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Arnold: Symphony No. 9

~ Malcolm Arnold (Composer), Andrew Arnold Malcolm / Penny (Composer), Andrew Penny (Conductor), Irish National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Irish National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
  • Conductor: Andrew Penny
  • Composer: Malcolm Arnold, Malcolm / Penny, Andrew Arnold
  • Audio CD (19 Mar 1996)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00000149U
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,414 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: I. VivaceAndrew Penny 8:32Album Only
Listen  2. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: II. AllegrettoAndrew Penny 8:34Album Only
Listen  3. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: III. GiubilosoAndrew Penny 6:42£0.69
Listen  4. Symphony No. 9, Op. 128: IV. LentoAndrew Penny23:07Album Only
Listen  5. Sir Malcolm Arnold in Conversation with Andrew PennyMalcolm Arnold10:20Album Only

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  1. Symphony No. 9
    Composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold
    Performed by Ireland National Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Andrew Penny

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another ninth symphony masterpiece, 6 Aug 2002
Malcolm Arnold's ninth symphony is certainly one of his most profound and far-reaching orchestral statements, and it is a piece which reveals the whole breadth and complexity of his musical personality. It will be difficult to find a more dynamic account of this piece than that offered by Andrew Penny and the Irish National Orchestra.
An interesting feature of this symphony is that it in two parts with the first three movements acting as preludes to the epic final movement (which is as long as the first three movements put together). Whilst being somewhat different in scale from much of his other music, it still manages to incorporate all of Arnold's key musical concepts.
The first movement is a dance-like Vivace which is fairly sparse and econmical in form- it contains sections where only single woodwind instruments are playng. The opening theme is hauntingly grotesque, but the movement does lose some momentum until the opening theme is taken up again by the whole orchestra at the end of the movement. The second movement is a atmospheric, bucolic allegretto with a motif which is repeated some 16 times but with different layers of orchestral colouring. The third movement is a classic Arnold scherzo, full of outlandish and unrestrained Brass passages.
It is in the final movment that the symphony changes course. This is one of the darkest of symphonic movements and is redolent of the long funeral march of Mahler's Ninth Symphony. It is Arnold at his heartbroken best, making it clear that this is his musical depiction of a descent into darkness. I was particulalry moved by the impassioned outburst towards the end of the movement when the music changes tempo- like someone trying to wrench free of their misery. But the music soons descends back into the sombre theme that began the movement, and the G major ending offers only a slight resolution. This is a sublime masterpiece of a movement.
The interview after the symphony reveals much about Arnold's inimitable take on music and life. He suggests that the movement reflected his own personal struggles in the past, and asked whether he was glad to be alive to celebrate his 75th birthday he jokes that "there is still a bit of life in the old dog yet". The old dog must be wagging his tail at this performance.
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