Symphonie no. 2 "Pour cordes" & no. 4 "Deliciae Basilienses"

Album by Arthur Honegger & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Charles Dutoit

Symphonies No. 2 "Pour cordes" and No. 4 "Deliciae Basilienses" are orchestral works by Swiss-born composer Arthur Honegger, composed in 1941 and 1946 respectively. No. 2, written for strings, is concentrated and contrapuntal in texture, while No. 4 adopts a more expansive orchestral palette with references to local Swiss material, both reflecting Honegger's mid-career exploration of form and colour within 20th-century symphonic practice.
First released: 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie No. 2 "Pour cordes": I. Molto moderato - allegro
    11:46
  2. 2.
    Symphonie No. 2 "Pour cordes": II. Adagio mesto
    8:37
  3. 3.
    Symphonie No. 2 "Pour cordes": III. Vivace non troppo
    5:21
  4. 4.
    Symphonie No. 4 "Deliciae Basilienses": I. Lento e misterioso - Allegro
    11:50
  5. 5.
    Symphonie No. 4 "Deliciae Basilienses": II. Larghetto
    6:23
  6. 6.
    Symphonie No. 4 "Deliciae Basilienses": III. Allegro
    8:35

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