Alexander Brincken: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 Alexander Brincken, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Rainer Held

• Alexander Brincken (b. 1952): Symphony No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 27:
• 1 Symphony No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 27: I. Moderato. Allegro 15:34
• 2 Symphony No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 27: II. Adagio 15:23
• 3 Symphony No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 27: III. Scherzo. Allegro ben ritmato 10:11
• 4 Symphony No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 27: IV. Finale. Allegro molto 12:25
• Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11:
• 5 Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11: I. Meditazione I 03:18
• 6 Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11: II. Toccata 02:24
• 7 Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11: III. Capriccioso 04:50
• 8 Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11: IV. Meditazione II 10:10
• 9 Capriccio for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11: V. Coda 01:28
• Total Runtime 01:15:43

Info for Alexander Brincken: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1

Alexander Brincken born in Leningrad in 1952 and Swiss-based since 1992, writes in an accessible and unashamedly late-Romantic language. His grandiose Fourth Symphony of 2014–15, written for a huge orchestra, has echoes of a number of earlier composers, among them Berlioz, Bruckner, Martinů, Wagner and, especially, Franz Schmidt and Richard Strauss, all assimilated into a big-hearted style that blends dignity, lyricism and power, with a strong sense of the Swiss landscapes in which he has made his home. The earlier Capriccio for piano and orchestra – a concerto in all but name – has, in turn, something of the sober strength and wiry energy of Frank Martin – curiously, since it was written seven years before Brincken moved to Switzerland.

Alexander Brincken, piano
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Rainer Held, conductor

Alexander Brincken
born in Leningrad in 1952 and Swiss-based since 1992, writes in an accessible and unashamedly late-Romantic language. His grandiose Fourth Symphony of 2014–15, written for a huge orchestra, has echoes of a number of earlier composers, among them Berlioz, Bruckner, Martinů, Wagner and, especially, Franz Schmidt and Richard Strauss, all assimilated into a big-hearted style that blends dignity, lyricism and power, with a strong sense of the Swiss landscapes in which he has made his home. The earlier Capriccio for piano and orchestra – a concerto in all but name – has, in turn, something of the sober strength and wiry energy of Frank Martin – curiously, since it was written seven years before Brincken moved to Switzerland.

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