Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
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Composer: Jean SibeliusConductor: Colin Davis
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2004-06-08
Music Label: Lso Live UK
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Tempo molto moderato; Allegro moderato
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82: Allegro molto
- Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: Allegro molto moderato
- Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: Allegro moderato
- Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: Poco vivace
- Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104: Allegro molto
Music reviews of Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
Music Review: Hum Along With Sir Colin
Rating: 4 Stars
[Updated for timeliness and extended remarks on March 27, 2009]
With the semi-chaos that's become of the recording industry, and as do a few prominent orchestras nowadays, the London Symphony Orchestra is producing and distributing live recordings on their own label. This is the first installment of what has become Sir Colin Davis' third complete recorded cycle of Sibelius' symphonies, the last two with the LSO.
Unfortunately, for much of the popular Symphony No. 5 it's "Hum Along with Sir Colin". Though it's become something of a given throughout Davis' vast discography, I've never heard his humming as disconcertingly conspicuous as here! One might be able to overlook it in the face of an overwhelmingly convincing performance, but the truth is that Davis doesn't necessarily convey a special affinity for this stirring and monumental score. The performance is certainly enjoyable enough -- tuneful, mostly fleet of pace, powerful when need be, and confidently played with an evident savvy emanating from the podium -- but it's hardly as gripping, penetrating, and memorable as those of Bernstein and Karajan, who in my estimation still reign supreme in this work, even when compared to the recent spate of fine native Finnish and Scandinavian performances on CD.
The performance of No. 6 here, however, has become one of my personal favorites. This knotty score is seemingly the bane of many Sibelian interpreters, but Davis and the LSO winningly render an optimistic and well-balanced reading from beginning to end. The delightfully disarming poco vivace third movement, a favorite Sibelian concoction of this listener, is especially fetching here. An effective performance of this symphony seemingly hinges on artful tempo relations and the all-important dynamic balance between strings and winds; here it's well-nigh perfect -- and Davis' humming is mercifully held in check!
Overall, I do love the performances on this CD. The acoustic of the Barbican live performance recording venue is decidedly dry, but it complements Davis' mostly cerebral take on these two symphonies. If one can manage to inure themself to the conductor's "verbal accompaniment" in No. 5, these are most enjoyable.
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The second instalment in Sir Colin Davis's new LSO Live Sibelius cycle follows hot on the heels of the first critically-acclaimed release featuring the Third and Seventh Symphonies. Sibelius was one of the most gifted and innovative symphonists who created music of astonishing beauty and luminosity. His Fifth Symphony is a breathtaking voyage that culminates in a resplendent finale, whilst the Symphony No 6 is more subtle, mysterious and refined to perfection.Classical CDs
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