Horst Stein - The Sibelius Recordings (2015)

‘well-wrought performances … the finest thing on this disc is to my mind Pohjola’s Daughter of which Mr. Stein gives a powerful and compelling account, and whose atmosphere and detail is excellently captured by the Decca engineers … Stein has a genuine feeling for Sibelius’ Gramophone

‘most vividly recorded … Stein obviously has a genuine feeling for this music [Pelléas et Mélisande] … [The Tempest] is most impressively played and recorded’ … The recording is superb in both definition and range.’ Gramophone

‘the recording has thrilling presence and clarity … “Leminkäinen’s Return” is given an exciting hell-for-leather performance that holds the listener in its sheer gusto and intensity.’ Gramophone

Tracks:

CD 1

JEAN SIBELIUS
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43*
Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55
Finlandia, Op. 26

CD 2

Four Legends, Op. 22
En Saga, Op. 9
Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49

CD 3

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
The Tempest, Op. 109 Nos. 1 & 2

Personnel:

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Horst Stein