Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22)
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Orchestral » Symphonic Poems
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Special offer. Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Spring Song & Suite from 'Belshazzar's Feast'
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
The Lemminkäinen Suite has tended to be viewed as an important staging post on [Sibelius’s path to the symphony]…What Sakari Oramo shows is that it’s a marvellous achievement in its own right,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends & Tapiola
RecommendedHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
The four Legends first began to surface in Sibelius's mind in 1893, at the same time as he was working on his Kalevala opera, The Building ofthe Boat, the prelude to which became The swanof... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2017, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems
RecommendedLaurence Thorstenberg, Salvatore Accardo (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
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Building a Library, September 2013, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Special offer. Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
this enjoys one of the finest ever actual recordings...giving Jennifer Pike's violin a tremendous sense of presence. And she plays it with impressive mastery. She inclines to the bittersweet... — More…
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Special offer. Sibelius: Karelia Suite & The Swan of Tuonela
RecommendedAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, April 2005, Highly Recommended
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Karelia Suite & Finlandia
RecommendedIceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari
Most impressive. In its keen intelligence, fiery snap and thrust, Petri Sakari's account of the four Legends proves more than a match for the finest. The Iceland SO may not be world-beaters,... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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The Art of English Horn
Dominik Wollenweber (cor anglais), Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Instrumentalist of the Year
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Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava; Lemminkäinen
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
Mälkki and the orchestra remarkably conjure the dark, swirling soundworld of ‘Lemminkäinen in Tuonela’ (the Hades of Finnish legend). And the concluding ‘Lemminkäinen’s Return’ canters along... — More…
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Textures are sifted with skill, chosen tempi are unfailingly judicious and Lintu shows a canny awareness of the bigger scheme...Ultimately, for all its sterling qualities, there's no getting... — More…
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