Erin Morley, Joshua Hopkins, Nikolaj Znaider, Robert Langevin, Anthony McGill, New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert - Nielsen: The Symphonies & Concertos (Live) (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, CNW 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": I. Allegro espansiv
02. Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, CNW 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": II. Andante pastoral
03. Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, CNW 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": III. Allegretto un poc
04. Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, CNW 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": IV. Finale. Allegr
05. Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, FS 29, CNW 26 "4 Temperaments": I. Allegro colleric
06. Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, FS 29, CNW 26 "4 Temperaments": II. Allegro comodo e flemmatic
07. Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, FS 29, CNW 26 "4 Temperaments": III. Andante malincolic
08. Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, FS 29, CNW 26 "4 Temperaments": IV. Allegro sanguine

CD2
01. Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, CNW 28 "Inextinguishable": I. Allegro
02. Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, CNW 28 "Inextinguishable": II. Poco allegretto
03. Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, CNW 28 "Inextinguishable": III. Poco adagio quasi andante
04. Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, CNW 28 "Inextinguishable": IV. Allegr
05. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16, CNW 25: I. Allegro orgoglios
06. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16, CNW 25: II. Andant
07. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16, CNW 25: III. Allegro comod
08. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16, CNW 25: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoc

CD3
01. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: Ia. Tempo giusto
02. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: Ib. Adagi
03. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: IIa. Allegro
04. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: IIb. Presto
05. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: IIc. Andante un poco tranquillo
06. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: IId. Allegr
07. Symphony No. 6, FS 116, CNW 30 "Sinfonia semplice": I. Tempo giust
08. Symphony No. 6, FS 116, CNW 30 "Sinfonia semplice": II. Humoresqu
09. Symphony No. 6, FS 116, CNW 30 "Sinfonia semplice": III. Proposta seri
10. Symphony No. 6, FS 116, CNW 30 "Sinfonia semplice": IV. Theme & Variation

CD4
01. Violin Concerto, Op. 33, FS 61, CNW 41: I. Prelude. Largo - Allegro cavallerésc
02. Violin Concerto, Op. 33, FS 61, CNW 41: IIa. Poco adagio
03. Violin Concerto, Op. 33, FS 61, CNW 41: IIb. Rondo. Allegretto scherzand
04. Flute Concerto, FS 119, CNW 42: I. Allegro moderat
05. Flute Concerto, FS 119, CNW 42: II. Allegretto un poc
06. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, FS 129, CNW 43: Allegretto un poco
07. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, FS 129, CNW 43: Poco adagio
08. Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, FS 129, CNW 43: Allegro non troppo - Adagio - Allegro vivac



Raised in the Danish countryside as the son of a poor folk musician, Carl Nielsen's indomitable courage and infinite curiosity helped him develop into one of the greatest symphonists of the 20th century and eventually Denmark’s national composer. This 4 SACD box set collects the acclaimed live recording series of Nielsen’s complete symphonies and concertos by the New York Philhamonic, Music Director Alan Gilbert and soloists N ikolaj Znaider (violin), Robert Langevin (flute) and Anthony McGill (clarinet).

Carl Nielsen’s six symphonies and three solo concertos form the core of his orchestral music. Each relates to the classical tradition in its own very personal way, and at the same time the nine works show how Nielsen developed and increasingly moved away from the conventions. It is an incredibly long way from the robust upstart you encounter in the First Symphony to the atonal experiments in the Sixth Symphony and the Clarinet Concerto. Carl Nielsen constantly challenged himself and his audience. The late works complete the picture of an artistic development that was always ahead of his surroundings. To this we must add Nielsen’s profoundly original tonal idiom, at once quirky, straightforward and visionary, which makes it hard to place his music in the usual stylistic and historical categories.

“I think it’s really full-blooded, passionate, dramatic and ultimately human music. That’s what I’m going for, and that’s what the Philharmonic is good at,” says conductor Alan Gilbert. After living in Scandinavia for a number of years Gilbert knows the roots of the music. “Carl Nielsen’s music is based on classic traditions, but it’s just so Danish! Strong, beautiful and independent,” says Gilbert.

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