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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is probably the most eminent Danish composer. Known mainly for his talent as a symphonist and for his incidental music for 'Aladdin', he also pushed the boundaries of Romantic music, whether in his work on the voice or his exploration of dissonance. Born in the fairy tale-looking island of Fyn, his music is indeed full of characters: Nielsen was fascinated by the multiplicity of human emotions and personalities. To the extent that they frequently were the source of his musical creativity. After all, he was himself a passionate character, something that transpires in his very scores, in which the composer often hides behind the music. All this week then, inspired by his second and fourth symphonies, Donald Macleod invites you to discover Carl Nielsen's story through the prism of five different aspects of his temperament.

Episode 4: Nielsen was a cheerful character, probably one of his biggest personality traits. We join him as he's becoming a dad, buys a faraway retreat and enters a masked ball.

Symphony No 2, Op 16, FS 29 "The Four Temperaments"
IV. Allegro sanguineo
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

5 Songs, FS 12
IV. Irmelin Rose
Morten Ernest Lassen, baritone
Ulrich Staerk, piano

Piano Suite "The Luciferan", FS 91, Op 45
V. Allegretto vivo
VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
Martin Roscoe, piano

String Quartet No 3 in E-flat major, FS 23, Op 14
III. Allegretto pastorale
IV. Finale. Allegro coraggioso
Zapolski Quartet

Symphony No 3, Op 27, FS 60 "Sinfonia espansiva"
III. Allegretto un poco
Royal Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor

Maskarade, FS 39
Act III:
- Gaa af Vejen! Gaa af Vejen! (Chorus, Arv, Jeronimus, Leonard, Master of the Masquerade)
- Studenter! Studenter! Studenter! (Young Girls, Students, Tutor, Flower-Boy, Henrik)
- At slig er Ungersvend i sin Tale (Young Girls, Flower-boy, Leander)
Stephen Milling, bass (Jeromimus)
Johan Reuter, baritone (Henrik)
Niels J酶rgen Riis, tenor (Leander)
Stig Fogh Andersen, tenor (Leonard)
Christian Damsgaard, tenor (Arv)
Simon Duus, baritone (Tutor)
Guido Paevatalu, tenor (Master of the Masquerade)
Johan Uhrskov-Bendixsen, soprano (Flower-Boy)
Anna Carina Sundstedt, Iben Silbert, Rikke Lender, sopranos (Young Girls)
Danish National Concert Choir
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Sch酶nwandt, conductor

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Julien Rosa
A 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales & West production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3