Symphonies nos. 1-4

Album by Jean Sibelius & London Symphony Orchestra & Anthony Collins

Symphonies Nos. 1–4 is the set of the first four symphonies by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, composed between 1899 and 1911. These works trace Sibelius's evolution from late-Romantic orchestral writing towards a more economical, modernist approach, characterised by motivic development, modal-inflected harmonies and distinctive Nordic orchestral colours that mark an important phase in his early career and in the development of 20th-century symphonic music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39: I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico
    9:26
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39: II. Andante (Ma non troppo lento)
    8:55
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    4:40
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39: IV. Finale (Quasi una fantasia)
    11:42
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a poco ravvivando il tempo al allegro
    9:26
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto
    12:40
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Largamente
    5:41
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Finale (Allegro moderato)
    12:57

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: I. Allegro moderato
    9:21
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
    7:29
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52: III. Moderato - Allegro (Ma non tanto)
    7:59
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
    8:49
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
    4:04
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: III. Il tempo largo
    8:56
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: IV. Allegro
    10:04

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