CARL NIELSEN
Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 (FS 60) ‘Sinfonia Espansiva’
London Symphony Orchestra
François Huybrechts
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS 97)
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Paul Kletzki
FIRST CD RELEASE ON DECCA
Recording Producers: James Mallinson (Symphony No. 3); John Mordler (Symphony No. 5)
Balance Engineers: Philip Wade, Peter van Biene (Symphony No. 3); James Lock (Symphony No. 5)
Recording Locations: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 27, 29 April & 24 May 1974 (Symphony No. 3); Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, 13–15 September 1969 (Symphony No. 5)
Remastering Engineer: Chris Bernauer
Original Decca LP Releases: SXL 6695 (Symphony No. 3); SXL 6491 (Symphony No. 5)
‘At every stage the music is presented with eagerness and excitement, the muscular counterpoint has great intensity and you may well hear details you have not heard before… The playing is excellent, as indeed is the recording. Well worth hearing, and studying.’ Musical Times, June 1971 (No. 5)
‘A young Belgian conductor of great talent … Huybrechts has obviously prepared the score with great thought and conscientiousness… He does not use the music as a vehicle for his own self-projection… The two soloists are both excellent.’ Gramophone, March 1975 (No. 3)