Orchestra
Autore:Nielsen Carl
Titolo:Symphony No. 2, Op. 16, "The Four Temperaments" in Full Score
Pagine:156
Editore:Dover

Descritto da Jean Sibelius come "un compositore nato dalle sinfonie", Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) fu influenzato molto presto nella sua vita professionale da Grieg, Dvořák e Brahms. Sviluppando le sue capacità compositive mentre si guadagnava da vivere come secondo violista nella Royal Orchestra, l'illustre danese mostrò, anche nei suoi primi lavori, una straordinaria concezione della tonalità come una caratteristica fluida e progressista della sua musica - una tendenza evidente nel suo popolare e Seconda Symphony (1901-02) riccamente segnata.
Chiamando quest'opera "I quattro temperamenti", il compositore identificava ogni movimento con uno dei quattro tipi di personalità arcaiche: un primo movimento energico dal tipo colerico, un movimento lento con il tipo malinconico e così via


Described by Jean Sibelius as "a born composer of symphonies," Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) was greatly influenced early in his professional life by Grieg, Dvořák, and Brahms. Developing his compositional skills while earning a living as a second violist in the Royal Orchestra, the distinguished Dane displayed, even in his earliest works, a striking conception of tonality as a fluid, progressive characteristic of his music — a leaning conspicuous in his popular and richly scored Second Symphony (1901–02).
Calling this work "The Four Temperaments," the composer identified each movement with one of the four archaic personality types: an energetic first movement with the choleric type, a slow movement with the melancholic type, and so on. Even with its often startling and arresting turns, and the use of novel and original relationships between keys, as Grove's points out, Nielsen's work "never forsook the resources of familiar melody and harmony." Tonal practice is always in the service of articulating the broader dramatic and melodic content. Like most of his works, the Second Symphony is imbued with a special vigor and confidence.
Professional musicians and concert-goers alike will rejoice in this inexpensive, authoritative edition of one of the most popular symphonies of the twentieth century.

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