Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Tapiola (with Rachmaninov-Isle of the Dead)

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SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Tapiola (with Rachmaninov-Isle of the Dead)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Ernest Ansermet

[ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 20 June 2008

While it remains a pity that Ansermet didn't venture further into the bleaker landscapes of Sibelius, less may well be more, and these epic recordings of the Second and Fourth symphonies, together with a raw reading of Tapiola are collected together on CD for the first time.

The mood of desolation continues with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra's recording of Rachmaninov's hypnotic tone poem The Isle of the Dead.

Tracks:

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43
SIBELIUS: Tapiola, Op. 112
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 4 in A minor. Op. 63

RACHMANINOV: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29