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Sibelius: Violin Concerto

~ Jean Sibelius (Composer)
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Track Listings

1. Prelude
2. The Oak Tree
3. Humoreske
4. Caliban's Song
5. The Harvesters
6. Canon
7. Scene
8. Intrada - Berceuse
9. Interlude - Ariel's Song
10. The Storm
11. Chorus of the Winds
12. Intermezzo
13. Dance of the Nymphe
14. Prospero
15. Songs I & II
16. Miranda
17. Tha Naiads
18. Dance-Episode
19. Concerto for violin and orchestra op. 47
On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    with Dimitry Sitkovetsky
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

  2. (The) Tempest
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    Conducted by Neville Marriner

Product Description

BBC Music Magazine
Of the almost 70 versions of the Violin Concerto now available, most opt for another concerto and none offer this particular coupling. Dmitri Sitkovetsky's recommendable account with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner strikes the right balance between the aristocratic poise and subtle poetry of the opening and the zigeuner brilliance of the virtuoso writing. Moreover, Sitkovetsky brings a welcome restraint to the slow movement and his finale is effortlessly brilliant. Predictably, since he is an artist of high intelligence, this strikes me as more thoughtful than most rivals from the last decade or so, though I would not prefer it to Cho-Liang Lin (Sony) or Kyung-Wha Chung (Decca). The recording, made in Henry Wood Hall, London, is well detailed and for the most part naturally balanced, but a little overbright. Marriner's reading of the Prelude and two suites from The Tempest is scrupulously attentive to detail and at times (as in 'Chorus of the Winds') atmospheric; at others, it is wanting in mystery. The closing bars of the Prelude are so much more magical and mysterious in the hands of Beecham. The top-heavy recording does not help and if 'The Oak Tree' does not have the eerie, other-worldly feel to it, the prominence of the flautist is partly to blame. Petri Sakari (Naxos) casts the stronger spell though his two suites come as fill-ups to different symphonies.

Sibelians who have not yet found their way to the complete score should try Osmo Vänskä's masterly BIS recording.

Performance ****
Sound ****

© BBC Music Magazine 2001

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