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As those who follow my inane ramblings over at Twitter maybe aware, I was recently debating over which Sibelius cycle to add to a few I already own - I ended up with wonderfully idiosyncratic Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Leif Segerstam cycle, which I would highly recommend (I found the Finlandia from this cycle on youtube and present it for your attention below as a sampler).
EDIT: You also have four days left to hear the BBC SO under Neeme Jarvi, perform Korvits, Sibelius, Klami, Schubert. Get it while you can here
From the BBC:
Live from the Barbican Centre, London.
Presented by Louise Fryer.
The distinguished Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra to launch their Sibelius Symphony Cycle with his Third - over the next eight months, all seven of the Symphonies will be performed in a series of concerts broadcast on BBC Radio 3.This opening concert is steeped in Finnish nature and mysticism. The Third Symphony was one of the first works to be composed in the serenity of Sibelius's lake-side home, Ainola, and features a lyrically beautiful chamber-like second movement. Anu Komsi is the soloist for Kaija Saariaho's evocation of Finland's snowy nights and fleeting springtime and for Sibelius's hymn to the all-creating nature-spirit, Luonnotar. The concert kicks off with Bax's evocation of Atlantic storminess - his symphonic poem Tintagel.
Bax: Tintagel
Kaija Saariaho: Leino Songs - UK premiere
8.00 Interval Music
Sibelius: Luonnotar
Sibelius: Symphony No.3 in C Major
Anu Komsi (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor).
