Carl Nielsen: Complete Symphonies (Chandos Audio CD)

Complete Symphonies

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)


COMPACT DISC ONE
Symphony No. 1, Op. 7, FS 16 37:01
in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur
1 I Allegro orgoglioso 10:07
2 II Andante 8:23
3 III Allegro comodo - Andante sostenuto - Tempo I 8:45
4 IV Finale. Allegro con fuoco 9:43

Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76 'The Inextinguishable' 37:04
Roland Johansson - Lars Hammarteg timpani soloists
5 I Allegro - 11:52
6 II Poco allegretto - 4:59
7 III Poco adagio quasi andante - 10:29
8 IV Allegro - Glorioso - Tempo giusto 9:43
74:13

COMPACT DISC TWO
Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments' 35:32
1 I Allegro collerico 10:30
2 II Allegro comodo e flemmatico 5:26
3 III Andante malincolico 12:14
4 IV Allegro sanguineo - Marziale 7:20

Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60 'Sinfonia espansiva' 42:02
Solveig Kringelborn soprano
Karl-Magnus baritone
5 I Allegro espansivo 12:44
6 II Andante pastorale 11:06
7 III Allegretto un poco 7:06
8 IV Finale. Allegro 11:04
77:36
COMPACT DISC THREE
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97 36:45
Sölve Kingstedt clarinet
Daniel Kåse snare drum
1 I Tempo giusto - 10:06
2 Adagio non troppo 9:07
3 II Allegro - 6:29
4 Presto - 3:20
5 Andante un poco tranquillo - 4:39
6 Allegro 3:02

Symphony No. 6, FS 116 'Sinfonia semplice' 34:52
7 I Tempo giusto - Allegro passionato - Lento ma non troppo - Tempo I (giusto) 13:12
8 II Humoreske. Allegretto 4:15
9 III Proposta seria. Adagio 5:55
10 IV Tema con variazioni 11:29
Allegro -
Tema -
Variazioni I-IX -
Fanfare 11:26
71:43
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recorded in:
Stockholm Concert Hall
13-14 September 1993, 14-18 March 1994, 16-17 November 1992, 14-15 September 1993 and 16 & 19 November 1992
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Ben Connellan
Richard Smoker (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit Remaster