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In the Thread: Performance of a week.
Post Subject: Sibelius symphony recordings ....Posted by JANDL100 on: 12/16/2008
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 Romy the Cat wrote:
.... but I never was attracted to Sibelius’s Symphonies. But here it was a totally other story. The Firth and Seventh ISymphony plated by Boston Symphony in 1975 under no other then Colin Davis, with Firth probably be more interesting then Seventh.
The Cat


I love all the Sibelius symphonies (although the 7th is quite hard to penetrate) - but the 5th is probably my least favorite.   The only recording I have heard that really works for me is on the budget Naxos label - Petri Sakari and the Iceland SO. With Sakari it's not just a series of nice melodies and rythmic ideas, but a coherent symphonic whole.  At least, that's the way it seems to me.

My fave Sibelius symphonies are the 6th (conductor Saraste with the Finnish RSO on BMG is wonderful) and the 4th.  Mysterious, atmospheric, sparsely-orchestrated and chilling.  Yummy!

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