Sibelius
Artur Rodziński (conductor): The Complete Columbia Album Collection (Sony Classical)
Sony’s second Rodziński box fills a significant gap from his Cleveland years [JH]
Lise Davidsen (soprano): Christmas From Norway (Decca)
Be sure this makes it under your next Christmas tree [MP]
Finnish Piano Works (Hänssler Classic)
Richly evocative music that rewards repeated listening [RCh]
Julens ljus (The Light of Christmas) (Proprius)
(Déjà Review) I suspect that many listeners will make attractive ‘finds’ among these 24 songs and the execution of them leaves little extra to be desired [GF]
Collins conducts Sibelius (Pristine Audio)
Expertly refurbished but not as sonically striking or interpretatively engaging as my favourite recordings [RMo]
Jussi Björling (tenor) Til Havs (Swedish Society Discofil)
(Déjà Review) A treasure snatched from last minute oblivion and a memorable memento of a great voice and personality [RB]
Overtures from Finland (Chandos)
Well-devised programme lacking the last degree of performance finesse [NB]
Leipzig String Trio: Passion (Ars Produktion)
Something of a mixed bag [SV]
Overtures from Finland (Chandos)
A ramble, with delights along the way, through some of Finland’s most neglected overtures [RB]
Sibelius: The Tempest (Naxos)
Okko Kamu gives voice to one of Sibelius’s most enigmatic utterances [RB]
Sibelius: Sagas (Salamandre)
A hushed voice; music teetering on the cliff face between sorrow and excitement [RB]
Sibelius: Symphonies (Musical Concepts)
An attractive bargain set; crisp playing and intelligent conducting embrace the whole gamut of moods in these wonderful symphonies [RMo]
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends (Forgotten Records)
A strong performance, if sometimes tending towards literalness [PBW]
Sibelius: Symphony 4 (Forgotten Records)
An interesting but largely disappointing CD, mainly because of an underpowered performance of the symphony [PBW]
Sibelius: Symphonies 5-7 (Pristine Audio)
The finest Fifth I know, and an excellent Sixth and Seventh, all given a new lease of life by Pristine as XR Remastered Ambient Stereo [RMo]
Sibelius: The Tempest (Naxos)
Kamu has the measure of Sibelius’s complete Tempest music [LW]
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (Testament)
An interesting document, but only the Emperor adds significantly to the discography [SV]
Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)
A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]
Sibelius: Symphonies 3 & 5 (Alpha)
Another winner in this series of Sibelius symphonies, suites and tone poems [RMo]
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