Sibelius - Karelia Suite, Valse Triste, Finlandia, The Swan of Tuonela, Tapiola (C.r.: Hans Rosbaud)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Orchestral Works by Hans Rosbaud / Remastered.
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00:00 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 - I. Intermezzo, Moderato (Remastered 2021)
03:18 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 - II. Ballade, Tempo di menuetto (Remastered 2021)
10:04 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 - III. Alla marcia, Moderato (Remastered 2021)
15:41 Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1 (Remastered 2021)
20:04 Finlandia, Op. 26 No. 7 (Remastered 2021)
27:59 Tapiola, Op. 112 (Remastered 2021)
46:24 The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2 (Remastered 2021)
54:14 Scènes Historiques No. 1, Op. 25 - III. Festivo (Remastered 2021)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Hans Rosbaud
Recorded in 1954, 1957
New mastering in 2022 by AB for CMRR
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That there was a connection between Jean Sibelius and Hans Rosbaud may seem more than strange. The result clearly showed that transparency and solid construction, essential characteristics of his modern interpretation, did not only determine his meticulous approach to the works of Pierre Boulez or Karlheinz Stockhausen. One need only listen to the martial chords of the brass at the beginning of Finlandia or the cantilena of the woodwinds in the middle section to be convinced of this. It is precisely in this program music, animated by a Nordic romanticism and exalting the will of Finnish independence, that the contrast between Rosbaud's lucid approach, his concern for clarity of contours, balance and differentiation of sound levels, and those trivial and heavy interpretations that undoubtedly contributed greatly to the criticism of Sibelius by Rosbaud's colleagues, is most clearly apparent. The respect of the score, as much for the dynamic indications as for the accentuation, the renunciation of any The respect for the score, as much for the dynamic indications as for the accentuation, the renunciation of any exaggeration, trivialization or equalization of each character and of the different parts, make the music here much more interesting than in the megalomaniac or sentimental interpretations that one is used to hearing.

In Tuonela's Swan, the sound planes swirl, but they are often almost motionless, exuding a peace in which every detail remains perceptible, though they are constantly interwoven in different ways. Under Rosbaud's baton, even the Valse triste - composed in 1903 and based on the incidental music for Arvid Järnefelt's play Kuolema ("Death") - escapes the thick "romantic haze". Rosbaud's purification of this piece, by renouncing all theatrical effects, really brings out the refinement of the work's musical language. It is only when the syncopated rhythm of the waltz is rendered accurately and distinctly that the subject of the piece, the birth of a hesitant memory, takes its proper form. In contrast, Rosbaud makes the climax, where the strings are concentrated with extreme density, the evocation of a past passion. Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation (00:00-02:51)

Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 / Remastered (rf.rc.: David Oistrakh, Eugene Ormandy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74jHkUZRFw&list=PL3UZpQL9LIxN0O7wxnylqoBaXgj0-NSTl&index=6&t=675s

Johan Sibelius PLAYLIST (reference recordings): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3UZpQL9LIxN0O7wxnylqoBaXgj0-NSTl

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