Sibelius: Symphony No. 4; The Wood-Nymph; Valse Triste / Rouvali, Gothenburg SO

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Alpha
Release Date
January 26, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Jean Sibelius
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Santtu-Matias Rouvali
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 26, 2024
    • UPC
      3701624510087
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1008
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    2. II. Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    3. III. Il tempo largo

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    4. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    5. The Wood Nymph, Op. 15

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali

    6. Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Göteborgs Symfoniker

      Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali


The Fourth is Sibelius's most difficult symphony. For some, it is his masterpiece. When the symphony was premiered on 3 April 1911 in Helsinki, one critic compared it to Barkbröd - tree bark eaten by the Finns in times of famine! It is fittingly a Finn, conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who explores this symphony that lays bare our emotions. With his Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, he continues his cycle of the complete Sibelius symphonies, with the addition of the famous Valse Triste and the symphonic poem inspired by Swedish folklore called The Wood Nymph.