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Fabio Luisi and his musicians from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, for which he has been the musical director since 2014, worked extensively to play the vast corpus of Carl Nielsen's Six Symphonies before recording them for Deutsche Grammophon over three sessions in 2022. We immediately revel in the beauty of the sound recordings made in the warm acoustics of the Copenhagen Symphony Hall built by Jean Nouvel. With a reverberating sound giving an airy sense to the entire ensemble, the sound plans are clearly defined and always remain readable, without overloading or saturating the ears.
In the Scandinavian countries and Northern Europe, the symphony took some time to really take off. In the 19th century, the Swedish recluse, Franz Berwald, did not have a following despite the very original and personal style he gave to his four symphonies. While a few adventurous composers have made attempts, it wasn’t until after the two masterful cycles by Sibelius and Nielsen that the genre really came into its own.
Composed between 1892 and 1925, Carl Nielsen's Six Symphonies are, like those of Sibelius, six masterpieces. They represent an immense field of research, with an expressive power of great force. While the first two remain somewhat dependent on the Brahmsian model, they already demonstrate a very personal fearlessness, combining both style and harmony. The array of moods expressed in these works did not escape Maestro Fabio Luisi, who endeavoured, above all to exalt the dark and dramatic, even violent, side of Nielsen's music, demonstrating similar levels of drama previously created by Bruckner, Mahler, and Shostakovich. He is accompanied by an all-encompassing orchestra of exceptional quality, endowed with a great richness of tone and incredible sound power resources. It represents an essential gateway for appreciating a great composer’s music, one who’s symphonic repertoire can be considered somewhat “off the beaten track,” in a world where we usually say “well-worn.” © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7 (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments" (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 "Espansiva" (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Palle Knudsen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fatma Said, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable" (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia Semplice" (Carl Nielsen)
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Conductor, MainArtist - Carl Nielsen, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mikkel Nymand, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernhard Guettler, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Album review
Fabio Luisi and his musicians from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, for which he has been the musical director since 2014, worked extensively to play the vast corpus of Carl Nielsen's Six Symphonies before recording them for Deutsche Grammophon over three sessions in 2022. We immediately revel in the beauty of the sound recordings made in the warm acoustics of the Copenhagen Symphony Hall built by Jean Nouvel. With a reverberating sound giving an airy sense to the entire ensemble, the sound plans are clearly defined and always remain readable, without overloading or saturating the ears.
In the Scandinavian countries and Northern Europe, the symphony took some time to really take off. In the 19th century, the Swedish recluse, Franz Berwald, did not have a following despite the very original and personal style he gave to his four symphonies. While a few adventurous composers have made attempts, it wasn’t until after the two masterful cycles by Sibelius and Nielsen that the genre really came into its own.
Composed between 1892 and 1925, Carl Nielsen's Six Symphonies are, like those of Sibelius, six masterpieces. They represent an immense field of research, with an expressive power of great force. While the first two remain somewhat dependent on the Brahmsian model, they already demonstrate a very personal fearlessness, combining both style and harmony. The array of moods expressed in these works did not escape Maestro Fabio Luisi, who endeavoured, above all to exalt the dark and dramatic, even violent, side of Nielsen's music, demonstrating similar levels of drama previously created by Bruckner, Mahler, and Shostakovich. He is accompanied by an all-encompassing orchestra of exceptional quality, endowed with a great richness of tone and incredible sound power resources. It represents an essential gateway for appreciating a great composer’s music, one who’s symphonic repertoire can be considered somewhat “off the beaten track,” in a world where we usually say “well-worn.” © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
- Total length: 03:36:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Danish National Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi
- Composer: Carl Nielsen
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2023 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2023 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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