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These recordings represent the ten-year orchestra/conductor partnership of the SFS and Herbert Blomstedt, and reflect the outstanding achievements of the Symphony and conductor.

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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra See details
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
SKU: 2954
 
 
Herbert Blomstedt well understands the virtues of simplicity, making this direct and refreshing performance of Brahms's ubiquitous choral masterpiece the best available since the famous Klemperer/EMI recording. Without feeling any need to indulge in saccharine expressiveness, the Swedish conductor's work is all the more moving for being so excitingly played and sung. No funereal gloom here, just the sweet solace that Brahms clearly intended. --David Hurwitz
Our price: $18.98
Nielsen: Symphonies 1-3 (San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt) See details
Nielsen: Symphonies 1-3 (San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt)
SKU: 2242
 
Herbert Blomstedt's Nielsen symphony cycle is widely acclaimed as among his best. Blomstedt emphasizes the Romantic qualities inherent in these early Nielsen scores, leading the SFS Orchestra in brisk, vibrant performances.

Two-disc set recorded in standard CD format (DDD).

CARL NIELSEN (1865-1931)

Track List:
 
Disc 1
  1. Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op 7/FS 16
  2. Symphony No. 2 ("The Four Temperaments"), Op. 16 (FS29)
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Disc 2
  1. Symphony No. 3, Op 27/FS 60 "Sinfonia espansiva"
  2. Maskarade, comic opera, FS39 Overture
  3. Aladdin, incidental music, Op 34/FS 89 Suite

Total playing time: 2:10:17.
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Nielsen: Symphonies 4-6 (San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt) See details
Nielsen: Symphonies 4-6 (San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt)
SKU: 2953
 
Herbert Blomstedt's Nielsen symphony cycle is widely acclaimed as among his best. The second set of three continues Blomstedt's fine interpretations of these powerful symphonies. Nielsen's Fifth is a stunning, miraculous, amazing, tragic, and ultimately life-affirming masterpiece. Written in the wake of the Great War when the scope of its horror had become fully apparent to the composer, it speaks profoundly and prophetically of the rise of nationalism, fascism, and the eternal conflict between a peaceful social discourse and the war-machine of the state.

Two-disc set recorded in standard CD format (DDD).

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

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Disc 1
    San Francisco Symphony conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
  1. Symphony No. 4 ("Inextinguishable"), Op 29/FS 76
  2. Symphony No. 5, Op 50/FS 97

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Disc 2
  1. Symphony No. 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"The Danish National Radio Choir, Ulf Schirmer conducting
    Copenhagen Boys' Choir
  2. Little Suite for string orchestra in A minor, Op. 1/s 1-3/FS 6
  3. Hymnus Amoris, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op 12/FS 21
    Barbara Bonney, soprano
    John Mark Ainsley, tenor
    Lars Pedersen, tenor
    Michael W. Hansen, baritone
    Bo Anker Hansen, bass

Total playing time: 2:10:17.

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Sibelius: The Symphonies (4 CD Set) See details
Sibelius: The Symphonies (4 CD Set)

SKU: 6162 

There isn't a weak movement here. Blomstedt's performance culminates in a truly powerful account of the finale. Everything else is wonderful, from the vital and energetic First, to the seamlessly managed transitions in the Seventh.
Our price: $32.95