Nielsen Symphonies 2 & 3
Hall Lucy Farnsworth Marcus Davis Colin
Nielsen Symphonies 2 & 3
Hall Lucy Farnsworth Marcus Davis Colin
With this eagerly awaited recording of Symphonies 2 & 3, Sir Colin Davis completes his enlightening Nielsen symphony cycle. The first title in the series, Symphonies Nos.4 & 5, was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and Orchestral Choice of the Month in BBC Music Magazine. The second, with Symphonies 1 & 6 was awarded CD of the Week in the Sunday Times.
Nielsen’s second symphony was inspired by a naïve but vivid painting representing the four temperaments of the human personality. Adopting these defining characters for each of the symphony’s movements Nielsen realised a sonic depiction of emotion. His third symphony, the most openly Danish of his symphonies, portrays spaciousness, power and vitality and is considered his greatest international achievement.
Review
Kate Rockstrom
I don’t know why Nielsen is not a more popular composer around here. Lush and romantic in style, but interesting with twentieth century harmonic ideas, his Symphonies are truly gorgeous. Continuing in their Nielsen series of recordings, the LSO present Symphony No 2 ‘The Four Temperaments’ and Symphony No 3 ‘Sinfonia Espansiva’. The Symphony No 2 is lyrical and often gentle in it’s depiction of the four temperaments of our emotional states, but the opening of the Symphony No 3 shows a completely different side of Nielsen as a composer. A terrific recording to add to the collection.
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