Sibelius - Symphonies 1 & 3 | Rubicon RCD1055

Sibelius - Symphonies 1 & 3

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Label: Rubicon

Cat No: RCD1055

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 25th September 2020

Contents

Artists

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Owain Arwel Hughes

Works

Sibelius, Jean

Symphony no.1 in E minor, op.39
Symphony no.3 in C major, op.52

Artists

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Owain Arwel Hughes

About

This recording from Owain Arwel Hughes and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is the first in a cycle of all seven of Sibelius’s symphonies. Symphony no.1, from 1899, is coupled with no.3, from 1907. Although bound by classical conventions, and the influence of Tchaikovsky, no.1 displays a remarkable and striking independence of thought. No.3 shows the composer making the transition from the large-scale symphonic structures of the first two symphonies to the more compact, tightly argued symphonies that followed.

Reviews

Like Edward Seckerson, I was greatly impressed by the recent recording of Sibelius’s First Symphony conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Here is a performance of similar grip, vitality and communicative power. ... Hughes’s account of the Third Symphony is equally compelling, clarity and expression once again hallmarks of the interpretation. ... Altogether a terrific start to Rubicon’s new cycle of the Sibelius symphonies.  Christian Hoskins
Gramophone November 2020
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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