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Jean Sibelius, Akeo Watanabe, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius: Symphonies and Tone Poems
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. 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
8. The Swan of Tuonela, tone poem for orchestra (Lemminkäinen Suite No. 3), Op. 22/3: No.2, The Swan of Tuonela
Track Listings (6) - 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. 7 in C major, Op. 105
6. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1

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CD Details

All Artists: Jean Sibelius, Akeo Watanabe, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Title: Sibelius: Symphonies and Tone Poems
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Label: Denon Records
Release Date: 2/23/1999
Album Type: Box set
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 795041703323

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CD Reviews

Not just another two-fer

Alan Montgomery | Oberlin, Oh USA | 09/07/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Akeo Watanabe and the Japan Philharmonic may seem like an unlikely group to offer up Sibelius. But his mother was Finnish, and he knows this music quite well. His old complete set was issued on Epic in the mid-1960s, and has been reissued on Sony.

This set is a different recording than that earlier effort. Some of the tempos are a tad more deliberate, as the timings will show. But the playing is improved and the sound is better, as one would expect from Denon. The symphonies are 1, 2, 5 and 7. Unlike the Epic/Sony recording, the two CDs are filled out with the Swan of Tuonela and Valse Triste. One may not need yet another recording of either of these works, but they are well played and worth acquiring. Even though I have the Epic/Sony recordings on order, I won't be giving these recordings up.

Watanabe's way with the music is to make it all breathe with a logic and passion that bring the music to life. He does not indulge in the taffy-pulling that others use, but he isn't rigid either. One senses that this is how the music should go.

Highly Recommended!"