Kurt Sanderling - Sibelius: Complete Symphonies; En Saga; Valse triste; Finlandia (1974-77) [2021 4xSACD]

This set is a complete set of Sibelius' symphonies recorded in Eterna, East Germany from 1970 to 1977 with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the German master conductor Kurt Sanderling (1912-2011), who has been the chief conductor since 1960. is. At that time, Eterna recorded Nos. 1, 2, and 7 with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Galagry, No. 4 with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kegel, and No. 6 with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Berglund. 's Tsicles begins with unrecorded No. 3 (recorded in 1970) and No. 5 (recorded in 1971). The excellent performance of these two songs created the momentum to record the complete collection, and in 1974 Nos. 6 & 7 and No. 2 were recorded, No. 1 in 1976, No. 4 in 1977, and the complete collection was recorded. It was completed. The characteristics of Sanderling's Sibelius are the fusion of the skillfulness of expressing the score clearly and meaningfully with the thickness of the symphonic sound, which boasts a completely unique state among the recordings of the complete collection. In recent years, performances that delicately express the texture of Sibelius's sound in a cold and transparent sound have become popular, but Sanderling makes use of the delicate entanglement of sounds, and the power inherent in Sibelius's music. It expresses strength and scale in a natural flow of music. Eterna's recordings from the heyday of analog are not stimulating at all, and they perfectly reproduce the rich and organic sound of the orchestra. These masterpieces, which embody the musicality of Sanderling itself in a very concrete manner, are high-quality sound sources suitable for reprinting.

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Tracks:

Disc 1
1. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
2. En Saga, Op. 9
3. Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1
4. Finlandia, Op. 26

Disc 2
5. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
6. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52

Disc 3
7. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63
8. Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82

Disc 4
9. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104
10. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
11. Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55

Personnel:

Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Conducted by Kurt Sanderling

Recorded:
January 8-11, 1976 (1), November 11-14, 1970 (2), December 12-19, 1971 (3, 4),
September 11-13 & 18, 1974 (5), November 11-14, 1970 (6),
May 11-12, 18, 1977 & June 1, 1977 (7), December 12, 15 & 17-19, 1971 (8),
June 25-27, 30 & February 2, 1974 (9, 10), May 11-12, 18 & June 1, 1977 (11),
Christuskirche Berlin