# Einar Englund: The Great Wall of China · Symphony No. 4 "The Nostalgic" · Symphony No. 5 "Fennica"

> Einar Englund: The Great Wall of China · Symphony No. 4 "The Nostalgic" · Symphony No. 5 "Fennica" – Tampere…. Ondine ODE 961-2, CD, released January 2000.

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-961-2

- **Composer:** Einar Englund
- **Work(s):** The Great Wall of China · Symphony No. 4 "The Nostalgic" · Symphony No. 5 "Fennica"
- **Performers:** Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Eri Klas, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 961-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 January 2000
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195096123
- **Tracks:** 13, total 64:09
- **Genres:** Orchestral
- **Series:** Critics' choices
- **Awards:** Cannes Classical Award, ClassicsToday.com '10/10', Classica-Répertoire 'R10 du mois'

## Track listing

**Einar Englund**

- *Symphony No. 4 'Nostalgic' For Strings and Precussion (1976)*
1. I. Prelude (Adagio) (7:02)
2. II. Tempus fugit (Allegro assai) (4:18)
3. III. Nostalgia (Andante) (7:02)
4. IV. Intermezzo V. Epilogue (Allegretto grazioso - Adagio) (6:55)
5. Symphony No. 5 'Fennica' (To the memory of J.K. Paasikivi) (1977) (18:45)
- *The Great Wall of China (1949)*
6. I. Ouvertura (2:34)
7. II. Masquerade in a Chinese Garden (1:56)
8. III. Inquisition (3:37)
9. IV. Rumba (2:03)
10. V. Green Table Tango (1:42)
11. VI. March à la Shostakovich (2:06)
12. VII. Jazz-intermezzo (2:24)
13. VIII. Finale-Polognais (3:45)

## Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

## Press

Cannes Classical Awards 2002: Orchestral and Concerto Award

Under Eri Klas this orchestra plays these scores as if they are the end of the world.

Fanfare, September/October 2001

A spicy introduction to Englund's music in zestful and committed performances.

Guy Rickards, Gramophone, July 2001

Einar Englund's incidental music to The Great Wall of China will delight and astonish music lovers looking for a refreshing new experience. (...) Not only do Eri Klas and the Tampere Philharmonic offer performances as gripping, cogent, and virtuosic as the music ideally demands (and make no mistake, Englund was one of the 20th century's masters at writing for orchestra), Ondine has captured them in stunningly realistic, impactful sound. Don't miss this extraordinary recording by any means!

David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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## Related pages

- [Einar Englund (1916-1999)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/englund-einar.md)
- [Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/tampere-philharmonic-orchestra.md)
- [Eri Klas, Conductor](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/klas-eri.md)

## Also recommended

- [Einar Englund: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 · Epinikia](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1015-2.md): Matti Raekallio, piano · Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Eri Klas, conductor (ODE 1015-2, 2003)
- [Einar Englund: Cello Concerto · Symphony No. 6 "Aphorisms"](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-951-2.md): Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello · Tampere Philharmonic Choir · Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Eri Klas, conductor (ODE 951-2, 2000)
- [Einar Englund: Symphony No. 1 "The War Symphony" · Symphony No. 2 "The Blackbird Symphony"](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-751-2.md): Estonian Symphony Orchestra · Peeter Lilje, conductor (ODE 751-2, 1990)
- [Einar Englund: Symphony No. 3 "Barbarossa" · Symphony No. 7](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-833-2.md): Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra · Ari Rasilainen, conductor (ODE 833-2, 1994)