Symphonies nos. 4 & 5

Album by Jean Sibelius & Berliner Philharmoniker & James Levine

Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 are orchestral works by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, composed in 1911 and 1915 respectively. They illustrate Sibelius's development from late-Romantic expression towards a more concentrated, early-modern idiom, with No. 4 characterised by stark, dissonant textures and a terse, introspective mood, and No. 5 by broader melodic arcs and more expansive orchestration that point towards grander symphonic gestures in his later career.

Symphonies nos. 4 & 5 by Sibelius - album cover

First released: 1995

Symphony Classical

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Symphonie Nr. 4 a-moll op. 63: 1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
11:23
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Symphonie Nr. 4 a-moll op. 63: 2. Allegro molto vivace
4:57
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Symphonie Nr. 4 a-moll op. 63: 3. Il tempo largo
11:30
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Symphonie Nr. 4 a-moll op. 63: 4. Allegro
9:38
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Symphonie Nr. 5 Es-dur op. 82: (1.) Tempo molto moderato – Largamente – Allegro moderato – Presto
7:39
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Symphonie Nr. 5 Es-dur op. 82: (1.) Allegro moderato – Presto
4:52
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Symphonie Nr. 5 Es-dur op. 82: (2.) Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
8:11
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Symphonie Nr. 5 Es-dur op. 82: (3.) Allegro molto – Misterioso – Un pochettino largamente – Largamente assai
8:38