Evan Thomas Jones, Florida State University Symphony Orchestera, Alexander Jiménez - Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2 & Two Songs (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40: I. Allegro con brio, ma energico e appassionato
02. Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40: II. Adagio pastorale, molto con sentimento
03. Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40: III. Burla. Allegro
04. Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40: IV. Introduzione, variazione con fuga sopra un corale di J.S. Bach, e coda
05. 3 Songs, Op. 22: No. 1, Gott (God)
06. 3 Songs, Op. 22: No. 2, Sonnensehnsucht (Longing for the Sun)


Dohnányi’s powerful Second Symphony was composed toward the end of the Second World War but its large canvas reflects not so much his wartime experience as his own artistic credo as a Romantic composer. Of the symphony and its philosophy he wrote: “The goal is the end of the glorious fight. The goal is death; life is a struggle”, and in it he crafted a passionate monument to the Romanticism he espoused, heard here in its final revised version. The two songs for baritone and orchestra have been very rarely heard, and were revived by Alexander Jiménez with the Florida State University Symphony Orchestra in 2013.

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