Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein Sibelius - The Symphonies (Remastered Edition) (2015)
BAND/ARTIST: Leonard Bernstein
- Title: Bernstein Sibelius - The Symphonies (Remastered Edition)
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 05:55:
- Total Size: 1.64 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante ma non troppo-Allegro energico
02. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: III. Scherzo-Allegro
04. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: IV. Finale-Quasi una Fantasia
05. Luonnotar for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 70
CD2
01. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: I. Allegretto
02. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: II. Tempo andante ma rubato
03. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: III. Vivacissimo-Lento e suave
04. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: IV. Finale-Allegro moderato
CD3
01. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: III. Moderato-Allegro ma non tanto
04. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
05. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
06. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: III. Il tempo largo
07. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: IV. Allegro
CD4
01. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): I. Tempo molto moderato-Largamente-Allegro moderato-Presto
02. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): III. Allegro molto-Un pochettino largamente-Largamente assai
04. Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (Remastered)
CD5
01. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato
02. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: II. Allegretto moderato
03. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: III. Poco vivace
04. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: IV. Allegro molto
05. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
CD6
01. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (Remastered)
02. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (Remastered)
03. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (Remastered)
04. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel-Allegro moderato
05. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale-Allegro energico
CD7
01. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
02. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. The Death of Åse
03. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance
04. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
05. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: I. The Abduction of the Bride-Ingrid's Lament
06. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: II. Arabian Dance
07. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: III. Peer Gynt's Homecoming-Stormy Evening on the Sea
08. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song
09. Finlandia, Op. 26
10. Valse Triste, Op. 44
11. The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 3
Bernstein regarded Sibelius alongside Mahler as one of “the key turning points” in the development of the 20th century symphony, though his reputation as a Mahler exponent has overshadowed a lifelong dedication to the Finnish composer. His advocacy goes back to the time of his association with Koussevitzky, with whom he studied at Tanglewood in 1940, later becoming his assistant. At Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute in 1941, he conducted the Second Symphony. And following his sensational New York Philharmonic debut in November 1943, one of Bernstein’s first engagements was a Montreal Symphony Orchestra concert in March 1944 that included his first performance of the First.
The Finnish composer’s centenary year, 1965, brought a flurry of activity. In New York, Bernstein conducted all the symphonies in a single season (only his mentor Serge Koussevitzky had done that in the US, three decades earlier in Boston). For his efforts, Bernstein was made a Commander of the Order of the Lion by the president of Finland. By this time, he was already well into his recorded Sibelius cycle, begun in February 1961 with the Fifth Symphony, completed in May 1967 with the Sixth.
Bernstein’s Sibelius, like his teacher’s, was “warm like the sun” rather than a more orthodox evocation of cold northern soundscapes. He once called Sibelius “a great and strange kind of genius”, but in his New York cycle he favors visceral excitement over strange remoteness.
This set also contains his recording of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with the French virtuoso Zino Francescatti. Also included are Valse triste, The Swan of Tuonela, a rather brash Finlandia, a thrilling performance of Pohjola’s Daughter and Luonnotar – Sibelius’s haunting setting of words from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (with American soprano Phyllis Curtin) – as well as Bernstein’s only recording of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites. But it’s the Sibelius symphonies that are the chief attraction here, and this often stunningly well-played, first completed stereo cycle has lost none of its freshness and authority in the half century since it was recorded.
CD1
01. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: I. Andante ma non troppo-Allegro energico
02. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: III. Scherzo-Allegro
04. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39: IV. Finale-Quasi una Fantasia
05. Luonnotar for Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 70
CD2
01. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: I. Allegretto
02. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: II. Tempo andante ma rubato
03. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: III. Vivacissimo-Lento e suave
04. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: IV. Finale-Allegro moderato
CD3
01. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52: III. Moderato-Allegro ma non tanto
04. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
05. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
06. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: III. Il tempo largo
07. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63: IV. Allegro
CD4
01. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): I. Tempo molto moderato-Largamente-Allegro moderato-Presto
02. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Remastered): III. Allegro molto-Un pochettino largamente-Largamente assai
04. Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (Remastered)
CD5
01. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato
02. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: II. Allegretto moderato
03. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: III. Poco vivace
04. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104: IV. Allegro molto
05. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
CD6
01. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (Remastered)
02. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (Remastered)
03. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (Remastered)
04. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel-Allegro moderato
05. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale-Allegro energico
CD7
01. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
02. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. The Death of Åse
03. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance
04. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
05. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: I. The Abduction of the Bride-Ingrid's Lament
06. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: II. Arabian Dance
07. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: III. Peer Gynt's Homecoming-Stormy Evening on the Sea
08. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song
09. Finlandia, Op. 26
10. Valse Triste, Op. 44
11. The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 3
Bernstein regarded Sibelius alongside Mahler as one of “the key turning points” in the development of the 20th century symphony, though his reputation as a Mahler exponent has overshadowed a lifelong dedication to the Finnish composer. His advocacy goes back to the time of his association with Koussevitzky, with whom he studied at Tanglewood in 1940, later becoming his assistant. At Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute in 1941, he conducted the Second Symphony. And following his sensational New York Philharmonic debut in November 1943, one of Bernstein’s first engagements was a Montreal Symphony Orchestra concert in March 1944 that included his first performance of the First.
The Finnish composer’s centenary year, 1965, brought a flurry of activity. In New York, Bernstein conducted all the symphonies in a single season (only his mentor Serge Koussevitzky had done that in the US, three decades earlier in Boston). For his efforts, Bernstein was made a Commander of the Order of the Lion by the president of Finland. By this time, he was already well into his recorded Sibelius cycle, begun in February 1961 with the Fifth Symphony, completed in May 1967 with the Sixth.
Bernstein’s Sibelius, like his teacher’s, was “warm like the sun” rather than a more orthodox evocation of cold northern soundscapes. He once called Sibelius “a great and strange kind of genius”, but in his New York cycle he favors visceral excitement over strange remoteness.
This set also contains his recording of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with the French virtuoso Zino Francescatti. Also included are Valse triste, The Swan of Tuonela, a rather brash Finlandia, a thrilling performance of Pohjola’s Daughter and Luonnotar – Sibelius’s haunting setting of words from the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (with American soprano Phyllis Curtin) – as well as Bernstein’s only recording of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites. But it’s the Sibelius symphonies that are the chief attraction here, and this often stunningly well-played, first completed stereo cycle has lost none of its freshness and authority in the half century since it was recorded.
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