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Sibelius and Prokofiev Violin Concertos from Janine Jansen & Klaus Mäkelä
7th Jun 2024
Engaging from the very first notes, these powerful new recordings of much-loved repertoire make for a great introduction if you don’t know these works - and an inspiring new perspective if you do.
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Rumon Gamba conducts overtures from Finland
11th Aug 2023
The Oulu Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor offer a treasure trove of rarely-recorded orchestral gems by Finnish composers contemporary with Sibelius.
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Overtures From Finland
Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
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Johan Dalene performs violin concertos by Nielsen & Sibelius
1st Apr 2022
The Swedish violinist offers a characterful performance of Sibelius's concerto alongside a virtuosic account of the piece that swept him to victory at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition.
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Sibelius from Edward Gardner, the Bergen Philharmonic, and Lise Davidsen
2nd Jul 2021
The Norwegian soprano combines drama and delicacy in the tone-poem Luonnotar, whilst the Bergen string sound in Tapiola, Rakastava and Pelléas & Mélisande is a thing to marvel at.
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Paavo Järvi on Sibelius
4th Feb 2019
The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about recording the first-ever complete set of Sibelius symphonies with a French orchestra during his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris.
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7
Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
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Hannu Lintu on Sibelius
25th Oct 2017
Katherine talks to the conductor about his new recording of Tapiola, En Saga & eight songs in new orchestrations by Aulis Sallinen.
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Lisa Batiashvili on Sibelius and Tchaikovsky
10th Jan 2017
Katherine talks to the Georgian violinist about her recording of two of the most popular Romantic concertos - a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Gerald Finley sings Sibelius songs
30th Dec 2016
Katherine listens to baritone Gerald Finley's collection of brooding, melancholy orchestral songs by Sibelius.
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Osmo Vänskä on Sibelius
14th Dec 2016
Katherine talks to the Finnish conductor about his second Sibelius cycle on BIS - the final instalment of which was a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Lisa Batiashvili performs Violin Concertos by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
18th Nov 2016
James listens to the Georgian violinist's new double-bill of concertos, with the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
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Osmo Vänskä completes his cycle of Sibelius symphonies with the Minnesota Orchestra
29th Jul 2016
James listens to the final volume of Osmo Vänskä's Sibelius cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, comprising Nos. 3, 6 and 7.
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3, 6 & 7
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Sibelius Symphonies from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra
6th Nov 2015
James listens to Sibelius from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
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Andris Nelsons conducts Sibelius and Wagner
5th Jan 2015
James listens to Andris Nelsons’s début recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Hilary Hahn plays Schoenberg and Sibelius
10th Mar 2008
The American violinist’s ‘beautiful sound and technical brilliance’ make a strong impact in two twentieth-century concertos with the Swedish Radio Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
