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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems / Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth SO

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics releases an exclusive 4-CD collection honoring the career of Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund who died earlier this year at the age of 82....continue...

Sibelius: Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems / Colin Davis, Boston Symphony

5 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Finlandia, Op. 26; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Tapiola, Op. 112; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Symphony no 3 in...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in the mid-1970s with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, this classic cycle of symphonies and tone poems firmly established Sir Colin Davis's reputation as one...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England (03/1979); Symphony Hall, Boston (03/1979); All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England (04/1979); Symphony Hall, Boston (04/1979)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7; Finlandia; tone poems / Sakari Oramo

4 CD / Erato / 2012-04-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Finlandia, Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 5 in E flat major...
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Erato & Warner Classics proudly re-issues Sakari Oramo's critically acclaimed recordings of the complete Sibelius Symphonies with Tone Poems in a new 4-CD boxed set...continue...
Recording information: Birmingham Symphony Hall....continue...

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major; Karelia Suite; Finlandia / Mackerras

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-09-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Finlandia, Op. 26
Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras was born in the United States of Australian parents. He studied in Sydney and Prague, and made his debut in opera at...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Karelia Suite / Gibson

1 CD / Retrospective Revival / 2011-06-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir

In a particularly welcome reissue, the great Sibelian Sir Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in an attractive coupling of the second symphony and...continue...

SIbelius: Symphony No. 2; Karelia Suite

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Inkinen, Pietari
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The Guardian has praised Pietari Inkinen as "a conductor of bold, sure-footed intelligence" and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as "a fine, responsive unit." This...continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand....continue...

100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; In...

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1; Finlandia / Alexander Gibson

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Finlandia, Op. 26
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir

Another treasure from the Collins Classics catalog, once more released on budget for the first time. When first released Gramophone wrote; "the new recording on...continue...
Recording information: St. Johns, Smith Square, London (08/1989)....continue...

Sibelius: Orchestral Suites

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; The Bard, Op. 64; En saga, Op. 9; The Tempest, prelude for orchestra (from the incidental music, Op. 109); Oceanides, Op. 73
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko; Jochum, Eugen

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 6 & 7 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The fourth & final volume of the series includes the 6th and 7th symphonies, composed in the latter period of Sibelius' composition life. This quiet...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (01/30/2006-02/03/2007); The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (11/08/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

Sound Of Sibelius

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-01-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; The Wood Nymph (Skogsrået), tone poem ("Ballade") for orchestra, Op. 15; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Spring Song (V...
Performers: Palli, Ilkka
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

The present recordings of 'The Swan of Tuonela', 'Lemminkainen's Return' and 'Finlandia' are previously unreleased. Regularly described by reviewers as "the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of...continue...
Recording information: Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland (11/2006/05/2007)....continue...

Basil Cameron & Erich Leinsdorf conduct Sibelius Symphonies / London PO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-11-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Cameron, Basil; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Celebrated conductors Basil Cameron and Erich Leinsdorf are heard here in two magnificent readings of Sibelius symphonies. Cameron's reading of the second symphony was admired...continue...

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

Sibelius: Piano Transcriptions / Sigfridsson

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-06-15

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46; King Christian II (Kung Kristian II), pieces (4) for piano (arranged from orchestral suite), Op. 27; Belshazzar'...
Performers: Sigfridsson, Henri

Sibelius, best known for his orchestral music, is less known for his more than one hundred pieces for piano. Even less familiar are more than...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Sibelius / Davis, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Romeo & Juliet; Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Kuolema; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"Holy smokes! This is one of the most exciting releases I've heard in quite a while! How powerful is the sound? My cat has long...continue...

The Essential Sibelius

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, ...
Performers: Autio, Antti; Derwinger, Love; Ekblad, Stina; Forsberg, Bengt; Gräsbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Häggander, Mari Anne; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Juntunen, Hel...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme; Hyökki, Matti; Riska, Astrid; Sund, Robert; Panula, Jorma;
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus; Jubilate Choir; Lahti Boys' Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Orphei Drängar; Tempera String Quartet; YL Male Voice Cho...

Sibelius: Symphony no 2, etc / Mackerras, Pendrill, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Performers: Pendrill, Christine
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Trio - Sibelius: Tone Poems / Neeme Järvi, Göteborgs SO

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Luonnotar, Op. 70; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; Oceanides, Op. 73; King Christian II, Op. 27; Finlandia, Op. 26; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Lemmink&...
Performers: Claesson, Urban; Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

This release, part of Deutsche Grammophon's 'Trio' series, features all of Sibelius' major works (sans Symphonies) in one collection!...continue...

Sibelius: The Symphonies, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy, et al

5 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Sympho...
Performers: Belkin, Boris; Söderström, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy has been closely identified with the music of Sibelius for over twenty years. One of his first outstanding achievements as a conductor was...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies, Violin Concerto, etc / Maazel, Rachlin

5 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-11-19

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Performers: Rachlin, Julian
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia, Tapiola, etc / Kamu, Berglund

1 CD / Finlandia Import / 2002-08-05

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema; Tapiola, Op. 112; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Conductors: Kamu, Okko; Helasvuo, Pekka; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Finlandia Sinfonietta; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia Suite, etc / Sakari, Iceland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Conductors: Sakari, Petri
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

The Sibelius Edition / Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-05-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Kuolema; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symp...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Tapiola, etc / Davis, London SO

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-04-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Oceanides, Op. 73; Finlandia, Op. 26; Kuolema; Tapiola, Op. 112; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If you're seeking a superb new version of 'Tapiola' you should get this. Every shadowy secret and poetic nuance of Sibelius's dark forest is revealed...continue...

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, etc / Osmo Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-01-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; King Christian II (Kung Kristian II), incidental music for voice & orchestra, Op. 27; Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46
Performers: Jakobsson, Anna-Lisa
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The bottom line is that these players know and love this music and are giving it all they've got and maybe a bit more."... "BIS's...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1, 2 & 4, etc / Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 1998-01-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...The performance of the First is held together well and is finely shaped. Throughout, the sheer physical excitement that this score engenders is tempered by...continue...

Take 2 - Sibelius: Symphonies no 1, 2, etc /Stokowski, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-11-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Finlandia, Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Kuolema; Karelia Suite, ...
Performers: Francescatti, Zino; Winfield, Michael
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Bernstein, Leonard; Hickox, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Sibelius: Karelia, Kuolema (Complete) / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-11-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Performers: Hoffren, Taito; Kuusi, Pertti; Laitinen, Heikki; Laukka, Raimo; Tiihonen, Kirsi
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Osmo Vansk and his fine Lahti Symphony are rapidly becoming the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of our day. The Karelia overture is given a splendid reading...Each...continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia, etc / Ashkenazy, Stein, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Luonnotar, Op. 70; Tapiola, Op. 112; En saga, Op. 9; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49
Performers: Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Stein, Horst
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Ashkenazy makes a superb job of Finlandia, which boasts some of the most vibrant, powerful brass sounds on disc. More than 30...continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia Suite, etc / Rosbaud, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-08-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Kuolema; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Scènes historiques no 1, Op. 25; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Tapiola, Op. 112
Performers: Stempnik, Gerhard
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...you will not hear more deeply felt or musically revealing performances than these...Rosbaud seems to project exactly the right mood for each work, from the...continue...

Sibelius Encore

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-02-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Canzonetta, for orchestra (addition to Kuolema), Op. 62a; Dance Intermezzo (Tanzi-intermezzo), for orchestra, Op. 45/2; Pohjola's daughter, Op...
Performers: Björn Bohlin; Holmstrand, Goran; Thorvaldsson, Christer
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia Suite, etc / Levi, Atlanta Sym

1 CD / Telarc / 1993-02-23

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Finlandia, Op. 26
Performers: McFarland, Patrick
Conductors: Levi, Yoel
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius Encore! / Neeme Järvi, Gothenberg Symphony Orch

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-02-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema; Dance Intermezzo for Piano, Op. 45 no 2; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Rakastava, Op. 14
Performers: Bohlin, Bjorn; Holmstrand, Goran; Thorvaldsson, Christer
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Classic Sibelius / Tuomas Ollila, Tampere Philharmonic

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-04-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Kuolema; Finlandia, Op. 26

"...I have never heard Ollila before. But I find the quality of this release quite remarkable, and not the least because it seems to represent...continue...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto, etc / Kuusisto, Segerstam

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-02-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51
Performers: Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif