Composer: Jean Sibelius
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA645
Release: 2022
Size: 1.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
02. I. Allegro moderato
03. II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
04. III. Moderato – Allegro ma non tanto
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
05. I. Tempo molto moderato
06. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
07. III. Allegro molto
After the phenomenal critical success of the first two volumes of the complete Sibelius symphonies, the Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra introduce us to the “green” side of Sibelius who, suffering from health problems and financial worries, moved to the shores of Lake Tuusula just before writing his Third Symphony. His output was powerfully inspired by nature. In April 1915, when the world was in chaos, he wrote in his diary of the appearance of sixteen swans over the lake and noted down their cry, which inspired the great horn theme of the Fifth Symphony’s finale.