Tracklist

Symphony No.1
1-1	I Moderato – Poco piu mosso	9:59
1-2	II Scherzo: Allegro – Trio: Poco moderato	7:25
1-3	III Largo	10:01
1-4	IV Allegro non troppo	9:23
Symphony No.2
1-5	I Allegro moderato	6:31
1-6	II Andante moderato	8:38
1-7	III Poco allegro	4:42
1-8	IV Allegro	5:07
Symphony No.3
2-1	I Allegro poco moderato	9:05
2-2	II Largo	9:46
2-3	III Allegro - Andante	11:33
Symphony No.4
2-4	I Poco moderato	6:54
2-5	II Allegro vivo - Trio: Moderato - Allegro vivo	9:30
2-6	III Largo	9:47
2-7	IV Poco allegro	7:37
Symphony No.5
3-1	I Adagio - Allegro	8:21
3-2	II Larghetto	8:29
3-3	III Lento - Allegro	10:42
Symphony No.6 'Fantaisies symphoniques'
3-4	I Lento – Andante moderato – Allegro – Lento	9:32
3-5	II Poco allegro	8:07
3-6	III Lento – Poco vivo: Adagio – Allegro – Allegro vivace – Lento	10:54

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BBC
• Recorded At – Barbican

Credits

• Conductor – Jiří Bělohlávek
• Engineer – Neil Pemberton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 3-4 to 3-6), Philip Burwell (tracks: 2-4 to 2-7), Susan Thomas (tracks: 1-5 to 2-3, 3-1 to 3-3)
• Executive Producer – Matthew Cosgrove
• Leader – Andrew Haveron (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1 to 3-3), Anna Colman (tracks: 2-4 to 2-7), Stephen Bryant (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8, 3-4 to 3-6)
• Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra
• Producer – Ann McKay

Notes

Recorded live at the Barbican in London, these recordings represent the first complete CD cycle of Martinů’s symphonies conducted by Jirí Belohlávek. The critically acclaimed concerts were given to mark the 50th anniversary of Martinů’s death in 2009. Martinů’s six symphonies are a major contribution to 20th-century symphonic literature, and yet are still undervalued. Spanning the years during and after the Second World War, they capture the turmoil, hopes and fears of the composer and his homeland.

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