Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth SO – Sibelius: Complete Symphonies (1972-77) [Japan 2017] [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth SO – Sibelius: Complete Symphonies (1972-77) [Japan 2017] [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]
SACD Rip | 4x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 311:28 minutes | Basic Scans included | 8,39 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 7,66 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 6,61 GB

Conductor Paavo Berglund transformed several orchestras into world-class ensembles over his long career. Known as a perfectionist, he specialized in the music of Sibelius and made three complete recordings of his symphonies. Paavo Berglund and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra recorded this cycle of the symphonies of Jean Sibelius between 1972 and 1977, with additional recordings of the tone poems dating from the same period.These analog recordings have held up remarkably well over the years, and the sound, which is surprisingly warm and vibrant, has lost little in the digital transfer. Berglund’s Sibelius interpretations have been honored for years, not only for the achievements in this important set, but also for his later recordings with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, chiefly because of his profound understanding of the composer’s methods and expressive modes. In order to bring across the coherence of the symphonies, Berglund treats the music as an organic process, accepting the fluidity of tempos, idiosyncratic use of motives, and shifting moods as something more than just a rhapsodic stringing-together of ideas. Because the music evolves audibly and communicates authentic emotion along the way, the performances are extremely compelling and deeply enjoyable. The recordings of the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, Tapiola, Finlandia, and the other tone poems are more than filler, though the real substance of this legendary set is found in the symphonies, and they are recommended as essential listening.

Tracklist:

DISC 1:
01. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op.39 I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
02. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op.39 II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
03. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op.39 III. Scherzo (Allegro – Lento (ma non troppo) – Tempo I)
04. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op.39 IV. Finale : Quasi una fantasia (Andante – Allegro molto)
05. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op.64 I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
06. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op.64 II. Allegro molto vivace
07. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op.64 III. Il tempo largo
08. Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op.64 IV. Allegro

DISC 2:
01. Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43 I. Allegretto
02. Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43 II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato
03. Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43 III. Vivacissimo
04. Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43 IV. Finale : Allegro moderato
05. Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op.82 5 I. Tempo molto moderato – Allegro moderato – Presto
06. Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op.82 5 II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
07. Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op.82 5 III. Allegro molto – Un pochettino largamente

DISC 3:
01. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op.52 I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op.52 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op.52 III. Moderato – Allegro (ma non tanto)
04. Spring Song, Op.16
05. The Swan of Tuonela Op.22 No. 2
06. Karelia Suite, Op.11 I. Intermezzo (Moderato)
07. Karelia Suite, Op.11 III. Alla marcia (Moderato)
08. Valse triste Op.44 No.1
09. Serenade No.1 in D major, Op.69a (Andante assai)
10. Serenade No.2 in G minor, Op.69b (Lento assai)
11. Humoreske No.5 in E flat major, Op.89 No.3

DISC 4:
01. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op.104 I. Allegro molto moderato
02. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op.104 II. Allegretto moderato
03. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op.104 III. Poco vivace
04. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op.104 IV. Allegro molto
05. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op.105
06. Tapiola, Op.112
07. Finlandia, Op. 26

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