Symphonies Nos. 1-3

by San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

Symphonies Nos. 1-3 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1999-01-01
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:10:10
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Herbert Blomstedt's Nielsen cycle with the San Francisco Symphony, recorded for Decca during his tenure as the orchestra's music director. The first three symphonies show Nielsen moving from late-Romantic models toward his individual, conflict-driven symphonic style.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, complex, symphonic, virtuosic, grand, modern

Tracklist

  1. I Allegro Orgoglioso (9:03)
  2. II Andante (6:50)
  3. III Allegro Comodo (8:20)
  4. IV Finale: Allegro Con Fuoco (8:44)
  5. I Allegro Collerico (9:19)
  6. II Allegro Comodo E Flemmatico (4:28)
  7. III Andante Malinconico (11:35)
  8. IV Allegro Sanguineo (6:58)
  9. I Allegro Espansivo (10:40)
  10. II Andante Pastorale (9:09)
  11. III Allegro Un Poco (6:21)
  12. IV Finale: Allegro (9:13)
  13. Maskarade, FS 39 – Overture (4:20)
  14. I Oriental Festive March (3:04)
  15. II Aladdin's Dream And Dance Of The Morning Mist (2:54)
  16. III Hindu Dance (2:30)
  17. IV Chinese Dance (3:36)
  18. V The Marketplace In Ispahan (4:46)
  19. VI Dance Of The Prisoners (3:41)
  20. VII Negro Dance (4:39)

Credits

  • Carl Nielsen - primary artist, composed by
  • Herbert Blomstedt - primary artist, conductor
  • Thomas Fearnley - illustration [cover]

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