Composer: Jean Sibelius
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1008
Release: 2024
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
01. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
02. II. Allegro molto vivace
03. III. Il tempo largo
04. IV. Allegro
05. The Wood-Nymph (Skogsrået), Op. 15
06. Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1
The Fourth is Sibelius’s most difficult symphony. For some, it is his masterpiece. When the symphony was premiered on 3 April 1911 in Helsinki, one critic compared it to Barkbrod – tree bark eaten by the Finns in times of famine! It is fittingly a Finn, conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who explores this symphony that lays bare our emotions. With his Goteborg Symphony Orchestra, he continues his cycle of the complete Sibelius symphonies, with the addition of the famous Valse Triste and the symphonic poem inspired by Swedish folklore called The Wood Nymph.