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Leonard Bernstein - Sibelius: The Symphonies (Remastered Edition) (2015) Hi-Res

Leonard Bernstein - Sibelius: The Symphonies (Remastered Edition) (2015) Hi-Res

BAND/ARTIST: Leonard Bernstein

  • Title: Sibelius: The Symphonies
  • Year Of Release: 2015
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24bit-44.1kHz
  • Total Time: 05:55:28
  • Total Size: 3.7 Gb
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Tracklist:

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Andante ma non troppo - Allegro energico 10:30
2. II. Andante 09:16
3. III. Scherzo - Allegro 05:04
4. IV. Finale - Quasi una Fantasia 11:45
5. Luonnotar for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 70 08:11

CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Allegretto 09:29
2. II. Tempo andante ma rubato 14:49
3. III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave 05:41
4. IV. Finale - Allegro moderato 14:34

CD 3
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Allegro moderato 10:00
2. II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 08:30
3. III. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto 07:59
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 (Jean Sibelius)
4. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 11:08
5. II. Allegro molto vivace 05:24
6. III. Il tempo largo 11:19
7. IV. Allegro 11:34

CD 4
Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered) (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato - Presto 13:16
2. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 09:55
3. III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente - Largamente assai 09:38
4. Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (Remastered) 12:37

CD 5
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Allegro molto moderato 08:08
2. II. Allegretto moderato 05:37
3. III. Poco vivace 03:59
4. IV. Allegro molto 08:56
5. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 22:46

CD 6
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (Jean Sibelius)
1. I. Allegro moderato (Remastered)Zino Francescatti14:07
2. II. Adagio di molto (Remastered)Zino Francescatti 07:04
3. III. Allegro, ma non tanto (Remastered)Zino Francescatti 07:03
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (Max Bruch)
4. I. Vorspiel - Allegro moderatoThomas Schippers 07:55
5. II. AdagioThomas Schippers 07:53
6. III. Finale - Allegro energicoThomas Schippers 06:39

CD 7
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Edvard Grieg)
1. I. Morning Mood 03:48
2. II. The Death of Åse 04:55
3. III. Anitra's Dance 03:36
4. IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King 02:30
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (Edvard Grieg)
5. I. The Abduction of the Bride - Ingrid's Lament 04:12
6. II. Arabian Dance 04:36
7. III. Peer Gynt's Homecoming - Stormy Evening on the Sea 02:58
8. IV. Solveig's Song 05:32
9. Finlandia, Op. 26 07:38
10. Valse Triste, Op. 44 05:04
11. The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 3 09:53

Performers:
Zino Francescatti (violin)
Phyllis Curtin (soprano)
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Lorin Maazel with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Colin Davis with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Paavo Berglund with orchestras in Bournemouth and Helsinki have produced very fine Sibelius symphony cycles. This Bernstein set with greatly improved sonics over its previous incarnations is an excellent bargain and a fine one to have along with one of the others. All of the symphonies are conducted with commitment, fervor and great thought put into phrasing, orchestral balances, and tempos.

The concluding minutes of the Fourth Symphony's finale may disturb those who feel it should end "in tempo;" Sibelius' marking is Allegro with no further change, but Bernstein slows to a tragic, funereal adagio much like a Bruckner slow movement.

There is a lack of bass response in the earliest recordings of the Fifth and Seventh symphonies but not enough to detract from the listening experience of the whole set.

Besides the terrific interpretations of the symphonies there are also fine performances of Luonnotar (with Phyllis Curtin in marvelous voice), Pohjola's Daugther, Valse Triste and The Swan of Tuonela. Zino Francescatti's performance of the Violin Concerto seems rushed and his tempos are often at odds with Bernstein's; the same could be said of the Bruch Concerto No. 1 with Thomas Schippers conducting (the original LP disc mate to the Sibelius). The other fillers in the form of the two Grieg Peer Gynt Suites and Sibelius' Finlandia are not in the same league as the symphony performances.




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