Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus
[ Naxos Historical Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 2 / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 2 January 2013
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Offered a grant in 1930 to broaden international interest in Finnish music through recordings made in London, Jean Sibelius did not hesitate in his choice of a conductor, writing that "there are none who have gone deeper and given [my symphonies] more feeling and beauty than Robert Kajanus". These thrilling recordings remain a critical reference today, with Kajanus seen as "Sibelius's most eloquent and perceptive champion…listening to the Second Symphony one senses the extraordinary feeling Kajanus had for the organic nature of Sibelius's symphonic thought" (Gramophone). Including the exotic and enticing Belshazzar's Feast and patriotic Karelia suites, this is the second of three volumes containing Robert Kajanus's complete Sibelius recordings.
"The programme is artfully sequenced. First we get the fey and fragile exotica, glistening fantasy and wan orientalism of Belshazzar's Feast. Then come the exuberant outer movements of the Karelia Suite...Phrasing is nicely sculpted throughout." MusicWeb
