Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Second volume in the Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) symphony cycle by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Hannu Lintu brings together two symphonies which belong to the most remarkable symphonic creations of the late 20th century. In his 2nd and 3rd Symphonies Lutoslawski is laying out the

principal foundations of his creative legacy. Lutoslawski completed his 2nd Symphony in 1967. This symphony is the most radical of the composer's four symphonies and takes full use of aleatoric writing. During the writing process Lutoslawski was particularly preoccupied with the issue of symphonic form. The symphonic process is built up

not of themes and how they evolve but of the dynamics between entire textures, how they meet and contrast.