[ Decca / 5 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Monday 9 April 2012
The perfect introduction to the music of Sibelius
"Naturalness and cogency also characterize this performance of the Seventh. The BSO strings render the opening pages with extraordinary tonal purity, and the sunny pastoral as the symphony's center sings with unaffected charm." 10/10 ClassicsToday (Sym 5 & 7)
En Saga, Op. 9
Finlandia, Op. 26
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Tapiola, Op. 112
The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22)
Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47