Einar Englund: Symphony No.5 (1977)

[@bowerdw]

Added to a growing growing growing list of favorite symphonies which I have discovered visiting KZbin.

[@ewaldsteyn469]

Marvelous. Just completed listening to all Englund's symphonies. What a great set of symphonies! And this one (no.5) is my favorite among his 7 symphonies. Btillliant!

[@bobhourigan7626]

A beautifully orchestrated and dramatic work. This is a first hearing for me of any of Englunds music and I'm glad to see you have more of it to offer. Tks for this posting.

[@kuang-licheng402]

great

[@kustlerpiano3355]

great!!!

[@ronaldbwoodall2628]

Dramatic and tightly-constructed, this one-movement symphony has a flow that made its' nearly nineteen minutes fly by, and a positive aura that makes me believe that Paasikivi, in whose memory it was composed, had such an outlook on life.

[@jamesrbutler1]

I agree that this is a fine piece of music. To me, though, it seems menacing. The upbeat, syncopated figure at the beginning is a disguise, concealing a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's as though something wicked is being presented as good and enjoyable, luring in the naïve.

[@darrylschultz9395]

@@jamesrbutler1 Yes, I would say many a listener has been eaten in the symphony's final bars by being too trusting at the outset!😆👍🥶🤣

[@indolestic_rhoze]

so REAL.