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Sibelius - The Seven Symphonies and Kullervo

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Catalogue numberBIS-2506 SACD
Release date2020-10-02
Discs4
Orig. sample rate96000Hz
Total time314:14

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Osmo Vänskä has been described as ‘our greatest living Sibelian’ (The Sunday Times, UK), a reputation which is founded not least on his two symphony cycles on disc, both released by BIS. The first one was recorded in 1996-97 with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, and firmly established Vänskä as a force to be reckoned with. 14 years later he returned to the studio for a second cycle, now with the Minnesota Orchestra, of which he has been music director since 2003.

The Minnesota recordings were released on three discs during the years 2012 – 2016 to critical acclaim: besides top marks from reviewers around the world, the series garnered distinctions such as Editor’s Choice (Gramophone), Orchestral Choice (BBC Music Magazine) and Recording of the month (MusicWeb International). The disc of Symphonies Nos 2 and 5 was included on the New York Times list of the Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012 and nominated to a Grammy for Best Orchestral Recording, an award which its sequel (Nos 1 & 4) received the following year. Recommended by the German web site Klassik.com upon its release, the final disc, with Symphonies Nos 3, 6 and 7, was recently included on Gramophone’s list of ‘Top 10 Sibelius recordings’. The three discs have now been gathered into a box set, with the addition of the same team’s 2016 live recording of Kullervo, Sibelius’s first large-scale orchestral work and sometimes called his ‘choral symphony’.
 
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Disc 1
 
  Composer: Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 34:27
01 I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico 09:36 $ 1.73 USD
02 II. Andante (ma non troppo lento) 08:45 $ 1.57 USD
03 III. Scherzo. Allegro – Lento (ma non troppo) – Tempo I 04:34 $ 0.82 USD
04 IV. Finale (Quasi una fantasia). Andante – Allegro molto 11:32 $ 2.11 USD
 
  Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op. 63 38:14
05 I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 11:59 $ 2.14 USD
06 II. Allegro molto vivace 04:17 $ 0.79 USD
07 III. Il tempo largo 13:10 $ 2.35 USD
08 IV. Allegro 08:48 $ 1.65 USD
 
 
Disc 2
  Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 43 46:04
01 I. Allegretto 09:11 $ 1.66 USD
02 II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato 16:28 $ 2.93 USD
03 III. Vivacissimo - Lento e soave - attacca - 05:47 $ 1.03 USD
04 IV. Finale. Allegro moderato 14:38 $ 2.66 USD
 
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major Op. 82 30:42
05 I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato 13:13 $ 2.37 USD
06 II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 08:35 $ 1.53 USD
07 III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai 08:54 $ 1.67 USD
 
 
Disc 3
  Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 29:41
01 I. Allegro moderato 10:14 $ 1.84 USD
02 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 10:40 $ 1.90 USD
03 III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto) 08:47 $ 1.61 USD
 
  Symphony No.6 in D minor, Op.104 28:49
04 I. Allegro molto moderato 09:06 $ 1.63 USD
05 II. Allegretto moderato 06:56 $ 1.24 USD
06 III. Poco vivace 03:47 $ 0.67 USD
07 IV. Allegro molto 09:00 $ 1.65 USD
 
  Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
08 Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105, in one movement 22:01 $ 4.01 USD
 
 
Disc 4
  Kullervo, Op. 7 78:46
01 I. Introduction. Allegro moderato 12:46 $ 2.29 USD
02 II. Kullervo’s Youth. Grave 19:05 $ 3.43 USD
03 III. Kullervo and his Sister. Allegro vivace 25:55 $ 4.65 USD
04 IV. Kullervo Goes to War. Alla marcia 09:41 $ 1.74 USD
05 V. Kullervo’s Death. Andante 11:19 $ 2.10 USD
 
  Album total 314:14
ComposerJean Sibelius
ConductorVanska (Vänskä), Osmo
OrchestraMinnesota Orchestra
BaritoneHakala, Tommi
Mezzo-sopranoPaasikivi, Lilli
Male choirYL Male Voice Choir

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