Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22)
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Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava; Lemminkäinen Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
Mälkki and the orchestra remarkably conjure the dark, swirling soundworld of ‘Lemminkäinen in Tuonela’ (the Hades of Finnish legend). And the concluding ‘Lemminkäinen’s Return’ canters along... — More…
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Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Spring Song & Suite from 'Belshazzar's Feast'
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
The Lemminkäinen Suite has tended to be viewed as an important staging post on [Sibelius’s path to the symphony]…What Sakari Oramo shows is that it’s a marvellous achievement in its own right,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems RecommendedLaurence Thorstenberg, Salvatore Accardo (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
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Building a Library, September 2013, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends & Tapiola RecommendedHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
The four Legends first began to surface in Sibelius's mind in 1893, at the same time as he was working on his Kalevala opera, The Building ofthe Boat, the prelude to which became The swanof... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2017, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, April 2005, Highly Recommended
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Karelia Suite & Finlandia
RecommendedIceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari
Most impressive. In its keen intelligence, fiery snap and thrust, Petri Sakari's account of the four Legends proves more than a match for the finest. The Iceland SO may not be world-beaters,... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Sibelius: Karelia Suite & The Swan of Tuonela
RecommendedAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, The Oceanides, Valse Triste, King Christian II Suite
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård
Søndergård’s approach conjures a pulsing energy of the kind which seems to well up from within the music itself, rather than being driven from without; he also has a canny awareness of how a... — More…
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The Essential Sibelius RecommendedA survey of the music of Jean Sibelius
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Marko Ylönen (cello), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) & Raimo Laukka (baritone), Tommi Hakala (baritone), Stina Ekblad (narrator), Helena Juntunen (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) & Sauli Tiilikainen (baritone), Anne Sofie von Otter...
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Building a Library, September 2010, First Choice
15 CDs
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this enjoys one of the finest ever actual recordings...giving Jennifer Pike's violin a tremendous sense of presence. And she plays it with impressive mastery. She inclines to the bittersweet... — More…
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