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Herbert Blomstedt / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Orchestral Works (2008) (7 CDs Box Set)

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Herbert Blomstedt / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Orchestral Works (2008) (7 CDs Box Set)

Herbert Blomstedt / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Orchestral Works (2008) (7 CDs Box Set)
MP3 320 kbps | 7 CDs, 08:15:03 min | 1,1 Gb | Scans ->32 mb
Genre: Classical / Label: EMI Classics

Even though the revival of Carl Nielsen's music in the late '60s proved to be nearly as revelatory as the slightly earlier promotion of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, the pace of recordings at the time was quite sluggish. Indeed, by the early '70s, the discography of Nielsen's symphonies included a smattering of releases by Leonard Bernstein and Eugene Ormandy for Columbia, Jascha Horenstein on Nonesuch, and Ole Schmidt on Unicorn, along with these utterly superior recordings by Herbert Blomstedt and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra for EMI. The six symphonies were recorded between 1973 and 1975, and for their time were the best available recordings of Nielsen's music. They constitute the bulk of this 2008 box set, and though two smaller sets of the symphonies and the concertos were issued by EMI in 2007, this seven-disc compendium provides much more music at a comparable cost. Blomstedt's lucid traversals of the symphonies, the three concertos, and a selection of overtures and tone poems are rounded out by performances of chamber works by the Melos Ensemble, and interpretations of Nielsen's piano music by Leif Ove Andsnes. Also appearing are Iona Brown and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with a rendition of the Little Suite, Op. 1; Andrew Davis with the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture from Maskarade; and various vocalists and choirs with the Danish Radio Symphony under Mogens Wöldike in performances of the Hymnus Amoris, Op. 12, and Søvnen (Sleep), Op. 18. Because the recording dates range from 1967 to 1995, listeners should expect considerable variance in the mix of analog and digital sources.

CDs:
CD1 - Symphonies No.1 & No.2 (77:24)
CD2 - Symphonies No.3 & No.4 (75:12)
CD3 - Symphonies No.5 & No.6 (71:18)
CD4 - Violin Concerto & Chamber Music (73:50)
CD5 - Flute & Clarinet Concertos ect. (77:40)
CD6 - Hymnus Amoris, Sleep, Wind Quintet (65:13)
CD7 - Piano Pieces (54:20)

CD1 - Symphonies No.1 & No.2 (77:24)
Symphony No.1 in G minor
01. I. Allegro orgoglioso [00:09:56]
02. II. Andante [00:07:39]
03. III. Allegro comodo - Andante sostenuto [00:09:19]
04. IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco [00:09:07]

Symphony No.2 'The Four Temperaments', Op.16
05. I. Allegro collerico [00:09:52]
06. II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico [00:04:49]
07. III. Andante malincolico [00:11:56]
08. IV. Allegro sanguineo [00:07:19]

09. Bohmisk-dansk folketone [00:07:29]

CD2 - Symphonies No.3 & No.4 (75:12)
Symphony No.3 'Sinfonia espansiva', Op.27
01. I. Allegro espansivo [00:11:01]
02. II. Andante pastorale [00:09:18]
03. III. Allegretto un poco [00:06:45]
04. IV. Finale: Allegro [00:09:00]

Symphony No.4 'The Inextinguishable', Op.29
05. I. Allegro- [00:11:42]
06. II. Poco allegretto- [00:04:54]
07. III. Poco adagio quasi Andante- [00:09:19]
08. IV. Allegro [00:08:21]

09. Andante lamentoso [00:04:48]

CD3 - Symphonies No.5 & No.6 (71:18)
Symphony No.5, Op.50
01. I. Tempo giusto - [00:10:28]
02. Adagio non troppo [00:08:59]
03. II. Allegro - [00:05:43]
04. Presto - [00:03:12]
05. Andante un poco tranquillo [00:04:33]
06. Allegro [00:02:52]

Symphony No.6 'Sinfonia semplice'
07. I. Tempo giusto [00:13:52]
08. II. Humoreske: Allegretto [00:04:14]
09. III. Proposta seria: Adagio [00:06:08]
10. IV. Tema con variazioni: Adagio [00:11:17]

CD4 - Violin Concerto & Chamber Music (73:50)
Little Suite for String Orchestra, Op.1
01. I. Praeludium [00:03:36]
02. II. Intermezzo [00:05:25]
03. III. Finale [00:06:43]

04. Symphonic Rhapsody [00:08:31]
05. Helios Overture, Op.17 [00:12:10]

Violin Concerto, Op.33
06. I. Praeludium (Largo) - [00:06:33]
07. Allegro cavalleresco [00:12:49]
08. II. Intermezzo (Poco adagio) - [00:06:53]
09. Rondo (Allegretto scherzando) [00:11:05]

CD5 - Flute & Clarinet Concertos ect. (77:40)
01. Maskarade Overture [00:04:45]
02. Saga Drom, Op.39 [00:09:10]
03. Pan og Syrinx, Op.49 [00:08:43]

Flute Concerto, FS119
04. I. Allegro moderato [00:11:28]
05. II. Allegretto - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegretto - Tempo di Marcia [00:07:44]

06. Rhapsody Overture [00:10:03]

Clarinet Concerto, Op.57 FS129
07. Allegretto un poco - [00:08:26]
08. Poco adagio - [00:05:43]
09. Allegro non troppo - [00:07:13]
10. Allegro vivace [00:04:12]

CD6 - Hymnus Amoris, Sleep, Wind Quintet (65:13)
Hymnus Amoris, Op.12
01. I. Childhood [00:04:26]
02. II. Youth [00:03:31]
03. III. Manhood [00:08:21]
04. IV. Old Age [00:06:39]

Sleep, Op.18
05. I. Milde Sovn, du store Moder [00:07:29]
06. II. En Kval - en Tynge … Ve mig - er jeg vaagen? [00:05:05]
07. III. Dromme svinder, syner falme [00:05:39]

Wind Quintet in A, Op. 43 FS100
08. I. Allegro ben marcato [00:08:20]
09. II. Menuet [00:04:37]
10. III. Praeludium (Adagio) - Tema con variazioni (Un Poco Andantino) [00:11:00]

CD7 - Piano Pieces (54:20)
01. Chaconne, Op. 32 FS79 [00:09:23]

Suite 'Den Luciferiske', Op.45
02. I. Allegretto un pochinetto [00:03:31]
03. II. Poco moderato [00:02:19]
04. III. Molto adagio e patetico [00:05:07]
05. IV. Allegretto innocente [00:01:45]
06. V. Allegretto vivo [00:01:11]
07. VI. Allegreto non troppo ma vigoroso [00:07:13]

Three Piano Pieces, Op.59
08. Impromptu: Allegro fluento [00:02:54]
09. Adagio [00:02:34]
10. Allegro non troppo [00:04:49]

Five Piano Pieces, Op.3
11. Folketone: Andante [00:02:31]
12. Humoreske: Allegretto giocoso [00:01:24]
13. Arabeske: Moderato [00:01:11]
14. Mignon: Moderato [00:00:52]
15. Alfedans: Tempo di valse [00:01:26]

Humoreske-bagateller, Op.11
16. I. Goddag! Goddag! [00:00:48]
17. II. Snurretoppen [00:00:45]
18. III. En lille langsom Vals [00:01:27]
19. IV. Spraellemanden [00:00:48]
20. V. Dukkemarch [00:01:15]
21. VI. Spillevaerket [00:00:53]