if this music had been in the musicians blood for as long as Sibelius has. 5 (1965/2015) Qobuz FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz Leonard Bernstein Schuman: Symphonies Nos. You can find our fifth graders reciting Shakespeare, our Middle Schoolers. This is the sort of thing that separates the men from the boys, folks. New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein Sibelius: Symphony No. My god, this orchestra can play! It’s especially satisfying to note that amid all the excitement and brouhaha surrounding the recapitulation of the initial “spinning” music, Bernstein still takes care to see that the woodwinds aren’t drowned by the strings, as so many others do not. Lastly, we come to Bernstein’s much reissued performance of Pohjola’s Daughter, simply the best interpretation this piece has ever had.
Bernstein was a staunch advocate for the composer as well, and unlike his late Sibelius on Deutsche Grammophon, nothing is mannered or over-personalized. New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein Sibelius: Symphony No. Speaking of the text, it’s not included, which is a disgrace. Better yet, its coupled with Leonard Bernsteins amazing New York Fifth. Soprano Phyllis Curtin sounds either unsteady or unworldly, probably both, and I have to admit that I like the individuality of her timbre as well as her way with the text, though others may disagree. Bernstein’s Luonnotar moves swiftly and atmospherically, and it’s played with great attention to color. I need to hurry up with my posts, as the winners will be revealed early October. Berliner Philharmoniker Sibelius Symphony No.2 Sibelius, Symphonie Nr 7 C Dur op 105 Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 (3rd movement) Esa Pekka Salonen Sibelius: Symphony No. This is part II of my mini-series on the 2019 Gramophone awards. Sir John Barbirolli) Sibelius : Symphony No.4 - Orchestre de Paris - Daniel Harding Jean Sibelius: Symphony no.
Here however, he invests the music with so much energy and purpose that you could listen to it 10 times around and never tire of it. Category: Leonard Bernstein My reflections on the 2019 Gramophone Awards Part II Orchestral. Bernstein is particularly adept at getting the finale to sound grand without pomposity too often its principal thematic material seems to come back one time too many. It’s part of the Sibelius Two “troika” that also includes Barbirolli (Chesky) and Szell (Philips).
Lenny’s first recording of Sibelius’ epic Second Symphony is one of the great ones: taut, exciting as hell, ideally timed, and very well played and recorded, particularly in this clean and clear remastering.
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