Sibelius - Symphony no.4, The Wood Nymph, Valse triste | Alpha ALPHA1008

Sibelius - Symphony no.4, The Wood Nymph, Valse triste

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA1008

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 26th January 2024

Contents

Artists

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Works

Sibelius, Jean

Symphony no.4 in A minor, op.63
The Wood Nymph (Skogsraet), op.15
Valse triste, op.44 no.1

Artists

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Santtu-Matias Rouvali

About

The Fourth is Sibelius's most difficult symphony. For some, it is his masterpiece. When the symphony was premiered on 3 April 1911 in Helsinki, one critic compared it to Barkbröd – tree bark eaten by the Finns in times of famine! It is fittingly a Finn, conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who explores this Symphony that lays bare our emotions. With his Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, he continues his cycle of the complete Sibelius symphonies, with the addition of the famous Valse triste and the symphonic poem inspired by Swedish folklore called The Wood Nymph.

Reviews

Dark, brooding, tonally ambiguous from the outset. It growls at you doesn’t it? You get this inescapable sense of power from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali. You mentioned the sound quality as being something special, it is isn’t it? You’re sucked into the depths.
Record Review (BBC Radio 3) 27 January 2024

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