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SIBELIUS Symphony No 1 (Nézet-Séguin)

As a self-confessed Nézet-Séguin fan it pains me to be using words like ‘flaccid’, ‘aimless’ and ‘sprawling’ in attempting to convey the essence of this reading. I’m baffled by it. It’s almost as if ...
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SIBELIUS Symphony No 1. En saga (Rouvali)

Symphony No. 1 Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor Jean Sibelius, Composer Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra En Saga Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Jean Sibelius, Composer Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor ...
BBC

Sibelius: Symphony No.1

As part of Radio 3's Northern Lights Season Gillian Moore recommends a recorded version of Sibelius's 1st Symphony in E minor - possibly the most accessible of his 7 mighty symphonies - a piece that ...
The Guardian

Sibelius: Symphonies 1 and 6 CD review – punch and vitality

Recorded in the clear acoustic of BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, this pairing of Sibelius’s First and Sixth symphonies stands out well in an overcrowded market. Under the baton of principal conductor ...
The Guardian

The silence of Sibelius

In Jean Sibelius's house, about half an hour north of Helsinki and within sight of haunting Lake Tuusula, there is a massive green fireplace, the height of the dining room. Every brick has been ...