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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

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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.

Composer Carl Nielsen
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performers London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Lucy Hall, Marcus Farnsworth

Symphony No. 2
1. I. Allegro collerico (Choleric)
2. II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico (Phlegmatic)
3. III. Andante malincolico (Melancholic)
4. IV. Allegro sanguineo (Sanguine)

Symphony No. 3
5. I. Allegro espansivo
6. II. Andante pastorale
7. III. Allegretto un poco
8. IV. Finale. Allegro

Release Date 11 February 2013
SACD LSO0722 | 0822231172222
Digital LSO0722-D | 0822231172260

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded December 2011, Barbican, London

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Booklet in English, French & German

FLAC - 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Windows and Android devices
MP3 - 320kbps - Universal compatibility
SACD - Compatible with all CD players

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Reviews

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**** ‘An exhilarating display of the life-force at full blast in both composer and conductor.’

- BBC Music Magazine
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'Colin Davis establishes himself as a first-class Nielsenian on our pick of the week ... With this coupling, Davis leaves the best for last, too: Nielsen’s most accessible symphony, ‘The Four Temperaments’ (No 2), a work ideally suited to Davis’s volatile humours; and the ‘Sinfonia Espansiva’, arguably the composer’s greatest and most characteristically nationalist.'

- The Sunday Times, Pick of the Week
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'With this sublime setting down of Symphonies 2 & 3, Colin Davis brings to a triumphant conclusion his enlightening Nielsen symphony cycle. The first title in the series, Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5, was an instant critical success (with some caveats), while the second, with Symphonies 1 & 6, was similarly acclaimed. Nielsen’s Second Symphony was a result of the composer’s exposure to a naïve painting representing the four temperaments of the human personality. The Third is the most characteristically Danish of his symphonies, and is given a non-pareil reading here in glowing surround sound which tames the Barbican acoustic.'

- Classical CD Choice