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Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Neeme Järvi
Year: 1993
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97 is a symphony composed by Carl Nielsen in Denmark between 1920 and 1922. It was first performed in Copenhagen on 24 January 1922 with the composer conducting. It is one of the two of Nielsen's six symphonies lacking a subtitle.
The Fifth Symphony has a non-customary structure, comprising two movements instead of the common three or four. Written in a modern musical language, it draws on the theme of contrast and opposition. The post-World War I composition is also described as having elements of war.
0:00 I. Tempo giusto
9:35 Adagio non troppo
18:26 II. Allegro-Un poco piu mosso
24:04 Presto
27:04 Andante un poco tranquillo
31:12 Allegro (tempo)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Neeme Järvi
Year: 1993
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97 is a symphony composed by Carl Nielsen in Denmark between 1920 and 1922. It was first performed in Copenhagen on 24 January 1922 with the composer conducting. It is one of the two of Nielsen's six symphonies lacking a subtitle.
The Fifth Symphony has a non-customary structure, comprising two movements instead of the common three or four. Written in a modern musical language, it draws on the theme of contrast and opposition. The post-World War I composition is also described as having elements of war.
0:00 I. Tempo giusto
9:35 Adagio non troppo
18:26 II. Allegro-Un poco piu mosso
24:04 Presto
27:04 Andante un poco tranquillo
31:12 Allegro (tempo)
