Carl August Nielsen: Symphony No 04/Jean Sibelius: En Saga
On this CD:
1. An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands, rhapsodic overture for orchestra, FS 123
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfred Wilson Gibson
2. Symphony No. 4 ("Inextinguishable"), Op 29/FS 76
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfred Wilson Gibson
3. Pan and Syrinx, a nature scene for orchestra, Op 49/FS 87
Composed by Carl Nielsen
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfred Wilson Gibson
4. The Dryad (Dryaden), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 45/1
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfred Wilson Gibson
5. En Saga, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 9
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Scottish National Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfred Wilson Gibson
Editorial Reviews
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Nielsen's Fourth Symphony is one of the most vital and exciting pieces of music composed this century. The finale, in which two sets of timpani battle from opposite sides of the stage (or your speakers), ought to lift you out of your seat, but most conductors wimp out on the piece and make it sound way too timid. Alexander Gibson encourages his drummers to really slam away, and Chandos captures the duel in spectacularly vivid sound. For this and other reasons-- Gibson's perfect sense of the proper tempo in particular--this is the best performance of the Inextinguishable available at the moment. The couplings are all very well-done, and appropriate. --David Hurwitz
Carl August Nielsen: Symphony No 04/Jean Sibelius: En Saga, Music, Carl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, Alexander Gibson, Wilfred Wilson Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, 20th/21st Century Overture, 20th/21st Century Symphony, Classical, Orchestral, Romantic Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Symphonic
Carl August Nielsen: Symphony No 04/Jean Sibelius: En Saga
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