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The Legend of Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, etc / Vänskä

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Oceanides, Op. 73; Kuolema; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughte...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Laukka, Raimo
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...These are fundamentally very good interpretations, fully in keeping with the high standards of the Lahti/Vanska series, and for the most part outstandingly well-recorded. So...continue...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Original & Final versions

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-03-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's difficult to conceive of a masterpiece in any other form than it is. The impression the listener receives from Sibelius's Fifth...continue...