Sibelius was one of the 20th century’s greatest and most innovative symphonists, reworking the traditional symphonic structure as radically as Beethoven did in his day. Though his early works show Russian and Italian influences (as a product of his country’s history and his travelling, respectively), his music gradually developed its own identity, characterised by beauty, mystery, colour and light, together with his strong love for his native Finnish homeland. Praised for their sound quality as well as the music-making, this set of classic LSO Live recordings also includes a Pure Audio Blu-ray disc, containing HD Master Audio streams, allowing listeners to experience this award-winning cycle in a whole new way. The Blu-ray disc also contains downloadable files (DSD / FLAC / WAV / MP3) that can be transferred to portable devices.

Composer Jean Sibelius
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performers London Symphony OrchestraLondon Symphony Chorus
Soloists Monica Groop, Peter Mattei

Disc 1
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op 39
1. i. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico
2. ii. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
3. iii. Scherzo: Allegro
4. iv. Finale (Quasi una fantasia): Andante

Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
5. i. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
6. ii. Allegro molto vivace
7. iii. Il tempo largo
8. iv. Allegro

Disc 2
1. Pohjola's Daugher, Op. 49

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
2. i. Allegretto
3. ii. Tempo andante, ma rubato
4. iii. Vivacissimo
5. iv. Finale: Allegro moderato

Disc 3
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
1. i. Allegro moderato
2. ii. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
3. iii. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
4. Adagio - Vivacissimo - Adagio - Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Vivace - Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto - Tempo primo

5. The Oceanides, Op. 73

Disc 4
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
1. i. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato
2. ii. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
3. iii. Allegro molto

Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
4. i. Allegro molto moderato
5. ii. Allegro moderato
6. iii. Poco vivace
7. iv. Allegro molto

Disc 5
Kullervo, Op. 7
1. i. Introduction (Allegro moderato)
2. ii. Kullervo's Youth (Grave)
3. iii. Kullervo and his sister (Allegro vivace)
4. iv. Kullervo goes to battle (Alla marcia)
5. v. Kullervo's death (Andante)

Release Date 14 October 2016
SACD LSO0675 | 0822231167525
Digital LSO0675-D | 0822231167563

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Neil Hutchinson and Jonathan Stokes for Classic Sound Ltd, Tony Faulkner for Green Room Productions (Symphony No 6)
Recorded 2002-2008, Barbican, London

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Booklet in English, French & German

FLAC - Stereo 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Windows and Android devices
MP3 - Stereo 320kbps - Universal compatibility
SACD - Stereo & 5.1 multi-channel - Compatible with all CD players