Salonen: Nielsen Symphony No. 5 + Masquerade Ov - CBS Masterworks M 44547 (DDD)

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This outstanding LP from CBS Masterworks (M 44547, US pressing, blue/red sash label, DDD stereo) features conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s magnificent accounts of Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 5 Op. 50 and 3 excerpts from Masquerade, both sumptuously recorded at Berwald Hall, Stockholm, in 1987.

The exact track listing is as follows:

This album was produced by David Mottley and engineered by Lars Hedh.

Incidentally, the engaging cover photo of Salonen was taken by William Coupon, while the superlative liner notes on the reverse side of the jacket – provided in English, German, and French – were written by Phillip Ramey.