Nielsen/ Gilbert/ New York Philharmonic - Syms 5 & 6 AEC Video With his unusually uncompromising artistic

With his unusually uncompromising artistic attitude

tenor Reinoud van Mechelen

" exploring the absurdity and darkness bubbling up in the contemporary world

The duet is featured here alongside excerpts from an entertainment conceived when the genre of opera was still in it's infancy

Nielsen/ Gilbert/ New York Philharmonic - Syms 5 & 6 AEC Video With his unusually uncompromising artisticMarking the beginning of Carl Nielsen's 150th anniversary year, this recording concludes the acclaimed cycle of Carl Nielsen symphonies by the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert known as the Nielsen Project. Recorded live in Avery Fisher Hall, this CD presents the Danish national composer's last two symphonies, nos. 5 and 6, the latter of which has never previously been performed by the Philharmonic. According to Alan Gilbert, both works represent