Havergal Brian – Symphony No.2, Festival Fanfarre [2007 Naxos][FLAC]

Orthodox in its four-movement structure but, according to the composer, �very unorthodox inside�, Havergal Brian�s Symphony No. 2 was originally inspired by Goethe�s play G�tz von Berlichingen. In 1972, however, following the death of his beloved daughter, Brian dedicated his forty-year old Symphony to her memory. Scored for a big orchestra which calls, among other requirements, for sixteen horns, three sets of timpani, two pianos and organ, the Symphony includes a furious ostinato-scherzo, and a tragic funeral march entirely conceived in Brian�s own terms, yet unafraid to evoke echoes of Siegfried�s Funeral March from G�tterd�mmerung.

1. Festival Fanfare 00:01:44
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
2. I. Adagio solenne – Allegro assai: section 1 00:03:53
3. I. Adagio solenne – Allegro assai: section 2 00:02:58
4. I. Adagio solenne – Allegro assai: section 3 00:01:53
5. I. Adagio solenne – Allegro assai: section 4 00:03:58
6. II. Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo: section 1 00:03:57
7. II. Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo: section 2 00:03:06
8. II. Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo: section 3 00:02:29
9. II. Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo: section 4 00:02:51
10. II. Andante sostenuto e molto espressivo: section 5 00:02:55
11. III. Allegro assai: section 1 00:02:25
12. III. Allegro assai: section 2 00:03:31
13. IV. Lento maestoso e mesto: section 1 00:06:10
14. IV. Lento maestoso e mesto: section 2 00:03:51
15. IV. Lento maestoso e mesto: section 3 00:03:50
16. IV. Lento maestoso e mesto: section 4 00:05:38

Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Rowe, Tony, Conductor

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