Mariss Jansons conducts Sibelius

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Virtuoso conducting and immaculate orchestral playing — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016 More…

Release Date: 27th May 2016
Catalogue No: 900144
Label: BR Klassik
Length: 70 minutes

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Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 (Live)

Work length8:38

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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Mariss Jansons
Recorded: 15-16 October 2015
Recording Venue: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Work length16:46

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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Mariss Jansons

I. Intermezzo. Moderato (Live)

Track length3:57

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II. Ballade. Tempo di menuetto (Live)

Track length7:51

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III. Alla marcia. Moderato (Live)

Track length4:58

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

Work length44:48

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Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Mariss Jansons

I. Allegretto (Live)

Track length9:45

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II. Tempo andante, ma rubato (Live)

Track length14:34

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III. Vivacissimo (Live)

Track length5:56

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IV. Finale. Allegro moderato (Live)

Track length14:33

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The latest new release from BR KLASSIK gathers together on one CD the most famous and popular musical works of the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The music of the symphonic poem "Finlandia", op 26, which premiered in Helsinki in 1899 as a "historical tableau" from Finnish history, inspired Sibelius's compatriots immediately. The work - as it were the unofficial national anthem of Finland - became internationally known in 1900, and continues to be world-famous today, not only because of the hymn-like chorale that concludes it. Sibelius's "Karelia" Suite op. 11, composed some years earlier, which refers to the Finnish landscape of Karelia and the legends of the "Kalevala" epic, was also received very enthusiastically by the national Finnish movement at that time and soon became internationally famous as well. The Symphony No. 2, op 43, the best-known and most popular of the composer's seven completed symphonies, premiered in 1902. With this work Sibelius managed to emancipate himself, moving from being a merely national Finnish composer to an international one. The clear, confident character of the work goes far beyond the purely "exotic" national style, and its "absolute" music remains unaffected by any extra-musical programme. Whether we appreciate Sibelius as an absolute musician or as Finland's national composer, and whether we regard his music as international or as an expression of Finland's struggle for independence – as his compatriots have done to this day – the music remains highly individual and unique, and has successfully established itself in the international concert repertoire. The exemplary interpretations on this CD by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under its chief conductor Mariss Jansons were recorded at several Munich concerts during the autumn of 2015. Sensitively conducted and full of gripping majesty, the performances show clearly why Sibelius's symphonies have retained their importance to the present day.

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August 2016

Virtuoso conducting and immaculate orchestral playing

13th June 2016

A thrilling Finlandia, an odd Karelia and a very individual take on the symphony; for Jansons fans only

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