Symphony No 1 in D major 'From my homeland', Op 52 (Bortkiewicz)
from Bortkiewicz: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (CDA67338)
1 Un poco sostenuto – Allegro [12'31]
2 Scherzo: Vivace [7'39]
3 Adagio [10'06]
4 Allegro vivace [8'39]
38 minutes 55 seconds 4 tracks
‘Strong craftsmanship and attractive thematic invention’ (Gramophone)
‘A handsome effort from Martyn Brabbins, the BBC Scottish Symphony on top form, and their first-rate Hyperion team achieving full-bodied results in Glasgow's City Hall’ (BBC Music Magazine)
‘Here are two truly remarkable Russian symphonies that you have never heard before, thrillingly played and resoundingly recorded – a rich Slavic repast you will definitely want to have in your collect ...