Liverpool Philharmonic : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Recordings : Alwyn: Symphony No. 4 and Sinfonietta

Alwyn: Symphony No. 4 and Sinfonietta David Lloyd-Jones conducts William Alwyn's Symphony No. 4 and Sinfonietta

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David Lloyd-Jones conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

1. Symphony No. 4 : I. Maestoso ma con moto - Allegro - A tempo primo
2. Symphony No. 4 : II. Molto vivace - Meno mosso, ma con moto - A tempo primo
3. Symphony No. 4 : III. Adagio e molto calmato - Poco piu mosso - Allegro - A tempo primo - Maestoso
4. Sinfonietta for Strings: I. Moderato e molto ritmico
5. Sinfonietta for Strings: II. Adagio e poco rubato
6. Sinfonietta for Strings: III. Allegro - Lento - Andante con moto - Allegro moderato

[Symphony No. 4 is] "...beautifully paced by David Lloyd-Jones. He does an equally good job on Alwyn’s strings-only Sinfonietta, composed in 1970. It’s an impressively coherent work, haunted by a theme from Berg’s Lulu, and permeated by a sense of nostalgia." Guardian