MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 (with Nielsen - Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable')

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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 (with Nielsen - Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable')
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

[ EMI Recommends / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 14 October 2007

"Rattles account of the Fifth Symphony with the Philharmonia was to the 1980s what Karajan's Berlin account was to the 1960s. The Philharmonia Orchestra play spendidly and the EMI recording is very good indeed."
(3 Stars Penguin Stereo Guide)

"Rattles account of the Fifth Symphony with the Philharmonia was to the 1980s what Karajan's Berlin account was to the 1960s. It collected numerous prizes. Everything about it feels right: the control; of pace and texture and the balance of energy and response. The development of the first movement has a compelling sense of mystery and the transition to the Scherzo section is beautifully judged. The Philharmonia Orchestra play spendidly and the EMI recording is very good indeed."
(3 Stars Penguin Stereo Guide)

"Rattle excels in shaping the quieter expressive pages, drawing the woodwind interruptions - foreshadowing the Fifth Symphony's ostinatos - in sharp relief; and he projects the finale's grandeur without undue heaviness."
(MusicWeb on teh Nielsen July 2008)

Tracks:

Nielsen:
Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 (FS76) 'The Inextinguishable'
Pan & Syrinx, Op. 49 (FS87)

Sibelius:
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82