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Nielsen: The Symphonies / Vänskä

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-11-05

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Helios Overture, FS 32/Op. 17; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. ...
Performers: Corbett, Heather; Ghiro, Yann
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

Carl Nielsen has sometimes been described as the most underrated composer of the 20th century, but most critics would certainly agree that his six symphonies,...continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50
Performers: Cox, Nicholas; Johns, Graham
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

Nielsen: Symphonies, Overtures, Concertos, Wind Quintet & Piano Music / Blomstedt, Woldike, Andsnes, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Bohmisk-dansk folketone, FS 130; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op...
Performers: Andersen, Hans Christian; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Eriksson, Ib; Gobel, Bodil; Jarlkov, Ib; Johansen, Mogens Schmidt; Landy, Tonny; Lemmser, Frantz; Norup, Bent; Rasmussen, Peter; Schultz, Kirsten; Stevens...
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Davis, Andrew; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wöldike, Mogens;
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Carl Nielsen stands alongside fellow Scandinavian composers Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius as one of the finest musical geniuses to come from the northern countries....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies no 1-6 / Blomstedt, Danish Radio SO

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Bohmisk-dansk folketone, FS 130; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op...
Performers: Eriksson, Ib; Jarlkov, Ib; Rasmussen, Peter; Schultz, Kirsten
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: The Complete Symphonies, etc / Bostock, et al

4 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-03-06

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Silkesko over gylden laest! (Silk Shoe over Golden Last!), s...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Cox, Nicholas; Johns, Graham; Lund, Jan; Thaysen, Eva Hess
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphonies no 2 & 5 / Bostock, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1999-11-07

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50
Performers: Cox, Nicholas; Johns, Graham
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Nielsen: Concertos, Orchestral Works / Blomstedt, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Rhapsody in F major, FS 7; Helios Overture, FS 32/Op. 17; Saga-dream, FS 46/Op. 39; Concerto for Violin Op. 33 (FS 61); Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49; Concerto for Flute, FS 119; An ...
Performers: Jarlkov, Ib; Lemmser, Frantz; Stevensson, Kjell-Inge; Tellefsen, Arve
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This set, from Blomstedt's 1975 cycle of the Nielsen symphonies, is definitely one to recommend...If it's hard for you to choose between the BIS and...continue...