Valentin Silvestrov: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

Valentin Silvestrov: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 - BIS (Sweden) - BIS 1703 - 67575402128

Label: BIS (Sweden)
Catalog No: BIS 1703
Format: CD
Release Date: 2010-02-01
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 7 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 675754021283

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The Lahti Symphony Orchestra is widely known for their numerous Sibelius recordings on BIS, conducted by their long-time chief conductor Osmo Vanska. As many already know, the orchestra does not only play works by Sibelius - its recordings of music by contemporary Finnish composers such as Rautavaara, Kalevi Aho and Joonas Kokkonen have all met with critical acclaim. Led by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, its present chief conductor, the orchestra now takes a step eastwards, and performs two symphonies by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov.

Led by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra performs two symphonies by the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. Having as a student absorbed the music of Webern, Scriabin and the new Polish school, in the 1970s Silvestrov moved away from avant-garde techniques and became increasingly involved with the idiom of 19th-century song. To date, Silvestrov has composed seven symphonies. Considered by some to be his masterpiece, Symphony No. 5 has been described as an epilogue inspired by the music of late Romantic composers such as Gustav Mahler.

"A symphonic logic that Jukka-Pekka Sarasate amply conveys in these responsive performances. Wholly natural sound... and informative notes round out an impressive release." - Gramophone

"BIS's recording wonderfully captures all the layered sonorities and resonances of Silvestrov's orchestral web, and the Lahti Symphony play as if possessed." - BBC music Magazine

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland (01/2008/08/2008).



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Works Details

>Silvestrov, Valentin : Symphony no 4 for Strings and Brass
  • Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  • Running Time: 25 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1976

>Silvestrov, Valentin : Symphony no 5
  • Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  • Running Time: 41 min. 16 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1980-1982