Sibelius
Sibelius: Early Stereo Recordings, Vol 6 (First Hand Records)
Some impressive performances in very impressive transfers [RB]
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Alpha Classics)
A really impressive, beautifully balanced partnership resulting in a memorable account of Sibelius’ wonderful concerto paired with a superb Lemminkäinen Suite [RMo]
Organ music from Scandinavia (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Superlative performance, interesting and inspired programming [DC]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A fascinating, marvellously presented anthology [JQ]
Sibelius: Symphony 3 & 7 (CRQ)
A treasure of the Sibelius discography which deserves wider exposure [PH]
Alexander Gibson (conductor) (High Definition Tape Transfers)
A trio of early records by Alexander Gibson from the vaults [PH]
Lise Davidsen: Live at the Met (Decca)
The greatest soprano of our age in recital from the stage of the Met [PH]
Sibelius: Symphonies No. 6 & No. 7 (ESO Records)
A successful launch for a new Sibelius cycle [JQ]
Sir Adrian Boult: The Warner Classics Edition (Warner Classics)
A 36-CD remastered box that restores (almost) all Boult’s mono legacy for the Warner umbrella of labels [JW]
Brahms, Britten, Elgar & Sibelius: Violin Concertos (ICA Classics)
A concerto quartet from Ida Haendel’s BBC broadcasts spanning nearly 25 years [JW]
Thomas Jensen (conductor) Legacy Vol. 24 (Danacord)
The final release in this 24-volume series produces an unreleased Sibelius 6, Jensen the accompanist and a broad-ranging miscellany of Danish Works. [JW]
Sibelius: Symphonies 3 & 6, Stravinsky: Violin Concerto (Avie)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful testament to the talents of the Northern Sinfonia [CC]
Pictures from Finland (Chandos)
Thoroughly enjoyable if not especially memorable [DJB]
Sibelius: Luonnotar and Orchestral Songs (Ondine)
(Déjà Review) This is a glorious disc that will delight lovers of Scandinavian song as well as Sibelians everywhere [RB]
Pictures from Finland (Chandos)
An enjoyable, well performed disc with not much originality or interest [BSt]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]
Sibelius: Symphony 5 (Ondine)
Clear, cool, lucid performances, short on passion but interpretatively consistent and coherent [RMo]
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (Ondine)
High quality performances of well-known and less familiar Sibelius. [DHa]
Folk Trails: Anya Alexeyev (Toccata Next)
Works from three continents, inspired by folk music, played on a concert grand [EJW]
Sibelius and Barber: Violin Concertos (Erato)
Capuçon is ponderous in Sibelius but well attuned to Barber [LW]



































