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Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Penny, National So of Ireland) [Box set]

~ Malcolm Arnold (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (30 Jul 2007)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B000T8QELM
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84,803 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive recordings of Arnold's symphonies, 14 Sep 2008
By Mr. Mark A. Meldon (Somerset UK) - See all my reviews
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This slipcase package from Naxos contains the original 5 CDs released between 1995 and 2000; the CDs are available seperately but at higher cost. All 9 symphonies are performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland under Andrew Penny.

Malcolm Arnold was a prolific composer, known for "light" music such as film scores, rather than symphonies. This is a pity, as Arnold's symphonies are orchestrated beautifully and have undercurrents of rage within their tuneful surface sheen. 1 sounds carefree most of the time, but does have violent outbursts of dissonance. 2 is akin to 1 but more advanced - it's less strident.

3 is deep, brooding and yearning - stark at times. 4 was written agianst the background of the 1950s Notting Hill race riots and has lots of purcussion. 5 is generally held to be Arnold's best; lots of tunes and passion.

6 is dark, elusive and satisfying. 7 & 8 are difficult, with 7 using the 12-tone technique, and is burning with passion and is, well, pretty terrifying at times! 8, although quite wistful, is also dark and brooding.

9 is sometimes decried, but it is like a beefed-up 7, lightly scored and enigmatic.

Penny takes a light approach; his bright and breezy style suits Arnold very well - Arnold was present at the recording sessions and must have concurred with Penny's approach.

Arnold is often overlooked and this is a great pity as he wrote some very fresh and exciting work; the symphonies here in the Naxos bargain slip-case version are where to start.
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