Nielsen: Symphonies Nos.1 & 6

The second release in Sir Colin Davis acclaimed Nielsen cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra features the first and sixth symphonies. The debut recording of symphonies four and five was an Editor s Choice in Gramophone and Orchestral Choice of the Month in BBC Music Magazine. Nielsen s First Symphony draws inspiration from Brahms and Dvorak but also contains hints of the progressive tonality for which he was later celebrated. His enigmatic sixth and final symphony, entitled Sinfonia Semplice (Simple Symphony), turns out to be anything but this. Though written thirty years apart,
both works feature folk-inflections, tonal ambiguity and Nielsen s distinctive anti-Romantic style.