Symphonies no. 2, op. 43, no. 4 op. 63

Album by Jean Sibelius & Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (completed 1902), and Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 (completed 1911) are orchestral symphonies by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The Second exemplifies late-Romantic, national-romantic orchestral writing with expansive form, broad melodic gestures and rich harmonic colouring, whereas the Fourth presents a markedly leaner, more dissonant and introspective language that signals Sibelius's move towards economy of material and early modernist tendencies in his later career.

Symphonies no. 2, op. 43, no. 4 op. 63 by Jean Sibelius - album cover

First released: 9th September 2016

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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto
9:29
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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato – Andante sostenuto – Allegro
13:45
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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo – Lento e suave
6:47
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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
13:45
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Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio – Adagio – Tempo I – Adagio – Tempo I
9:44
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Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
5:06
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Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: III. Il Tempo largo
12:03
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Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: IV. Allegro
9:23