[ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Saturday 20 May 2017
The second core cycle of symphonic works in this Masters Series comes from the 20th century. The six masterful symphonies by Nielsen with the Swedish Radio Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, "performances of great thrust and unflagging energy, played with the necessary sharp rhythmic focus, and vividly recorded" (ClassicsToday.com).
Nielsen:
Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (complete)
Little Suite in A minor for strings, Op. 1 (FS6)
New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Pan & Syrinx, Op. 49 (FS87)
Helios Overture, Op. 17 (FS32)
Maskarade (excerpts)
Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61)
Cho-Liang Lin (violin)
Aladdin Suite, Op. 34
Sibelius:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Cho-Liang Lin (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra