| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Finlandia, symphonische Dichtung für Orchester, Op.26 | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Symphonie Nr. 1 in e-Moll, Op.39 | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Symphonie Nr. 2 in D-Dur, Op.43 |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
| Thomas Dausgaard | Musikalische Leitung |
Celebrations for Sibelius’s 150th anniversary continue with a complete symphony cycle, launched by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its new Chief Conductor Designate, Thomas Dausgaard. The First Symphony is prefaced by the nationalistic tone-poem Finlandia, its singing central melody composed with an ear to mass appeal as well as to political protest. The First Symphony is no apprentice work; although drawing on the legacy of Tchaikovsky and Brahms, Sibelius created something distinctively and evocatively Nordic. Still more sophisticated is the Second, often heard as a musical shout of grief and rage at Russian oppression.
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