Since you are interested in Sibelius: Symphonies (5 CDs for the price of 3), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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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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Piano Music Vol I (Incls Piano Sonata in F major & Six Impromptus) Folke Grasbeck (piano) with Lasse Paysti (recitation) [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2008 ] The backbone of the present instalment of the Sibelius Edition is made up of three previously released discs, but it also includes more than two discs' worth of recordings that have not been released before. |
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Music for Voice and Orchestra (complete) Helena Juntunen, MariAnne Haggander, Lilli Paasikivi / YL Male Voice Choir / Dominante Choir / Lahti Symphony / Gothenburg Symphony [ BIS / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "In short, this set is just the ticket for those who enjoy Sibelius as an orchestral composer but are looking for some major new discoveries." (ClassicsToday 10/10 May 2008) |
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Complete Solo Songs Helena Juntunen (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter, Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Dan Karlström (tenor) Gabriel Suovanen, Jorma Hynninen (baritone) [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Given the artistry and insight of this splendid partnership, and the interest and beauty of the repertoire, this is a self-recommending issue." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 (on the Anne Sofie von Otter recording) |
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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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Complete Edition: Choral Music Various soloists / Jubilate Choir / Astrid Riska / YL Male Voice Choir / Florakoren / etc [ BIS / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Everything projects as a full musical experience - some modest and some much more - but all the works are aptly even fervently communicated. I cannot stress too much the excellent tone, coordination and artistic feeling of the choirs chosen for this... |
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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... |
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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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Sibelius: Chamber Music 1 (Includes String Quartets, Piano Trios & Piano Quartets) Tempera Quartet / Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) / Folke Grasbeck (piano) / Peter Lonnqvist (piano) and others [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "Make no mistake, the Tempera Quartet do all this material proud, while BIS's unimpeachable production values add further lustre to a fascinating anthology which, like its companion release (3/06), can be confidently recommended." (Gramophone on the... |
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Chamber Music 2 (Incls Piano Quintet, String Duos & Trios, music for violin & cello) Torleif Thedeen / Jaako Kuusisto / Folke Grasbeck / Brass Partout [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition: Volume 58 / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "Annotator Andrew Barnett tells us that the Op 77 Two Serious Melodies, for violin and orchestra, were first heard in March 1916 in Sibelius's arrangement for cello. Soloist Marko Ylönen is a rapt proponent of this headily lovely diptych, while the... |