Symphony No. 2 / Chamber Symphony
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GEORGE ENESCU
Symphony No. 2 / Chamber Symphony
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
[ Ondine / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 1 November 2012
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Ondine is pleased to announce the first release of an Enescu cycle with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of its artistic director Hannu Lintu.
George Enescu is Romania's most important composer - and one of the most neglected composers of the 20th century.
Artistic director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009, Hannu Lintu has rapidly been creating an international career and is a sought-after conductor.
Previous work from the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu and Ondine include Rautavaara's opera Kaivos (ODE11742) and a recording with works by young Finnish composer Uljas Pulkkis (ODE11762).
GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Orchestral
"There are other good versions of this sumptuous work [the Second Symphony]...but this new Finnish account is at least their equal in impetus and recorded sound...Lintu and his players sympathetically expound [the Chamber Symphony], at once elegiac and exploratory...At once cosmopolitan and nostalgically Romanian, this is a little masterpiece." (BBC Music)
"[the Second Symphony is] expressively elusive, for sure, and in style somewhat backward-looking, but find its scoring nicely judged and not at all congested. The Tampere players seem to relish repertoire that sounds both familiar and unfamiliar. Hannu Lintu directs sympathetic performances" (Gramophone)
Tracks:
Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op.17
Chamber Symphony Op. 33
