Great Performances

~ Release by Sibelius (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▶ CD 4
▶ CD 5
▶ CD 6
▶ CD 7
▶ CD 8
▶ CD 9
▼ CD 10
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a poco ravvivando il tempo al allegro
Jean Sibelius 10:09
2 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto
Jean Sibelius 14:30
3 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Largamente
Jean Sibelius 6:14
4 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius 12:49
5 Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 2:24
6 Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5
Jean Sibelius 3:11
7 Svarta rosor, op. 36 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 1:56
8 Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 2:37
9 Diamanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6
Jean Sibelius 2:29
10 Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 5:18
11 Våren flyktar hastigt, op. 13 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 1:49
▶ CD 11

Credits

CD 10

arranger:
Ivar Hellman (track 8)
Jussi Jalas (track 5)
Ernest Pingoud (tracks 6–7)
Jean Sibelius (1904) (track 10)
Jean Sibelius (1913) (track 11)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (tracks 1–4)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (1891) (track 11)
Jean Sibelius (1899) (track 7)
Jean Sibelius (1900) (tracks 8–9)
Jean Sibelius (1900 – 1902) (tracks 1–4)
Jean Sibelius (1901) (track 6)
Jean Sibelius (1902) (track 5)
Jean Sibelius (1903) (track 10)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (tracks 1–4)
Bertil Bokstedt (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
lyricist:
Gustaf Fröding (track 8)
Ernst Josephson (track 7)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (tracks 6, 11)
Viktor Rydberg (track 10)
Josef Julius Wecksell (tracks 5, 9)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (tracks 2–4)
Wiener Opernorchester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
orchestrator:
Jean Sibelius (1916 – 1917) (track 9)
producer:
John Culshaw (tracks 1–4)
Christopher Raeburn (tracks 5–11)
recording engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
Gordon Parry (engineer) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
soprano vocals:
Birgit Nilsson (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (tracks 1–4)
Breitkopf & Härtel (1912) (track 9)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (tracks 1–4)
Sofiensaal in Wien, Austria (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (tracks 5–11)
arrangement of:
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and piano) (track 9)
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5 (for voice and piano) (track 6)
Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 8)
Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 5)
orchestration of:
Svarta rosor, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 7)
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (tracks 1–4)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: I. Allegretto (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (track 1)
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (track 2)
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (track 3)
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato (1958-06-18 – 1958-06-20) (track 4)
Seven Songs, op. 13 no. 4: Våren flyktar hastigt (for voice and orchestra) (1965-04-08) (track 11)
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and orchestra, orch. Sibelius) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 9)
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Pingoud) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 6)
Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1 (for voice and full orchestra) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 10)
Svarta Rosor, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Pingoud) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 7)
Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Hellman) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 8)
Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Jalas) (1965-04-08 – 1965-04-12) (track 5)
referred to in medleys:
Hooked on Romance (Opus 3) (track 4)
version of:
Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 10)
Våren flyktar hastigt, op. 13 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 11)