I have most of the recordings contained in the BIS "Essential Sibelius," which includes Vänskä's justly acclaimed symphony cycle with a crisp, lean approach at the other end of the stylistic spectrum from Segerstam.
Were I you, I'd consider something equally good of contrasting character-perhaps the Segerstam/HPO set: big, lush, romantic.one of my faves though I generally prefer a leaner approach.įor value you cannot go wrong with the Berglund box from EMI-though you say that that's not available to you. The Sakari/Iceland set you own is among my favorites for their rough, raw-boned approach. There's something I value in nearly all of them.
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I'm a bit of a Sibelius nut, owning 17 complete sets plus several individual symphony issues. There's an awful lot of good Sibelius out there. I would love to have the Sanderling and the Vanska, based on what I have read, but I have not heard them. The Berglund is a very good set across the board, but I don't think any of his is the best (i.e. I very much like Davis's late symphonies, but I haven't listened to 1 and 2 enough to have an opinion on the whole set. They are either kind of stagnant (Rattle's 7) or ideal (Rattle's 4). It is really rare to hear that in a performance that also retains the tension in the pieces. I have to hear a kind of magic standing-still of time in 4, 5, and 7. I am afraid, although I haven't heard them, that Lenny's might be the same if the "big-boned, strong, brawny Sibelius" description is accurate. I could not tolerate that approach on all the symphonies. I have it, and hear what others were going on about, but it's a very warm, romantic take on things. Some people just love Barbirolli's 1 for example. I think it's in large part a shaken or stirred thing.
This isn't because Maazel is bad, by any means, but more because Bernstein is so outstanding. Maazel/VPO is quite good also, and well-recorded, but not as good a set as Bernstein/NYPO. There is not a poor one in the bunch - and some are cosmically good -Ħ is well done, but I don't really connect with this piece Lenny, of course, is never reluctant to really lean into the passionate phrases. those great Sibelian surges of sound are played to the hilt. Searing crescendos and growling, snarling basses/bassoons. If you could get one box set of Sibelius' symphonies, which one would you get and why ? Without hesitation:īERNSTEIN/NYPO/Sony-CBS - a wonderful complete set- one of the few complete symphony sets that I recommend īernstein excels in this music, and his orchestra sounds absolutely superb - this is big-boned, strong, brawny Sibelius - hefty strings, big full-throated woodwinds, gut-ripping, powerful brass. P.s.: It seems to me that this has probably been asked several times before. If you could get one box set of Sibelius' symphonies, which one would you get and why ? And what about a box set that comes with the symphonies and more work like tone poems ? What if I add the criteria that the ratio quality/price must be good ?Īny suggestions for a future purchase would be more than welcome. Sibelius is one of my favorite composer and I think it is time for me to get another set. I only have the NAXOS/Iceland Symphony orchestra set of symphonies of Sibelius. Unfortunately, it is not possible for me to get this set anytime soon (see other thread). One of the item that I was interested was the Berglund/EMI Classics box set of Sibelius symphonies. In a previous thread, I asked some of you to help me make a choice between several recordings that I could purchased.
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