Nielsen, Carl

Nielsen年輕時因緣際會認識當時前輩作曲家蓋德(Niels Wilhelm Gade)，被他引荐下認真地開始研讀音樂理論與作曲。尼爾森的第二三四號交響曲調性詭異多變，充分表達出作曲家獨特的人生觀，分別被稱為<四重性格>、<擴張>、<不可毀滅>。他所做的六首交響曲與三大協奏曲(violin, flute, and clarinet) 現今已逐漸被列為各大樂團的標準曲目。

Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments", Op.16
Aladdin Suite, Op.34
Performed by The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung (BIS LP-247)
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia espansiva", Op27
Performed by The Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Columbia MS 6769)
Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable", Op29
Performed by Halle Orchestra
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli (Vanguard SRV-179)