Since you are interested in Sibelius: Chamber Music 1 (Includes String Quartets, Piano Trios & Piano Quartets), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Tone Poems (incls En Saga, Op. 9 & Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22) Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänska & Neeme Jarvi [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "To hear Osmo Vänskä conducting Jean Sibelius is to change one's view of the music." Financial Times |
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Piano Music Vol 2 (Incls 14 world premiere recordings ) Folke Grasbeck (piano) [ BIS / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Although less well-known than his orchestral works, Sibelius' output for the piano is extensive, and we can now present the second instalment of music for solo piano in the BIS Sibelius Edition. |
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Complete works for Violin & Piano Jaakko Kuusisto, Nils-Erik Sparf, Madoka Sato (violins) with Bengt Forsberg, Folke Grasbeck (pianos) [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2008 ] 'The soloists, violinist Kuusisto and pianist Gräsbeck, display consummate expertise as partners as well as in their individual expressions' (Classics Today.com) |
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Orchestral Works (incls Violin concerto, Karelia & Andante festivo) Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi / Leonidas Kavakos / Dong-Suk Kang [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 1001 Classical recording you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "The recording is outstanding...depth and great detail, with everything emerging from a velvety black background that's perfect for this dark, spare music." (BBC Music Magazine on... |
ARMAS JARNEFELT
Jarnefelt: Orchestral Works (Incls 'Symphonic Fantasy') Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Jaakko Kuusisto [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] Completed in the spring of 1893, Järnefelt's Serenade was composed in Paris, and the French influence - especially that of his teacher Massenet - can be clearly heard. |
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Sibelius: Symphonies (5 CDs for the price of 3) Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "Osmo Vänskä's Sibelius cycle is unquestionably one of the great ones, and its qualities are well-known...If you know these symphonies well, you'll be enthralled and won't for a second regret purchasing this box." (10/10 Classicstoday) |
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Spirit of Nature (Incls Serenade, for baritone and orchestra) Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska conductor; Jyrki Korhonen, bass; Tommi Hakala (baritone) Helena Juntunen (soprano) / Dominante Choir [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition: Volume 58 / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "A must-buy for all Sibelians" (MusicWeb April 2006) |
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Orchestral Music for the Theatre (complete) [incls 'Pellaas and Malisande Suite', 'Scaramouche' & 'The Tempest'] Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Incidental music for the theatre is a genre in which Sibelius's outstanding abilities as a composer of large canvases for orchestra were combined with his equally well-honed talent for writing concise, sharply characterized portraits of characters or... |
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The Voice of Sibelius: works for male voice choir: YL Male Voice Choir / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Matti Hyakki / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "Recording and documentation are, as always with a BIS issue, exemplary...This is...in all respects an important issue. Even if you do not have a specific interest in choral music you should consider a purchase." (MusicWeb August 2008) |