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Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 1, 2, 5 & 7; Elgar - Enigma Variations [Box set] [Collector's Edition]

~ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Jean Sibelius (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), et al.
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  • Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
  • Composer: Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar, Jean Sibelius
  • Audio CD (10 May 2004)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set, Collector's Edition
  • Label: Leonard Bernstein Collectors Edition
  • ASIN: B0001WGDXK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 63,455 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 1 in E minor
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  2. Symphony No. 2 in D
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  3. Symphony No. 5 in E flat
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  4. Symphony No. 7 in C
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  5. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
    Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
    Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  6. (4) Sea Interludes
    Composed by Benjamin Britten
    Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 11 April 2007
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I try not to write reviews but this made me so angry: Battle-Famous, the previous reviewer, really doesn't know what he's talking about. This is an absolutely brilliant take on Elgar and just because it's not the same as all the other boring interpretations on disc doesn't mean it doesn't have significant value... This is an incredible record. Bernstein's speeds are thoroughly considered and, in my view, extremely authentic (whatever that word means). Before listening to this I found much of Elgar's music troublesome. Bernstein makes this a truly convincing performance of sincerity and passion.
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5 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A curate's egg indeed, 12 Mar 2007
By Battle-famous (Warwickshire, England) - See all my reviews
Bernstein might have been a good Sibelian, but he was certainly no Elgarian. His recording of the 'Enigma' Variations was the first to be released on CD in the 1980s, and it is a shame that some people might have snapped it up at the time and got accustomed to this version.

Most of the Variations are performed adequately (the orchestra is certainly trying its best) but Bernstein doesn't seem to realise that the music is the most important thing here, rather than the conductor's egocentricity. His version of 'Nimrod' is simply perverse: stretched out to three times its natural length and of Mahlerian proportions, it ceases to be a celebration of friendship, and a testament to the nobility of Beethoven's music, and becomes instead an overblown dirge.

His reading of the entire work is eccentric rather than enigmatic, and one wonders why he bothered as he clearly did not understand Elgar's particular sound-world.

The star is for the Sibelius symphonies, as the reading of 'Enigma' pulls this recording down so badly that it is best avoided.
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