Symphony no. 4 "The Inextinguishable" / Symphony no. 5

Album by Carl Nielsen & Kungliga Filharmonikerna & Sakari Oramo

Symphony No. 4 "The Inextinguishable" and Symphony No. 5 are the fourth and fifth symphonies by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, completed in 1916 and 1922 respectively. Both works exemplify early 20th-century orchestral writing, combining late-Romantic sonorities with increasing modernist harmonic tension, rhythmic vitality and inventive use of orchestral colour, and they occupy a pivotal place in Nielsen's mature symphonic output as he moved towards more concentrated forms and expressive economy.

Symphony no. 4 "The Inextinguishable" / Symphony no. 5 by Carl Nielsen - album cover

First released: December 2013

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1.
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Det uudslukkelige": I. Allegro –
11:37
2.
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Det uudslukkelige": II. Poco Allegretto –
5:22
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Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Det uudslukkelige": III. Poco adagio quasi andante –
9:39
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Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Det uudslukkelige": IV. Allegro
8:47
5.
Symphony no. 5, op. 50: I. Tempo giusto –
18:00
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Symphony no. 5, op. 50: II. Allegro – Presto – Andante un poco tranquillo – Allegro
16:18