Pietari Inkinen Sibelius Symphonies
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[In No. 4] the NZSO musters rare tension and foreboding. Inkinen isn’t afraid to let the music’s silences breathe, and he finds a steely clarity – notably in the hand-stopped horns and vibrato-less... —
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This enigmatic piece [the Fourth]...demands both sombre mystery and striking sunlight in its first movement, and Inkinen does evoke them successfully if slowly, with some fine brass playing.... —
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Technically, the NZSO sounds better on this disc than on any of its three predecessors; there's delicacy and subtlety in the textures and solos and impressive warmth in the slow-burn orchestral... —
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the New Zealanders' playing is expert, and the well-balanced and rounded recording gives due weight to Sibelius's double bass and tuba parts. —
