Jean Sibelius Neeme Jaumlrvi Jorma Hynninen - Jean Sibelius The Seven Symphonies Kullervo Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Jrvi (23 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Jean Sibelius, Neeme Järvi, Jorma Hynninen
Jean Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies / Kullervo - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Järvi
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: I. Andante, Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Energico
2. Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: II. Andante (Ma Non Troppo Lento)
3. Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: IV. Finale Quasi una Fantasia. Andante - Allegro Molto
5. Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63: I. Tempo Molto Moderato, Quasi Adagio
6. Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63: II. Allegro Molto Vivace
7. Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63: III. Il Tempo Largo
8. Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63: IV. Allegro
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Allegretto
2. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Tempo Andante Ma Rubato
3. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Vivacissimo
4. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Finale. Allegro Moderato
5. Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Tempo Molto Moderato - Allegro Moderato - Presto
6. Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Andante Mosso, Quasi Allegretto
7. Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Allegro Molto - Un Pochettino Largamente
Track Listings (8) - Disc #3
1. Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: I: Allegro Moderato
2. Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: II: Andantino Con Moto, Quasi Allegretto
3. Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: III: Moderato - Allegro (Ma Non Tanto)
4. Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
5. Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: II. Allegretto Moderato
6. Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: III. Poco Vivace
7. Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: IV. Allegro Molto
8. Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

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CD Details

All Artists: Jean Sibelius, Neeme Järvi, Jorma Hynninen, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Karita Mattila
Title: Jean Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies / Kullervo - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Järvi
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bis
Release Date: 10/12/1994
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 750582779626

CD Reviews

Fabulous performances at a fabulous price

07/12/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When it comes to Sibelius symphonies, I will admit that rational thought almost ceases for me. I find them extraordinarily moving and well crafted. As a body of work, I would place them right up there with the very best--Beethoven, Brahms etc. As with any group of works, if one is willing to pick and choose individual performances from among the available alternatives, it might be possible to put together a more satisfying set; but all these performances, along with Colin Davis's two traversals, rank with the very best. A wonderfully bleak and moody Fourth, a light and chilly Sixth, a gloriously romantic First! And in the coda to the Second, Jarvi pours on as much power as one is likely to hear. Even though some of these recordings go back more than fifteen years, the sound remains full and warm with none of the "digital glare" that seemed to afflict recordings in the early days of the CD era. (I have not heard the single issues; the performances may very well have been re-engineered for the set.) BIS is really a class act! The company managed to get all seven symphonies on three discs, and they throw in Jarvi's stunningly barbaric Kulervo on a fourth disc for free."

Exceptional music, exceptional recording

Ytzan | Athens, GR | 02/05/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My favourite cycle of Sibelius symphonies. I have listened to Gibson, Karajan, Bernstein, Rattle but non have the passion of Jarvi and the GSO. The playing is as always great from the GSO and it is surprising that is not considered one of the major orchestras around - policies I suppose. My favourites include Nos 1, 3 and 7, but the crown of the set is in my mind an exceptional "Kullervo". I think of "Kullervo" part of a great "trilogy" also including "The Tempest" and Tchaikovsky's "Manfred". After Kajanus, the best Sibelius available...."