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Nordic Symphonies
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Nordic Symphonies

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Composer
Hugo Alfven, Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Carl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Johan Svendsen
Artist
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Royal S
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 16, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96936
UPC
5028421969367

About

From the outset of his career, Jean Sibelius was recognized as an outstanding representative of a musical language perceived as typically Finnish. In Finland, the dawn of the 20th century saw a veritable outbreak of nationally inspired artistic activities., It was a time of cultural and national self-discovery for Sibelius, too. He allowed himself be stimulated by the whole of Finland’s folklore tradition, without resorting to specific examples of folksong.

For many years, Carl Nielsen was viewed outside his native Denmark as the poor cousin of his more famous Scandinavian counterparts, Grieg and Sibelius. Yet his achievements as Denmark’s greatest symphonist of the 20th century were, if anything, even more remarkable than the successes of his geographical neighbors. Nielsen’s symphonic output is some of the most remarkable of its time.

The Norwegian conductor and composer Johann Svendsen was born in 1840 in Christiania (now Oslo). in 1867, he finished his Symphony No. 1, a work that Grieg later described as showing scintillating genius, superb national feeling and really brilliant handling of an orchestra. In 1872 Svendsen returned to Christiania beginning a fruitful period that saw the creation of his Symphony No. 2 in B flat major Op. 15.

Hugo Alfven's First Symphony (1897) has a melancholy Sturm und Drang mood that recurs at intervals in his later compositions, but there is also a life affirming side that flourished in his Second Symphony, two years later. Of his Third Symphony, he stated "it depicts neither concrete nor abstract. It is an expression of the joy of living, an expression of the sun-lit happiness that filled my whole being.”

Wilhelm Stenhammar's Symphony Op. 34  saw the light of day in 1907, dedicating it to “my dear friends, the members of the Goteborg Symphony Orchestra.” He was to remain its chief conductor until 1922. That symphony, which had its first performance under the composer’s direction in 1915, was in fact Stenhammar’s second and is today called Symphony No. 2, even if the composer himself never gave it that number.

Edvard Grieg’s Symphony in C minor, which the composer withdrew, saw scholar after scholar writing about it disparagingly, with much discussion of the its style, all too often based on the question: what are its unoriginal or unsuccessful features? But it was Grieg himself who began the tradition with his admonition that it “must never be performed”. Now, however, very few feel, on moral grounds, that the work should not be performed.

Tracklist 72 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico 11:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico
    Duration
    11:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  2. 2 II. Andante ma non troppo lento 09:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante ma non troppo lento
    Duration
    09:39
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro 05:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  4. 4 IV. Finale (quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto 12:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale (quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  5. 5 En saga, Op. 9 20:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    En saga, Op. 9
    Duration
    20:01
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  6. 6 Finlandia, Op. 26 08:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Finlandia, Op. 26
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  7. 7 I. Allegretto 10:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    10:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  8. 8 II. Tempo andante, ma rubato 13:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
    Duration
    13:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  9. 9 III. Vivacissimo 07:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Vivacissimo
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  10. 10 IV. Finale: Allegro moderato 14:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:57
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  11. 11 I. Allegro moderato 10:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    10:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  12. 12 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 08:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  13. 13 III. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto 08:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  14. 14 I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 10:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
    Duration
    10:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  15. 15 II. Allegro molto vivace 04:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  16. 16 III. Il tempo largo 10:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Il tempo largo
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  17. 17 IV. Allegro 10:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  18. 18 I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato 14:31
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:31
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  19. 19 II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 08:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
    Duration
    08:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  20. 20 III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai 09:19
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  21. 21 I. Allegro molto moderato 09:08
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    09:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  22. 22 II. Allegretto moderato 07:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  23. 23 III. Poco vivace 03:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Poco vivace
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  24. 24 IV. Allegro molto 10:02
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  25. 25 Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 23:56
    Track
    25
    Title
    Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
    Duration
    23:56
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  26. 26 Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55 16:08
    Track
    26
    Title
    Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55
    Duration
    16:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Kurt Sanderling
  27. 27 I. Allegro orgoglioso 09:08
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Allegro orgoglioso
    Duration
    09:08
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  28. 28 II. Andante 08:07
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  29. 29 III. Allegro comodo 07:42
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Allegro comodo
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  30. 30 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco 08:10
    Track
    30
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  31. 31 I. Allegro collerico 08:47
    Track
    31
    Title
    I. Allegro collerico
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  32. 32 II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico 04:18
    Track
    32
    Title
    II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  33. 33 III. Andante malincolico 12:16
    Track
    33
    Title
    III. Andante malincolico
    Duration
    12:16
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  34. 34 IV. Allegro sanguineo 06:41
    Track
    34
    Title
    IV. Allegro sanguineo
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  35. 35 I. Allegro espansivo 11:19
    Track
    35
    Title
    I. Allegro espansivo
    Duration
    11:19
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  36. 36 II. Andante pastorale 09:39
    Track
    36
    Title
    II. Andante pastorale
    Duration
    09:39
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  37. 37 III. Allegretto un poco 06:33
    Track
    37
    Title
    III. Allegretto un poco
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  38. 38 IV. Finale: Allegro 09:16
    Track
    38
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  39. 39 I. Allegro 11:08
    Track
    39
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:08
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  40. 40 II. Poco allegretto 04:31
    Track
    40
    Title
    II. Poco allegretto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  41. 41 III. Poco adagio quasi andante 09:34
    Track
    41
    Title
    III. Poco adagio quasi andante
    Duration
    09:34
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  42. 42 IV. Allegro 08:47
    Track
    42
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  43. 43 I. Tempo giusto 18:20
    Track
    43
    Title
    I. Tempo giusto
    Duration
    18:20
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  44. 44 II. Allegro 16:19
    Track
    44
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    16:19
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  45. 45 I. Tempo giusto 13:39
    Track
    45
    Title
    I. Tempo giusto
    Duration
    13:39
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  46. 46 II. Humoreske: Allegretto 04:07
    Track
    46
    Title
    II. Humoreske: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  47. 47 III. Proposta seria: Adagio 06:05
    Track
    47
    Title
    III. Proposta seria: Adagio
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  48. 48 IV. Tema con variazioni 10:52
    Track
    48
    Title
    IV. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    10:52
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Theodore Kuchar
  49. 49 I. Molto allegro 09:41
    Track
    49
    Title
    I. Molto allegro
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  50. 50 II. Andante 11:48
    Track
    50
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    11:48
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  51. 51 III. Allegretto scherzando 05:10
    Track
    51
    Title
    III. Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  52. 52 IV. Finale: Maestoso - Allegro assai con fuoco 09:22
    Track
    52
    Title
    IV. Finale: Maestoso - Allegro assai con fuoco
    Duration
    09:22
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  53. 53 I. Allegro 09:47
    Track
    53
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  54. 54 II. Andante sostenuto 07:57
    Track
    54
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  55. 55 III. Intermezzo: Allegro giusto 05:26
    Track
    55
    Title
    III. Intermezzo: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  56. 56 IV. Finale: Andante - Allegro con fuoco 11:00
    Track
    56
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andante - Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:00
    Composer
    Johan Svendsen
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  57. 57 I. Grave: Allegro con brio 13:17
    Track
    57
    Title
    I. Grave: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    13:17
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  58. 58 II. Andante 08:18
    Track
    58
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  59. 59 III. Allegro, molto scherzando 06:53
    Track
    59
    Title
    III. Allegro, molto scherzando
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  60. 60 IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 09:14
    Track
    60
    Title
    IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  61. 61 I. Allegro con brio 08:02
    Track
    61
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  62. 62 II. Andante 10:38
    Track
    62
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    10:38
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  63. 63 III. Presto 07:35
    Track
    63
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  64. 64 IV. Allegro con brio 09:09
    Track
    64
    Title
    IV. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Hugo Alfvén
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Niklas Willén
  65. 65 I. Allegro energico 12:03
    Track
    65
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    12:03
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Petter Sundkvist
  66. 66 II. Andante 09:27
    Track
    66
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Petter Sundkvist
  67. 67 III. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo presto 07:07
    Track
    67
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo presto
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Petter Sundkvist
  68. 68 IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro vivace - Tranquillamente - Allegro ma non troppo 15:56
    Track
    68
    Title
    IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro vivace - Tranquillamente - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    15:56
    Composer
    Wilhelm Stenhammar
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Petter Sundkvist
  69. 69 I. Allegro molto 12:44
    Track
    69
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:44
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  70. 70 II. Adagio espressivo 07:20
    Track
    70
    Title
    II. Adagio espressivo
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  71. 71 III. Intermezzo 05:06
    Track
    71
    Title
    III. Intermezzo
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset
  72. 72 IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace 07:40
    Track
    72
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Malmö Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bjarte Engeset