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JEAN SIBELIUS
(1865-1957)
COMPACT DISC ONE
Symphony No. 1, Op. 39
38:35
in E minor - in e-Moll - en mi mineur
1.
I
Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico - Tranquillo -
11:16
2.
II
Andante (ma non troppo lento) - Un poco meno andante -
9:21
3.
III
Scherzo. Allegro - Lento (ma non troppo) - Tempo I -
5:07
4.
IV
Finale (Quasi Una Fantasia). Andante - Poco stretto -
12:41
Symphony No. 4, Op. 63
34:49
in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur
5.
I
Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio - Adagio -
9:19
6.
II
Allegro molto vivace - Tranquillo - Tranquillo - Doppio più lento
5:01
7.
III
Il tempo largo
10:54
8.
IV
Allegro
9:26
Three Late Fragments
2:48
Transcribed by Timo Virtanen
9.
HUL 1325
1:09
10.
HUL 1326/9
0:15
11.
HUL 1327/2. Allegro moderato
1:13
76:26
COMPACT DISC TWO
Symphony No. 2, Op. 43
45:46
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
1.
I
Allegretto - Poco Allegro - Poco tranquillo -
10:12
Poco largamente -
2.
II
Tempo andante, ma rubato - Poco allegro - Molto largamente -
15:05
3.
III
Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Tempo I - Lento e suave -
6:06
4.
IV
Finale. Allegro moderato - Pesante - Un poco con moto -
14:14
Symphony No. 5, Op. 82
32:35
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
5.
I
Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato (ma poco a poco stretto) -
14:03
6.
II
Andante mosso, quasi allegretto - Poco tranquillo -
8:44
7.
III
Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente - Poco più largo -
9:37
78:36
COMPACT DISC THREE
Symphony No. 3, Op. 52
28:58
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
1.
I
Allegro moderato
10:17
2.
II
Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto - Un pochettino con moto -
9:48
3.
III
Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto) - Meno allegro -
8:43
Symphony No. 6, Op. 104
28:12
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
4.
I
Allegro molto moderato - Poco allargando -
8:48
5.
II
Allegretto moderato - Poco con moto - Poco a poco meno piano -
5:27
6.
III
Poco vivace
3:45
7.
IV
Allegro molto - Allegro assai - Doppio più lento
10:04
Symphony No. 7, Op. 105
22:12
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
8.
I
Adagio - Un pochettino meno adagio -
9:40
9.
II
Vivacissimo - Adagio -
2:52
10.
III
Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato -
4:03
11.
IV
Vivace - Presto - Poco a poco rallentando al adagio - Largamente -
5:35
79:45
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:John Storgårds
18 June 2013 (No. 1), 19-20 June 2013 (No. 2), 5 September 2012 (No. 3), 10 June 2013 (No. 4), 14 June 2013 (No. 5), 23 October 2012 (No. 6), 24 October 2012 (No. 7), 11 December 2013 (Three Late Fragments)
Notes
The Finnish maestro John Storgårds, Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, presents his first recording on Chandos, a complete symphonic cycle of his nation’s greatest musical export, Jean Sibelius.
The triumphant premieres of Symphonies Nos 1 and 2, with their big tunes and great romantic sweep, established the international reputation of Sibelius as a symphonist, some audiences even considering him Beethoven’s natural successor. The symphonies that followed chart Sibelius’s development as one of the most individual composers of the early twentieth century. Each symphony has its unique approach, whether it be the classicism of the Third, the brooding modernism of the Fourth, or the icy stillness of the Sixth, so evocative of the Finnish landscape. The Symphony No. 7 in C major represents Sibelius’s greatest achievement in the symphonic form. In it he compresses the grand emotional sweep of a symphony into one startlingly original movement lasting little over twenty minutes.
Illness prevented Sibelius from completing any major works in the last thirty years of his life. Manuscripts show, however, that he never stopped composing. Recorded here are three orchestral fragments prepared by Timo Virtanen from late sketches thought to be for Sibelius’s legendary ‘lost’ 8th Symphony, destroyed by the composer in 1945. They offer a fascinating glimpse into the composer’s creative imagination during a time when impaired health inhibited Sibelius from realising his rich musical visions.
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Reviews
“… As to the sound of this set, I think it is the best recorded of the cycle we have ever had… the sheer excellence of capturing the Sibelian sonority is exemplary. So too is the playing of the orchestra who surely benefited from having performed the cycle live (with broadcasts) before taking it to the studio. The players seem to have absorbed the music into their bones… Storgårds achieves wonders in the most enigmatic works and never gives less than his best in the others. Among Finnish cycles this ranks highly…”
Edward Clark – Musical Opinion Quarterly magazine – July-September 2014
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Biëlla Luttmer - de Volkskrant (Netherlands) - 4 July 2014
“… plenty to enjoy…”
Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – June 2014
Performance **** Recordings *****
"..When it comes to overview and attention to detail John Storgårds is an exemplary Sibelius conductor ..."
Stephen Johnson - BBC Music magazine - June 2014
"... this is a fine and distinctive set from an orchestra playing consistently at somewhere near its best and conducted by a Sibelian of stature it should be investigated by all who wish to delve deeper into a symphonic cycle whose riches seem ever more inexhaustible."
Richard Whitehouse - International Record Review - May 2014
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