These recordings, made during Sir Colin Davis’ ‘Indian summer’ with the orchestra, are acknowledged to be amongst the finest recordings ever made of this repertoire, receiving numerous awards. The symphonies were originally released between 2011 and 2013 and are now available together for the first time.

Despite giving titles to the majority of his symphonies, Danish composer Carl Nielsen was often vague about what influenced each work. Nevertheless he was a master symphonist and his music is mesmerising, combining propulsive energy with lyrical invention.

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

Vol 1
Symphony No. 1
1. i. Allegro orgoglioso
2. ii. Andante
3. iii. Allegro comodo
4. iv. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Symphony No. 2
5. i. Allegro collerico
6. ii. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
7. iii. Andante malincolico
8. iv. Allegro sanguineo - Marziale

Vol 2
Symphony No. 3
1. i. Allegro espansivo
2. ii. Andante pastorale
3. iii. Allegretto un poco
4. iv. Finale: Allegro

Symphony No. 4
5. i. Allegro
6. ii. Poco allegretto
7. iii. Poco adagio quasi andante
8. iv. Allegro

Vol 3
Symphony No. 5
1.  i - Tempo giusto
2. ii - Adagio
3. iii - Allegro

Symphony No. 6
4. i. Tempo giusto
5. ii. Humoreske: Allegretto
6. iii. Proposta seria: Adagio
7. iv. Tema con variazioni: Allegro

Release Date 9 March 2015
LSO0789 | 822231178927

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded October 2011 (Symphony No 1), December 2011 (Symphony Nos 2 & 3), May 2010 (Symphony No 4), October 2009 (Symphony No 5), May & June 2011 (Symphony No 6), Barbican, London.

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Booklet in English, French & German

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