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George Enescu

Symphony No. 2 & Chamber Symphony

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

ODE 1196-2 · CD · June 2012

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Track listing

8 tracks · 69:06

George Enescu

  1. Symphony No. 2, Op. 17 53:16
  2. 1 I. Vivace ma non troppo 20:09
  3. 2 II. Andante giusto 14:27
  4. 3 III. Un poco lento, marziale ? 4:01
  5. 4 IV. Allegro vivace, marziale 14:39
  6. Chamber Symphony for 12 instruments, Op. 33 15:51
  7. 5 I. Molto moderato, un poco maestoso 5:54
  8. 6 II. Allegretto molto 3:54
  9. 7 III. Adagio 2:04
  10. 8 IV. Allegro molto moderato 3:58

About this recording

George Enescu is Romania's most important composer - and one of the most neglected composers of the 20th century. With this release the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of its artistic director Hannu Lintu demonstrates a master of great orchestral colour and impressive imagination.

Artistic director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009, Hannu Lintu has rapidly been creating an international career and is a sought-after conductor. From 2013 onward he will assume the post of chief conductor of the Finnish RSO.

This release will be the first of an Enescu cycle with Hannu Lintu. Two more - featuring, among others, symphonies no. 1 and 3 - will follow 2013 and 2014.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

The artists

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, comprising 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras. In autumn 2013, young Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali succeeded Hannu Lintu as new Chief Conductor and continued in his post until 2023.

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Hannu Lintu

Hannu Lintu is one of Finland's most sought-after conductors and is rapidly creating a major international career. He has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 2009-2013, and also Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. Before assuming the new role of Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2013 to 2021, he was the orchestra's Chief Guest Conductor in 2012. Hannu Lintu was previously Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra in Finland and was Artistic Director of the orchestra's Summer Sounds festival in 2005. In November 2022, the Gulbenkian Orchestra announced the appointment of Lintu as its next chief conductor.

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