Symphonies nos. 3 & 7

Album by Jean Sibelius & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle

Symphonies Nos. 3 and 7 are orchestral works by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, composed in 1907 and 1924 respectively. The Third Symphony signals a move towards a leaner, more classically ordered economy with clearer textures and rhythmic vitality, while the Seventh, cast as a single continuous movement, synthesises Sibelius's late style through compressed motivic development and cyclical form, and stands as the culmination of his symphonic output.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: I. Allegro moderato
    10:33
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
    9:43
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: III. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto
    8:32
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105: I. Adagio
    10:52
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105: II. Rallentando al... Adagio
    2:06
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105: III. Allegro molto moderato
    4:39
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105: IV. Presto - Adagio
    4:52

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