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Taken together, this is a comprehensively original cycle, revealing without being controversial, direct in utterance yet precisely calculated. It is certainly, in my view, the finest survey of... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 More…

Release Date: 31st May 2011
Catalogue No: BISCD193335
Label: BIS
Series: New Sibelius Complete Edition
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

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

Work length35:28

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Timo Saarenpaa
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico

Track length9:50

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II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)

Track length8:58

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

Track length4:31

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IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto

Track length12:09

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

Work length45:09

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Allegretto

Track length9:24

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II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato

Track length14:30

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III. Vivacissimo

Track length5:58

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IV. Finale. Allegro moderato

Track length15:17

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

Work length31:04

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Allegro moderato

Track length10:24

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II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto

Track length11:18

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III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)

Track length9:22

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

Work length40:05

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Ilkka Pälli
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio

Track length11:40

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II. Allegro molto vivace

Track length4:38

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III. Il tempo largo

Track length14:06

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IV. Allegro

Track length9:41

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

Work length1:07:35

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Tempo tranquillo assai -

Track length8:27

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II. Allegro commodo

Track length5:20

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III. Andante mosso

Track length7:45

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IV. Allegro commodo - Largamente molto

Track length14:09

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I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato

Track length13:29

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II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto

Track length8:47

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III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Track length9:38

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

Work length41:35

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

I. Allegro molto moderato

Track length23:03

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II. Allegretto moderato

Track length8:37

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III. Poco vivace

Track length6:31

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IV. Allegro molto

Track length3:24

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

Work length8:43

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 (Turku Sibelius Museum manuscript) [fragments]

Work length16:31

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto

I. Andante - Allegro: Bars 1-40

Track length2:02

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II. Andante [ma non troppo lento]: Bars 1-56

Track length2:34

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III. Scherzo

Track length6:11

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IV. Finale [Quasi una Fantasia]: 35 bars starting at W

Track length2:14

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IV. Finale [Quasi una Fantasia]: Final 54 bars [from 2 before U]

Track length3:30

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (Turku Sibelius Museum manuscript) [fragments]

Work length6:56

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto

I. Allegretto moderato: Bars 1-54

Track length1:52

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II. Molto largamente - Andante sostenuto: 62 bars starting at D

Track length5:04

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 (manuscript HUL 0232, HUL 0230) [fragments]

Work length12:47

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto

I. Bars 1-32

Track length1:13

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I. Bars 1-44

Track length1:36

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II. Andantino con moto

Track length9:58

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63 (manuscript HUL 0304) [fragments]

Work length5:44

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto

II. Allegro molto vivace - Doppio più lento

Track length4:31

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IV. Finale. Bars 1-59

Track length1:13

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 (manuscript HUL 0354, HUL 0353) [fragments]

Work length7:40

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Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto

First alternative ending, starting at y

Track length3:45

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Second alternative ending, starting at y

Track length3:55

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June sees the release of the penultimate instalment of BIS’ Sibelius Edition, and here 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, for whom he was principal conductor for 20 years.

The full symphonies 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 received a Gramophone Award for its technical qualities and was described as ‘one of the most important and above all interesting records to have appeared for many years’ by the same reviewer.

Also unique to this edition 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.

Sibelius expert Andrew Barnett also guides us through this central chapter in Sibelius’ œuvre – an edition not to be missed !

Reviews

October 2011

Taken together, this is a comprehensively original cycle, revealing without being controversial, direct in utterance yet precisely calculated. It is certainly, in my view, the finest survey of the past three decades...Splendid sound makes this indispensable for all devotees of Sibelius.

9th July 2011

Vänskä’s accounts of the published symphonies are regarded by many as definitive. He’s at his best in Sibelius’s sparer, sparser moments – the Fourth and Sixth are sleek and otherworldly, and the leaner Lahti sound makes the First and Second sound more radical and forward-looking. Nice artwork and informative notes too.

The Sibelius Edition Volume 12 - Symphonies

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