Symphony no. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva" / Symphony no. 4 "The Inexinguishable"

Album by Carl Nielsen & Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi

A paired album of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3 and Symphony No. 4, composed in 1911 and 1916 respectively, presents orchestral symphonies by the Danish composer. Musically, the works chart Nielsen's evolution from the expansive, colouristic and often lyrical orchestration of the third symphony to the fourth's more rhythmically urgent, harmonically intense and conflict-driven sound world, situating both pieces at the centre of his middle-period symphonic output and reflecting broader shifts in European music during and after the First World War.

First released: 20th May 2015

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Symphony no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 (FS60) "Sinfonia espansiva": I. Allegro espansivo
11:57
2.
Symphony no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 (FS60) "Sinfonia espansiva": II. Andante pastorale
9:28
3.
Symphony no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 (FS60) "Sinfonia espansiva": III. Allegretto un poco
6:52
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Symphony no. 3 in D minor, op. 27 (FS60) "Sinfonia espansiva": IV. Finale. Allegro
9:40
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Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (FS76) "The Inextinguishable": I. Allegro
11:49
6.
Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (FS76) "The Inextinguishable": II. Allegretto
4:09
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Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (FS76) "The Inextinguishable": III. Poco adagio quasi andante
9:12
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Symphony no. 4, op. 29 (FS76) "The Inextinguishable": IV. Allegro
8:46