2 ("De fire temperamenter"), FS 29 (Op. 16)

1 - 1. Allegro collerico   10:31

2 - 2. Allegro comodo e flemmatico   5:26

3 - 3. Andante malincolico   12:14

4 - 4. Allegro sanguineo - Marziale   7:22



Symphony No. 3 ("Sinfonia espansiva"), FS 60 (Op. 27)

5 - 1. Allegro espansivo   12:44

6 - 2. Andante pastorale   11:06

7 - 3. Allegretto un poco   7:06

8 - 4. Finale. Allegro   11:06




Disc 3

Symphony No. 5, FS 97 (Op. 50)

1 - 1. Tempo giusto -   10:05

2 - Adagio non troppo   9:08

3 - 2. Allegro -   6:29

4 - Presto -   3:20

5 - Andante un poco tranquillo -   4:40

6 - Allegro   3:08



Symphony No. 6 ("Sinfonia semplice"), FS 116

7 - 1. Tempo giusto - Allegro passionato - Lento ma non troppo - Tempo 1 (giusto)   13:13

8 - 2. Humoreske. Allegretto   4:16

9 - 3. Proposta seria. Adagio   5:55

10- 4. Tema con variazioni. Allegro - Tema. Allegretto un poco - Variazioni 1-9 - Fanfare   11:29





Sean Coleman Design
Ben Connellan Assistant Engineer, Editing, Engineer
Jonathan Cooper Editing
Brian Couzens Producer
Ralph Couzens Engineer
Karl Magnus Fredriksson Baritone (Vocal)
Finn S. Gundersen Booklet Editor
Brigitte Hagan Liner Note Translation
Lars Hammarteg Timpani
Paulette Hutchinson Liner Note Translation
Roland Johansson Timpani
Daniel Kåse Drums (Snare)
Solve Kingstedt Clarinet
Solveig Kringelborn Soprano (Vocal)
Robert Layton Liner Notes
Inge Moore Liner Note Translation
Stig-Gorän Nilsson Photography
Dave Partridge Booklet Typesetting
Brigitte Pinaud Liner Note Translation
Bettina Reinke-Welsh Liner Note Translation
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 
Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conductor 
Richard Smoker Assistant Engineer 





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3 comments:

  1. I love this set. Rozhdestvensky wouldn't even be in my Top 3 favorite conductors when it comes to either Nielsen or Sibelius, but I love both cycles so much for how he treats both composers as though they're Tchaikovsky: grand, romantic, heart-on-sleeve. I don't think it's the "right" approach, but it's so enjoyable to hear them performed that way. If nothing else, it's kind of, well, trippy, and it it throws the more conventional performances into stark relief. Not to be missed.

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