Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

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Nelsons directs with his customary zest and watchful sensitivity, while securing uncommonly articulate results from his dedicated band…a memorably alive and intrepidly characterful conception... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

Release Date: 5th Jan 2015
Catalogue No: BSO1401
Label: BSO Classics
Length: 61 minutes

Presto Recording of the Week

5th January 2015
Presto Recordings of the Year

Finalist 2015

Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture

Work length15:55

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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Work length45:14

$6.50

$9.10

$11.35

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons

I. Allegretto

Track length10:05

$1.50

$2.10

$2.60

II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato

Track length14:30

$2.00

$2.80

$3.50

III. Vivacissimo

Track length6:02

$1.00

$1.40

$1.75

IV. Finale - Allegro moderato

Track length14:37

$2.00

$2.80

$3.50

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Recording of the Week, Andris Nelsons conducts Sibelius and Wagner

5th January 2015

James listens to Andris Nelsons’s début recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons are very pleased to announce their first compact disc recording, a BSO Classics release pairing the overture to Wagner's Tannhäuser and the Symphony No. 2 of Jean Sibelius. Both works are taken from concert performances earlier this season at Symphony Hall-the Wagner from Maestro Nelsons' inaugural concert as music director on September 27, 2014, the Sibelius from his BSO program of November 6-11. The selections are particularly meaningful. It was hearing Wagner's opera when he was just five years old that made Andris Nelsons want to be a conductor; the Sibelius reflects his strong interest in music of the Scandinavian and Slavic countries, and also builds upon the BSO's distinguished history of past Sibelius recordings.

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June 2015

Nelsons directs with his customary zest and watchful sensitivity, while securing uncommonly articulate results from his dedicated band…a memorably alive and intrepidly characterful conception of the entrancing sweep, elasticity and grip that hits indisputable heights in the bardic second movement and exultant finale, the latter sounding as refreshingly unhackneyed and confident in its stride as I can ever recall…it really does warm the cockles to hear this great orchestra firing on all cylinders in repertoire in which it enjoys such a doughty tradition

5th January 2015

this is a performance of great energy, especially in the first movement, which has a huge amount of drive and motion. This is a symphony that has lots of tricky corners for a conductor to negotiate, and Nelsons manages them all with ease; everything seems to flow naturally without any awkward transitions.

10th January 2015

The Boston Symphony Orchestra never sounds less than sumptuous. These live recordings...suggest that, in their new music director, Andris Nelsons, the Bostonians have found a kindred spirit. The danger is overkill...Balance that, however, against searing passion and unflagging energy.

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

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Recording of the Week, Andris Nelsons conducts Sibelius and Wagner

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