
[Editor’s Note: When Victor Carr, Jr. reviewed this reissue of […]
[Reviewer’s Note: In selecting a reference recording for this wonderful
Yes, this work is a symphony, at least as much
George Szell recorded the Sibelius Second for Philips with the
Make no mistake, Rozhdestvensky’s Sibelius symphony cycle is a crime
Pohjola’s Daughter probably is my favorite Sibelius tone poem, and
Okay, finally, here is Colin Davis’ Sibelius from Boston, all
Maxim Vengerov is back on the concert platform as a
Okko Kamu leads a refreshingly vibrant account of Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1. The first movement surges with youthful vigor, aided by Kamu’s light touch–crisp orchestral
Doesn’t conductor Osmo Vänskä have anything better to do? It wasn’t so long ago that he recorded an excellent Sibelius cycle with his Lahti forces.