Sibelius: Complete Symphonies

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It may sound like faint praise to describe these as 'well-managed' performances, but to shape and steer all Seven Symphonies convincingly is no mean feat. When it comes to overview and attention... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Mar 2014
Catalogue No: CHAN10809(3)
Label: Chandos
Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Work length38:44

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 18 June 2013
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Andante, ma non troppo

Track length11:21

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II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

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IV. Finale (Quasi una fantasia). Andante

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Work length34:57

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 10 June 2013
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio

Track length9:22

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II. Allegro molto vivace

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III. Il tempo largo

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IV. Allegro

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Sibelius: Three Late Fragments

Work length2:36

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 11 December 2013
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

HUL 1325

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HUL 1326 / 9

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HUL 1327 / 2

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

Work length45:56

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 19 – 20 June 2013
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Allegretto

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II. Tempo andante, ma rubato

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III. Vivacissimo

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IV. Finale. Allegro moderato

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Work length32:34

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 14 June 2013
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Tempo molto moderato

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II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto

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III. Allegro molto

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52

Work length29:07

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 5 September 2012
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Allegro moderato

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II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto

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III. Moderato

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104

Work length28:20

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 23 October 2012
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Allegro molto moderato

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II. Allegretto moderato

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III. Poco vivace

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IV. Allegro molto

Track length10:13

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Work length22:10

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John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic
Recorded: 24 October 2012
Recording Venue: MediaCity UK, Salford

I. Adagio

Track length9:40

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II. Vivacissimo

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III. Allegro molto moderato

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IV. Vivace

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The Finnish maestro John Storgårds, Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, presents his first recording on Chandos, a complete symphonic cycle of his nation’s greatest musical export, Jean Sibelius.

The triumphant premieres of Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, with their big tunes and great romantic sweep, established the international reputation of Sibelius as a symphonist, some audiences even considering him Beethoven’s natural successor. The symphonies that followed chart Sibelius’s development as one of the most individual composers of the early twentieth century. Each symphony has its unique approach, whether it be the classicism of the Third, the brooding modernism of the Fourth, or the icy stillness of the Sixth, so evocative of the Finnish landscape.

The Symphony No. 7 in C major represents Sibelius’s greatest achievement in the symphonic form. In it he compresses the grand emotional sweep of a symphony into one startlingly original movement lasting little over twenty minutes.

Illness prevented Sibelius from completing any major works in the last thirty years of his life. Manuscripts show, however, that he never stopped composing. Recorded here are three orchestral fragments prepared by Timo Virtanen from late sketches thought to be for Sibelius’s legendary ‘lost’ 8th Symphony, destroyed by the composer in 1945. They offer a fascinating glimpse into the composer’s creative imagination during a time when impaired health inhibited Sibelius from realising his rich musical visions.

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June 2014

It may sound like faint praise to describe these as 'well-managed' performances, but to shape and steer all Seven Symphonies convincingly is no mean feat. When it comes to overview and attention to detail John Storgårds is an exemplary Sibelius conductor.

May 2014

this is a fine and distinctive set from an orchestra playing consistently at somewhere near its best and conducted by a Sibelian of stature.

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