Martinu: Symphony No. 2 |
This page lists all recordings of Symphony No. 2, by Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi "Jarvi [is] putting the Cincinnati Symphony on the map." (Gramophone) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi "Jarvi [is] putting the Cincinnati Symphony on the map." (Gramophone) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Neumann | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen "This is another budget-priced winner from this company. Wonderful sounding, with a nice sense of frontal depth, proper string tones, and a good mid-hall perspective, the discs also exhibited a very realistic sense of dynamic contrast."
- Sensible Sound July/August 2002 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek The sextuplet of Martinu symphonies originated within a very short time frame (Symphonies Nos. 1-5
within a mere five years – from 1942 to 1946 in the USA; Symphony No. 6, designated Fantaisies
symphoniques, was completed in 1953) at a time when the composer enjoyed general acclaim
and was bursting with creative energy. It was as if only on a new continent, where he was driven by
war and was warmly welcomed, could Martinu muster up the courage to plunge into this classical
form and seek to catch up on what he had “missed out on” until then. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Martinu - Complete Symphonies
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi As with all enormously prolific composers, Martinuº’s works are uneven in quality; but his symphonies are generally held among the outstanding 20th-century examples of the genre. All six were written in the USA, the first five in consecutive years from 1942 – the shadow of war can be heard in several march-like movements – but they frequently reveal the composer’s Czech origins, particularly in the stirring slow movements which become darker and more probing as the cycle progresses. The textures and rhythms have a percussive energy that derives both from his formative years of study in Paris in the 1920s and from the prominent use of a piano within the orchestra. “The Bambergers play for all they are worth for Järvi, who brings out Martinu’s individual qualities and secures a remarkable degree of clarity.” Gramophone Magazine | 
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Neumann | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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