Jean Sibelius · Paul Hindemith
Symphony No. 3
The Four Temperaments
Helsinki Festival Orchestra
Olli Mustonen, piano & conductor
Track listing
8 tracks · 51:42Jean Sibelius
- Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 26:31
- 1 I. Allegro moderato 9:19
- 2 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 9:18
- 3 III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto) 7:53
Paul Hindemith
- Four Temperaments - theme and variations for piano and string orchestra 25:12
- 4 Theme 5:38
- 5 First Variation: Melancholy 5:34
- 6 Second variation: Sanguine 5:02
- 7 Third variation: Phlegmatic 4:05
- 8 Fourth variation: Choleric 4:53
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
Press
This is easily the finest available version of The Four Temperaments, and perhaps of the symphony as well (...). This is great music, plain and simple.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, June 2003, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
The artists
Helsinki Festival Orchestra
The Helsinki Festival Orchestra aims to act as a forum where the most talented members of the young generation of Finnish musicians, acclaimed both at home and abroad for their skills, can meet in an idealistic spirit to apply the finest traditions of chamber music to playing in an orchestra. United in their aspirations, they have created an atmosphere in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, one of their primary goals is not only to give superb performances but also to capture the true joy of music-making and to give and receive mutual inspiration.
Olli Mustonen
Olli Mustonen has a unique place on today's music scene both as a pianist, conductor and composer. As a pianist, he has challenged and fascinated audiences throughout Europe and America with his brilliant technique and startling originality. At the heart of his piano playing Mustonen has a deeply held conviction that each performance must have the freshness of a first performance and this tenacious spirit of discovery leads him to explore many areas of repertoire beyond the established canon.