Sibelius: Symphonies 5 & 6, Swan Of Tuonela - Berglund, London Philharmonic (2012)
Sibelius: Symphonies 5 & 6, Swan Of Tuonela - Berglund, London Philharmonic (2012)
EAC Rip | Flac (Image + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 334 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Lpo | Catalog Number: 65
EAC Rip | Flac (Image + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 334 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Lpo | Catalog Number: 65
Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund, who passed away in January 2012, was one of the last remaining conductors with a direct personal connection to Sibelius. With the Second and Seventh Symphonies already released on the LPO Label, Berglund’s Sibelius legacy is further cemented in these live concert recordings with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in which he vividly captures the natural flight of the Fifth Symphony and the freefall journey of the Sixth.
The affinity Berglund felt with the music of Jean Sibelius went beyond shared nationality and personal acquaintance. Berglund revealed a rare physicality in Sibelius’s scores. It was there in his three recorded symphony cycles, but in these late London performances it emerged in a different, darker light. Berglund wasn’t as meticulous about observing marked tempi as some of his younger compatriots are. Instead he was impulsive, rugged and heartfelt. But his instincts always seemed to serve the musical architecture, the curious symphonic meta-flow unique to Sibelius. His death in January 2012 was talked of as a goodbye to one of the last conductors of the ‘old school’.
Composer: Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Reviews: “Both interpretations have impressive strengths, with Berglund's familiar and admirable no-nonsense directness everywhere in evidence, and with much fine and vividly focused orchestral playing to match…The special experience here is Berglund's unlingering, atmospheric way with The Swan of Tuonela, whose cor anglais solo - flowingly and beautifully phrased, and flawlessly in tune - is as spellbinding as you'll ever hear.”
“Berglund's earlier recordings are undoubtedly the more consistent and enduring readings but this new disc casts a different light on his views of these great works. Nicely remastered”
Tracklisting:
1. Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1915/1919; Finland
2. Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1923; Finland
3. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: no 3, Swan of Tuonela by Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893-1897; Finland
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3 | 22:02.71 | 9:36.39 | 99221 | 142459
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