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Osmo Vänskä’s Sibelius cycle is unquestionably one of the great ones, and its qualities are well-known: extremes of tempo (the Scherzo of the First, the
Like many conductors these days, Pietari Inkinen has a much stronger affinity for the rarified textures and atmosphere of late Sibelius than he shows for
It’s appropriate that since his appointment as music director of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel would present works by Scandinavian composers. Reportedly he was
As if we needed more! Sakari Oramo knows his Sibelius well enough, but there’s nothing about these performances that rises above the routine, especially given
The Dante Quartet’s clarity of texture and rhythmic acuity serves to illuminate Sibelius’ often shadowy string quartet, which in some performances sounds as if occurring
Okko Kamu is a pro, and a thoroughly idiomatic Sibelius conductor, and of course the Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s credentials already have been certified. The performances
The excellence of this disc comes as a very pleasant surprise. After a tepid First Symphony it seemed like Inkinen was a conductor more comfortable
These are excellent performances of their type: extremely clear, flowing, with great attention paid to details of string phrasing and articulation (critical in this music).
Let’s start with the good news. This performance of the Third Symphony is as fine as any yet recorded. Conductor Pietari Inkinen understands that the
Frank Peter Zimmermann offers a fresh and exciting view of the Violin Concerto, less sentimental than some, with swift tempos, and in particular a dazzlingly
