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Sibelius Edition Vol 12 - Symphonies / Vanska, Lahti SO

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Composer
SIBELIUS, JEAN
Artist
Jaakko, Kuusisto
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 01, 2011
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1933-35
UPC
7318591933359

About

The first chapter in the BIS Sibelius Edition contained some of the Finnish master's most celebrated works, his Tone Poems. In the ten volumes that have been released after that, we have presented various less known aspects of Sibelius: the composer of chamber works and piano music, the miniaturist, even as the author of an opera. With the present instalment, the 12th and penultimate, we return to a genre for which he is particularly celebrated, namely the symphonic. The Seven Symphonies are undisputed treasures of 20th-century music which have fascinated great conductors and international audiences alike. They are here presented in performances by Osmo Vänskä, described in American Record Guide as 'the Sibelius interpreter de nos jours', and the eminent Lahti Symphony Orchestra, whose principal conductor he was for 20 years. The team's recordings of the symphony cycle has been described as 'towering head and shoulders over the competition' in the French magazine Répertoire, and on the website Classical Source as being 'almost universally recognised as the best of the digital age'. As these recordings now are given pride of place in the Sibelius Edition, they are complemented by alternative versions and fragments which provide a fascinating background to the final versions. The most substantial of these is the original version of Symphony No.5, available only in this recording, which upon its original release in 1996 not only received a Gramophone Award for its technical qualities but also was described by the same magazine's reviewer as 'one of the most important and above all interesting records to have appeared for many years.' Also unique for BIS are the recordings of the remaining supplementary material, made under the supervision of the violinist and conductor Jaakko Kuusisto and released here for the first time. Besides a number of short fragments which illustrate the decision-making process of the composer's creative mind in detail, it also includes preliminary versions of three complete movements: the scherzos from Symphonies Nos 1 and 4, and the second movement of Symphony No.3. In the accompanying booklet (numbering 128 pages), Sibelius expert Andrew Barnett guides us through this central chapter in Sibelius' oeuvre - an occasion not to be missed!

Tracklist 41 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico 09:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico
    Duration
    09:42
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  3. 2 II. Andante (ma non troppo lento) 08:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  4. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro 04:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  5. 4 IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto 11:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto
    Duration
    11:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  6. 5 I. Allegretto 09:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    09:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  7. 6 II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato 14:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato
    Duration
    14:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  8. 7 III. Vivacissimo 05:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Vivacissimo
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  9. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro moderato 14:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Allegro moderato 10:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    10:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  12. 2 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 11:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
    Duration
    11:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  13. 3 III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto) 08:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  14. 4 I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 11:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
    Duration
    11:36
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  15. 5 II. Allegro molto vivace 04:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  16. 6 III. Il tempo largo 14:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Il tempo largo
    Duration
    14:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  17. 7 IV. Allegro 09:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  18. Disc 3
  19. 1 I. Tempo tranquillo assai - 08:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Tempo tranquillo assai -
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  20. 2 II. Allegro commodo 05:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro commodo
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  21. 3 III. Andante mosso 07:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante mosso
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  22. 4 IV. Allegro commodo - Largamente molto 13:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro commodo - Largamente molto
    Duration
    13:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  23. 5 I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato 13:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  24. 6 II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 08:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  25. 7 III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai 09:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  26. Disc 4
  27. 1 I. Allegro molto moderato 08:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  28. 2 II. Allegretto moderato 06:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  29. 3 III. Poco vivace 03:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco vivace
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  30. 4 IV. Allegro molto 08:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  31. 5 Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 22:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
    Duration
    22:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  32. Disc 5
  33. 1 I. Andante - Allegro: bars 1-40 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro: bars 1-40
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  34. 2 II. Andante (ma non troppo lento): bars 1-56 02:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante (ma non troppo lento): bars 1-56
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  35. 3 III. Scherzo 06:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  36. 4 IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): 35 bars starting at W 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): 35 bars starting at W
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  37. 5 IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): final 54 bars (from 2 before U) 03:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): final 54 bars (from 2 before U)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  38. 6 I. Allegretto moderato: bars 1-54 01:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegretto moderato: bars 1-54
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  39. 7 II. Molto largamente - Andante sostenuto: 62 bars starting at D 04:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Molto largamente - Andante sostenuto: 62 bars starting at D
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  40. 8 I. bars 1-32 01:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. bars 1-32
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  41. 9 I. bars 1-44 01:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. bars 1-44
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  42. 10 II. Andantino con moto 09:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  43. 11 II. Allegro molto vivace - Doppio più lento 04:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Allegro molto vivace - Doppio più lento
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  44. 12 IV. Finale: bars 1-59 01:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: bars 1-59
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  45. 13 First alternative ending, starting at Y 03:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    First alternative ending, starting at Y
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  46. 14 Second alternative ending, starting at Y 03:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Second alternative ending, starting at Y
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto