Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

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This is Jirí Belohlávek's third recording of Martinu's life-enhancing Fourth Symphony (1945) and his second with the Czech Philharmonic.
Both those predecessors possess considerable merits but... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 30th Nov 2003
Catalogue No: SU36312
Label: Supraphon
Length: 62 minutes

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Martinů: Symphony No. 3, H. 299

Work length29:15

$3.15

$4.05

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek

I. Allegro poco moderato

Track length9:18

$1.05

$1.35

II. Largo

Track length8:51

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$1.35

III. Poco moderato

Track length11:06

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$1.35

Martinů: Symphony No. 4, H. 305

Work length33:41

$4.20

$5.40

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek

I. Poco moderato

Track length6:57

$1.05

$1.35

IV. Allegro vivo - Moderato - Allegro vivo

Track length9:32

$1.05

$1.35

VI. Largo

Track length9:32

$1.05

$1.35

VII. Poco allegro

Track length7:40

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$1.35

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2010

This is Jirí Belohlávek's third recording of Martinu's life-enhancing Fourth Symphony (1945) and his second with the Czech Philharmonic.
Both those predecessors possess considerable merits but must now yield to this newcomer.
Not only is the orchestral playing in the luxury class, but Belohlávek's reading is as shapely as it's involving. He masterminds a selfless and unforced ccount of the Third (1944), an altogether more troubled work than its successor, and whose homesick undertow is potently realised here (the heartrending closing pages are precisely that). Belohlávek's, too, is a meticulously prepared performance of compassion and insight that does justice to a riveting work.
Throughout, the inimitable, silvery sonority of this great orchestra has been admirably captured by the Supraphon engineers.

Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

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