Herbert Von Karajan: Complete Sibelius Recordings on DG
Deutsche Grammophon collects Karajan's stunning 1960s (analog) and 1980s Sibelius recordings on CD with a Pure Audio/Blu-ray Audio Disc. Including Christian Ferras' 1965 recording of the Violin Concerto which won both the Grand Prix du Disque and Edison Prize. The booklet includes a revealing text by Austrian musicologist and researcher of the Karajan Institute, Thomas Wozonig, whose doctoral studies are focused on Karajan as conductor of the symphonies of Jean Sibelius.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.4 In A Minor, Op.63
1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
2. Allegro molto vivace
3. Il tempo largo
4. Allegro
Jean Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22, No.2
5. Andante molto sostenuto
CD 2
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.5 In E Flat, Op.82
1. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente
2. Allegro moderato - Presto
3. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
4. Allegro molto
5. Jean Sibelius – Tapiola, Op.112
CD 3
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.6 In D Minor, Op.104
1. Allegro molto moderato
2. Allegretto moderato
3. Poco vivace
4. Allegro molto
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.7 in C, Op.105
5. Adagio
6. Vivacissimo - Adagio
7. Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato
8. Vivace - Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto
CD 4
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio di molto
3. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op.26, No.7
4. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro
5. Jean Sibelius – Valse triste, Op.44
CD 5
1. Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op.26, No.7
2. Jean Sibelius – The Swan Of Tuonela, Op.22, No.2
3. Jean Sibelius – Valse triste, Op.44
4. Tapiola, Op.112
Jean Sibelius – Pelléas et Mélisande - Incidental Music To Maeterlinck's Play, Op.46 (1905)
5. At The Castle Gate
6. Mélisande
7. At The Seashore
8. A Spring In The Park
9. The Three Blind Sisters
10. Pastorale
11. Mélisande At The Spinning Wheel
12. Intermezzo
13. The Death Of Mélisande
CD 6
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.4 In A Minor, Op.63
1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
2. Allegro molto vivace
3. Il tempo largo
4. Allegro
Jean Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22, No.2
5. Andante molto sostenuto
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.5 In E Flat, Op.82
6. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente
7. Allegro moderato - Presto
8. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
9. Allegro molto
10. Jean Sibelius – Tapiola, Op.112
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.6 In D Minor, Op.104
11. Allegro molto moderato
12. Allegretto moderato
13. Poco vivace
14. Allegro molto
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.7 in C, Op.105
15. Adagio
16. Vivacissimo - Adagio
17. Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato
18. Vivace - Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
19. Allegro moderato
20. Adagio di molto
21. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op.26, No.7
22. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro
23. Jean Sibelius – Valse triste, Op.44
Boxset Dimensions: 5.1"x5"x0.7"