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Jean Sibelius

Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor

ODE 1035-2 · CD · January 2004

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Track listing

6 tracks · 63:46

Jean Sibelius

  1. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 29:57
  2. 1 I. Allegro moderato 10:39
  3. 2 II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto 10:15
  4. 3 III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto) 9:03
  5. Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 82 33:49
  6. 4 I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato (ma poco a poco stretto) 14:33
  7. 5 II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 9:25
  8. 6 III. Allegro molto 9:51

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

Press

(...) there are no finer performances available of either symphony, and that's saying a lot--but once you hear this exceptional disc I have little doubt that you will agree. This disc is special. (...) Throughout, the playing of the orchestra is simply gorgeous, with extremely characterful string phrasing, cutting but always well-tuned interjections from the winds, and imposing but never crude brass and timpani. Ensemble balances are simply perfect between sections, and the sonics are warmly natural.
ClassicsToday.com, Artistic Quality 10/10 Sound Quality

The artists

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.

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Leif Segerstam

Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) received diplomas from the Sibelius Academy in violin and conducting. He won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1962 and gave his first violin recital in 1963. He rounded off his studies at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a conducting diploma in 1964.

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