Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 2 and 4; Helios Overture

Advantages: Outstanding music on period instruments
Disadvantages: Swaping C.D'S in music player.

...EMI as follows:- CD 1 66’06" Symphony No 1 Symphony No 6 "The Pastoral" CD 2 58’40" Symphony No 2 Symphony No 8 CD 3 48’43" Overture: Creatures of Prometheus Symphony No 3 "Erocia" CD 4 64’36" Symphony No 4 Symphony No 5 CD 5 52’50" Overture; "Coriolan ", Overture: "Egmont", Symphony No 7 CD 6 62’23" Symphony No 9 "The Choral" This new set from Virgin Classics Catalogue No 5619432 is as follows:- CD 1 Symphony No 1 Symphony No 3 "Eeroica" Creatures of Prometheus CD 2 Symphony No 2 Symphony No 8 Coriolan Overture Egmont Overture CD 3 Symphony No 4 Symphony No 7 CD 4 Symphony No 5 Symphony No 6 "Pastoral" CD 5 Symphony No 9 “The Choral" Amazon price £13.99 This will not be to everybody’s liking though I do believe that it gives a new perspective on some... Read review

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Advantages: Dramatic, emotional music
Disadvantages: The introductory chords will wake you up

...accepted the title of Emperor in 1804, he tore the original title page in half delaring that Bonaparte was “an ordinary mortal after all. Now he, too, will trample on all the rights of man and indulge only his ambition. He will exalt himself above all others, become a tyrant!" The Symphony is composed in four movements. 1. Allegro con brio 15:06 2. Larghetto 16:59 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 6:10 4. Finale. Allegro molto. 12.45 The first movement is by far the grandest. It famously opens with two mightly chords. The first subject immediately follows in E flat. The second movement is a monumental funeral march.. The third , the shortest of the four movements, is notable for its detached rhythms and flashing outbursts. The finale begins with a tempestuous flourish and is in a form of free variations on a theme. Egmont Overture, Op 84... Read review

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Advantages: Choral Symphony
Disadvantages: Nothing

.... In the secong movement of this Simphony "Motto and Vivace" was introducing with wind intruments and then cord instrument who plays a 1/2 time musical note with ithe sound of the timbal and then continues with a soft movement. Besides of this in this 10 minute music the timbal plays only three times and fouth with a characteristical sound in this movement. The third movement "Adagio molto a cantabile" is a movement with soft sounds of cord instrument like violas, violin and contrabass specially, that was interrumpted two times with a trumped song like a military song in 14 minute music. Besides of this description at the begining ot this movement in a concert the singer will sing on the 4th movement enter at the scene, preparing their song. The fourth movement "Presto - Allegro assai" kwoning "joy song" is the Choral part of this symphony , so... Read review

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