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Sibelius has always appealed to English maestros. Witness classic recordings and significant cycles by Anthony Collins, Malcolm Sargent, John Barbirolli, Thomas Beecham, and Colin Davis.
Finnish conducting prodigy Mikko Franck, just 21 years old, makes an impressive recording debut with this disc, featuring music that allows him to be compared
This generous compilation presents Sibelius’ popular Violin Concerto along with some of his lesser-known works. Boris Belkin pulls out all the stops and then some
All of the performances on this disc except the Seventh Symphony come from Sir Thomas Beecham’s marathon 90th birthday tribute to Sibelius on December 8,
This CD offers a fine set of Sibelius’ orchestral works. While it seems odd to call a collection that doesn’t include any of his symphonies
There have been many fine recordings of the four Lemminkäinen Legends, not least an earlier one by Jukka-Pekka Saraste himself on RCA, coupled with the
Sibelius completists will appreciate the chance to hear two “world premiere” recordings of cantatas written for celebratory events in Finland in 1894 and 1896. The
This 5-CD set presents a collection of recordings from Decca’s back catalog covering some of the major symphonic works from the late 18th to the
This compilation made exclusively of previously released material (rec. 1990-99) makes a perfect introduction to 20th century Finnish symphonic music. With a few exceptions, notably
The thin thread that ties this Glenn Gould compilation sort of together is the pianist’s involvement with the cinema. Gould scored the 1972 film adaptation
