Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Nielsen

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Sony Classical proudly announces ten further releases in its increasingly comprehensive series of Masters. Here are ten wide-ranging new box sets of classic recordings by some of the most celebrated musicians of our time.And from the 20th century comes another core cycle, the six masterful symphonies by Nielsen with the Swedish Radio Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, “performances of great thrust and unflagging energy, played with the necessary sharp rhythmic focus, and vividly recorded” (ClassicsToday.com).

REVIEW:

There is no finer account of Nielsen's neglected concerto. It’s a rarity because in the finale Nielsen subordinates flash and dazzle to the work’s overall emotional arc, progressing from anger to contentment. That doesn’t mean the music isn’t excellent, or that Lin and Salonen’s performances aren’t gripping from first note to last. They tear into the opening movement with apt ferocity and find the necessary emotional resolution in the work’s amiable conclusion. The detailed, well-balanced sound ideally suits the interpretations. Essential.

-- ClassicsToday.com (10/10; David Hurwitz, 2006)



Product Description:

  • Release Date: October 28, 2016


  • Catalog Number: 88875167972


  • UPC: 888751679726


  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment


  • Number of Discs: 6


  • Period: 20th Century


  • Composer: Carl Nielsen


  • Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Chrous, Philharmonia Orchestra


  • Performer: Cho-Liang Lin



Works:

  1. Symphony No. in G minor, Op. 7

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  2. Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 'The Four temperaments'

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  3. Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 'Sinfonia espansiva'

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Olle Persson (Baritone), Pia-Maria Nilsson (Soprano)

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  4. Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 'The Inextinguishable'

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  5. Symphony No. 5, Op. 50

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  6. Symphony No. 6 'Sinfonia semplice'

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  7. Little Suite for Strings in A minor, op. 1

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  8. Pan & Syrinx, Op. 49

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  9. Aladdin Suite, Op. 34

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Chorus

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  10. Helios Overture, Op. 17

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  11. Masquerade (excerpts)

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  12. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

    Performer: Cho-Liang Lin (Violin)

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen


  13. Violin Concerto, Op. 33

    Composer: Carl Nielsen

    Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Cho-Liang Lin (Violin)

    Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen