Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies 1
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overview
As so often happens in the classical record business, Sir Colin Davis has been busily rerecording all of this music for RCA, with the London Symphony. And because he's an English conductor working with an English orchestra, the British critics are raving, as if these earlier, much better, and much less expensive versions didn't even exist. Well, ignore the hype. Not only does the Boston Symphony play rings around today's London Symphony Orchestra (Davis's current group), but they are much better recorded too. This first Sibelius cycle was a prime recommendation when it first came out, and it still is, plain and simple. --David Hurwitz
tracks
Disc 1
1. Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 - 1. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico 11:20
2. Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 - 2. Andante (ma non troppo lento) 9:15
3. Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 5:25
4. Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39 - 4. Finale (Quasi una fantasia) 13:11
5. Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.63 - 1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 11:01
6. Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.63 - 2. Allegro molto vivace 4:39
7. Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.63 - 3. Il tempo largo 12:50
8. Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.63 - 4. Allegro 8:38
Disc 2
1. Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 - 1. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a poco ravvivando il tempo al allegro 9:42
2. Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 - 2. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto 14:37
3. Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 - 3. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Largamente 5:58
4. Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 - 4. Finale (Allegro moderato) 14:32
5. Symphony No.5 in E flat, Op.82 - 1. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato 14:57
6. Symphony No.5 in E flat, Op.82 - 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 9:03
7. Symphony No.5 in E flat, Op.82 - 3. Allegro molto 8:04