Symphony no. 2 "The Four Temperaments" / Symphony no. 3 "Sinfonia espansiva"

Album by Carl Nielsen & Inger Dam-Jensen & Poul Elming & DR SymfoniOrkestret & Michael Schønwandt

This recording pairs Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 3, orchestral symphonies composed in 1902 and 1911. Both works blend late-Romantic orchestration with an evolving modernist harmonic language, featuring vivid orchestral colouring, rhythmic invention and concise thematic development, and they occupy a central place in Nielsen's output as pivotal symphonies that chart his progression toward a distinct modern symphonic voice.

Symphony no. 2 "The Four Temperaments" / Symphony no. 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" by Carl Nielsen - album cover

First released: September 1999

Symphony Classical Orchestral

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Symphony no. 3, FS 60, op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": I. Allegro espansivo
11:44
2.
Symphony no. 3, FS 60, op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": II. Andante pastorale
9:34
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Symphony no. 3, FS 60, op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": III. Allegretto un poco
6:20
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Symphony no. 3, FS 60, op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva": IV. Finale: Allegro
9:36
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Symphony no. 2, FS 29, op. 16 "The Four Temperaments": I. Allegro collerico
10:09
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Symphony no. 2, FS 29, op. 16 "The Four Temperaments": II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
4:40
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Symphony no. 2, FS 29, op. 16 "The Four Temperaments": III. Andante malincolico
11:20
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Symphony no. 2, FS 29, op. 16 "The Four Temperaments": IV. Allegro sanguineo
7:30