Symphonies 3 & 6

Album by Jean Sibelius & San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt

Symphonies 3 & 6 are two symphonic works by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, composed in 1907 and 1923 respectively. They display a move towards a leaner orchestral palette, greater economy of thematic material and a more modal, sometimes austere harmonic language, representing a transitional phase between his earlier romanticism and his later, more concentrated symphonic style in the context of early 20th-century music.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: I. Allegro moderato
    10:11
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
    10:19
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)
    8:45
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato
    9:24
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: II. Allegretto moderato
    6:29
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: III. Poco vivace
    3:33
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: IV. Allegro molto
    10:23

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