Symphonies nos. 20 and 25 / Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme

1 Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme: I. Andante 2:33 2 Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme: II. Allegro molto 1:14 3 Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme: III. Con moto e espressione 2:55 4 Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme: IV. Allegro vivace 3:30 5 Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme: V. Lento 1:47 6 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: Ia. Adagio - Allegro agitato - 2:35 7 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: Ib. (formal development section arrives) - 2:28 8 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: Ic. (vigorous, highly allusive development of the first theme) - 1:40 9 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: Id. Coda 1:43 10 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIa. Adagio ma non troppo, cantabile e sostenuto - 3:24 11 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIb. (a bridge passage beginning with violin and flute solos) - 1:25 12 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIc. (a development of the original polyphonic complex) - 2:00 13 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IId. (the third span begins with a musing clarinet solo) 2:40 14 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIIa. Allegro vivo - 1:19 15 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIIb. Lento - 1:28 16 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIIc. (a kind of slow waltz, with violin solo) - 1:32 17 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIId. Allegro - 1:38 18 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIIe. (reappearence of the rondo-theme on trombones) 1:19 19 Symphony no. 20 in C sharp minor: IIIf. (fast coda) 1:16 20 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Ia. Allegro risoluto - 3:17 21 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Ib. (the motto returns again to initiate an eventful development) - 0:35 22 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Ic. (elegantly lyrical tune for oboe with flute and harp accompaniment) - 1:55 23 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Id. (sinister reiterations of a 3-note figure) - 1:09 24 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Ie. (the return of the 4-note motto) - 0:56 25 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: If. (a mysterious episode of nagging triplet rhythms) - 1:08 26 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: Ig. Coda 0:58 27 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIa. Andante cantabile - 1:49 28 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIb. (a poignant new idea, first heard on solo oboe) - 2:27 29 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIc. (opening theme now returns on cellos) - 1:31 30 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IId. (a more defined march-music takes over) - 2:02 31 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIe. (final return of the main theme) 1:08 32 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIIa. Allegro ma non tanto - 1:58 33 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIIb. Lento - 1:35 34 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIIc. (a little woodwind cadenza leads back to the rondo music) - 0:35 35 Symphony no. 25 in A minor: IIId. (a different and irreverent snatch of folk-song from a bassoon) 1:08