Title: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; The Tempest Artist: Santtu-Matias Rouvali Label: Alpha Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 3701624511305 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-02-28 Number of Discs: 1
This volume concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Santtu-Matias Rouvali. This series has already won numerous awards around the world and reaches it's climax here with three of Sibelius' greatest symphonies: Andrew Mellor writes in his introductory text that "we hear music carried by forms of gravitational energy reminiscent of those that govern the course of a river". Rouvali has also chosen to record eight extracts from Sibelius' incidental music for Shakespeare's The Tempest. First performed in March 1926, it is one of Sibelius's final orchestral works and is certainly his most fascinating composition for the theatre.
Tracks: 1.1 Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~I. Allegro molto moderato - Poco tranquillo 1.2 Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~II. Allegretto moderato - Poco con moto - Poco a poco meno piano - Tempo I 1.3 Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~III. Poco vivace 1.4 Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~IV. Allegro molto - Allegro assai - Doppio più lento 1.5 Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 1.6 Tempest, Op. 109~Chor der Winde - Largamente assai 1.7 Tempest, Op. 109~Intermezzo - Andante con moto 1.8 Tempest, Op. 109~Tanz der Nymphen - Allegretto grazioso 1.9 Tempest, Op. 109~Prospero - Largo 1.10 Tempest, Op. 109~Lied I - Allegretto moderato 1.11 Tempest, Op. 109~Lied II - Un poco con moto 1.12 Tempest, Op. 109~Miranda - Allegretto 1.13 Tempest, Op. 109~Die Najaden - Poco con moto
