Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 1-6 London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis

• Carl Nielsen (1865-1931): Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7, FS 16
• 1 I. Allegro orgoglioso 09:09
• 2 II. Andante 07:24
• 3 III. Allegro comodo 07:59
• 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco 08:46
• Symphony No. 2, The Four Temperaments, Op. 16, FS 29
• 5 I. Allegro collerico 09:55
• 6 II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico 04:16
• 7 III. Andante malincolico 09:54
• 8 IV. Allegro sanguineo 07:47
• Symphony No. 3 Sinfonia Espansiva, Op. 27, FS 60
• 9 I. Allegro espansivo 11:29
• 10 II. Andante pastorale 07:26
• 11 III. Allegretto un poco 06:29
• 12 IV. Finale: Allegro 09:20
• Symphony No. 4 The Inextinguishable, Op. 29, FS 76
• 13 I. Allegro 09:55
• 14 II. Poco allegretto 04:31
• 15 III. Poco adagio quasi andante 08:36
• 16 IV. Allegro 08:11
• Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97
• 17 I. Tempo giusto - 10:43
• 18 I. Adagio non troppo 10:16
• 19 II. Allegro 14:21
• Symphony No. 6 Sinfonia semplice, FS 116
• 20 I. Tempo giusto 12:44
• 21 II. Humoreske: Allegretto 05:17
• 22 III. Proposta seria: Adagio 05:38
• 23 IV. Tema con variazioni 11:13
• Total Runtime 03:21:19

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Sir Colin Davis
The traditional road to success for a conductor used to be an apprenticeship in an opera house as a coach, playing the piano for singers in rehearsal. Colin Davis chose another route, partly by necessity. Unable to play the piano, he was not allowed into the conducting course at the Royal College of Music in London. So, he achieved an important international career by taking the initiative to form ensembles and conduct for friends at first. Early successes included the founding of the Chelsea Opera Group, a company which to this day gives performances of little known operas in concert.

Davis was soon working with professional orchestras including the BBC Scottish Symphony. His first ‘break’ was at Sadler’s Wells in 1958 when his conducting of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio began a lifelong connection with that composer. The Edinburgh Festival followed along with Glyndebourne. His concert career blossomed in the mid 1960′s alongside his opera work and his other passion for Berlioz began to bring him to the attention of record lovers. He has recorded all the major works of Berlioz, including the first complete (and still regarded as the landmark) recording of Les Troyens.

Davis has enjoyed a career-long affiliation with Philips Classics, recording along with Berlioz, Mozart, the complete symphonies of Sibelius (while he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Boston Symphony in the 1970s) and much more.

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