Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 & Other Orchestral Works Classical Orchestral & Concertos Ondine

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 & Other Orchestral Works

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OD 1404

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 & Other Orchestral Works

Label Catalogue Number:
ODE1404-2

Running Time: 01:11:28

Release Date: May 2022
Originally recorded in 2021

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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Conductor Nicholas Collon began as the new Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in September 2021. This all-Sibelius program, carefully selected by the conductor, is his debut album together with his new orchestra. Collon offers fresh and modern interpretation of Sibelius’ symphonic testament, the 7th Symphony, and brings to life the color and drama of Sibelius’ incidental music for two plays – Maeterlinck’s famous Pelléas et Mélisande and the historic King Christian II. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) is the orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), and its mission is to produce and promote Finnish musical culture. The Radio Orchestra of ten players founded in 1927 grew to symphony orchestra proportions in the 1960s. Its Chief Conductors have been Toivo Haapanen, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu, Leif Segerstam, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sakari Oramo, Hannu Lintu, and as of autumn 2021 Nicholas Collon. In addition to the great Classical-Romantic masterpieces, the latest contemporary music is a major item in the repertoire of the FRSO, which each year premieres a number of Yle commissions.

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Sound 9 Booklet 9 Repertoire (Symphony) 7.5 ( Pelléas et Mélisande) 10 Interpretation 10

Christophe Steyne – Crescendo magazine.be – 5 December 2022

**** Excellent Album

Thomas Deschamps – Classica magazine (France) – September 2022

Artistic Quality 9 Sound Quality 10 Overall Impression 9

“…A hopeful CD debut of a new and fruitful musical partnership.”

Thomas Schulz – klassik-heute.de – 23 July 2022

“This radiant set of recordings is Collon’s first disc with the FRSO since becoming its chief conductor. It brings breadth and depth to Sibelius’s final symphony, the brass and woodwind especially fine, the balance impeccable, as it is in the two theatre pieces.” ****

Dan Cairns – The Sunday Times – 24 July 2022

Performance **** Recording ***

“… In picking two of the composer’s finest suites of incidental music, Collon reminds us that Sibelius’s extensive contribution to theatre music is quite as significant in its way as his symphonies and tone poems… Ondine’s recording is warm and detailed …”

Bayan Northcott – BBC Music magazine – August 2022

“…The playing is everything you expect from this fine orchestra … Collon shows his interpretative skills in the two delightful Suites from Pelléas et Mélisande and King Christian II …” *****

Edward Clark - Musical Opinion Quarterly - July-September 2022

*****

Jukka Isopuro – Helsingin Sanomat (Finnish Newspaper) – 14 June 2022

Editor's Choice - Orchestral Section

"... Fine performances, yes, but also a comprehensive, watertight Sibelius album to cherish."

Andrew Mellor - Gramophone - July 2022

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