Sibelius kullervo

Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, begins with the creation of the world ? from a duck's egg ? and goes on to relate a series of tales of magic and adventure. One of the most memorable characters is Kullervo, a flawed…

Osmo Vänskä has been described as ?our greatest living Sibelian? (The Sunday Times, UK), a reputation which is founded not least on his two symphony cycles on disc, both released by BIS. The first one was recorded in…

A fresh new recording of Jean Sibelius? (1865?1957) early breakthrough work by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under its conductor Hannu Lintu. This recording with two male choirs, the Estonian National Male Choir…

STEREO · RECORDINGS FROM 1966-1970 / Remastered in 192kHz/ 24-Bit from original tapes by Studio Art & Son, Annecy, 2020

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce the first release on disc of the only known live recording of Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Sibelius?s Symphony No.1 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to mark the orchestra?s…

Already hailed as his country?s foremost composer, Sibelius completed what was to be his only concerto in early 1904, and its spellbinding and instantly recognizable opening can surely be counted amongst the most iconic…

Jean Sibelius: String Quartet In D Minor, op. 56 ("Voces intimae") - Meta4 I first heard Meta4 perform at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland and was fascinated by them right from the start. I was truly impressed…