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Symphonies No. 2 & 3

Knussen: Symphonies No. 2 & 3

Released Date:
01 Sep 2012


Artists:

London Sinfonietta


Philharmonia Orchestra


Michael Tilson Thomas


Oliver Knussen



Michael Collins

clarinet

Edward Pillinger

clarinet

Ian Mitchell

clarinets

Gareth Hulse

oboe

Linda Hirst

soprano

Elaine Barry

soprano

The Nash Ensemble



Venue:

Watford Town Hall


St John's Smith Square, London



Producer:

Oliver Knussen


Antony Hodgson/ Oliver Knussen



Engineer:

Bob Auger


John Whiting/ Mike Skeet



Record Label
NMC

Genre:

Contemporary




Total Time - 57:18
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Symphonies No. 2 & 3

     
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OLIVER KNUSSEN

     
 

Symphony No. 3

  
1 I Andante misterioso – Fantastico 2:12
 
 Michael Tilson Thomas
2 II Allegro con fuoco 4:54
 
 Michael Tilson Thomas
3 III Molto tranquillo 7:46
 
 Michael Tilson Thomas
     
4 

Trumpets, for soprano and 3 clarinets

 4:02
 Linda Hirst soprano
 Michael Collins clarinet
 Edward Pillinger clarinet
 Ian Mitchell clarinets
 Oliver Knussen
     
5 

Ophelia Dances, Book 1

 7:08
 Linda Hirst soprano
 Michael Collins clarinet
 Edward Pillinger clarinet
 Ian Mitchell clarinets
 Oliver Knussen
     
6 

Coursing, for chamber orchestra

 4:56
 Linda Hirst soprano
 Michael Collins clarinet
 Edward Pillinger clarinet
 Ian Mitchell clarinets
 Oliver Knussen
     
7 

Cantata, for oboe and string trio

 10:11
 
 Gareth Hulse oboe
     
 

Symphony No. 2

  
8 I Allegro – Scuro – Spettrale 4:30
 Elaine Barry soprano
 Oliver Knussen
9 II Die Ratten': Adagio – II Scorrevole 3:12
 Elaine Barry soprano
 Oliver Knussen
10 III Edge': Lentissimo 4:21
 Elaine Barry soprano
 Oliver Knussen
11 IV A tempo – IV 'An die Schwester' Andante 4:06
 Elaine Barry soprano
 Oliver Knussen


 Two of Knussen’s major works of the 1970s - Symphony No.2, a song cycle on texts of Georg Trakl and Sylvia Plath, and Symphony No. 3, a symphonic poem about Shakespeare’s Ophelia - are coupled with Coursing, Ophelia Dances and other works.
"Performances are exceptional, which should come as no surprise given the participants" 
 
American Record Guide 

 "This is a unique opportunity to observe one of the exceptional musicians of the 20th (and 21st) century refining his craft." 

 
Fanfare magazine

 "Here is the essence of him: his precocious song-cycle symphony (No 2) and arresting Symphony No 3 (performed by the Philharmonia)… and that locus classicus of ensemble virtuosity, the five minute Coursing, with its long –sustained, leaping, complexly inflected unison line plausibly evoking Niagara Falls"

 
Sunday Times Culture magazine

 "Knussen’s musical language is complex and post-serial, yet he has the knack of conjuring clarity, wit, emotion and memorability out of an idiom that produced so much forgettable cerebral sludge" 

 
The Times

 "...These were always definative performances and it is good to have them available once more - together with Knussen’s brief yet knotty tribute to Elliott  Carter at 70, Coursing - in expert remasterings..."

 
Arnold Whittall - Gramophone magazine - January 2013



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