Grieg & Sibelius - Finlandia - Charles Mackerras (Hybrid SACD)
Edvard Grieg
Jean Sibelius [click here to see more vinyl from Jean Sibelius]
London Proms Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
1 Hybrid SACD, jewel box
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : RCA Victor Red Seal
Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson
Produced by Michael Williamson
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2024
Tracks
- Edvard Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6
- Jean Sibelius - King Christian II, Op. 27, Suite For Orchestra - Elegie
- Jean Sibelius - King Christian II, Op. 27, Suite For Orchestra – Musette
- Jean Sibelius - Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 46, Suite For Orchestra - No. 7, Entr'acte
- Edvard Grieg - Two Melodies, Op. 63, No. 2 -
- Edvard Grieg - Cow-Keeper's Tune; Country Dance
- Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, Op. 26 No. 7
- Jean Sibelius - Valse Triste from "Kuolema," Op. 44
- Edvard Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 - Heart Wounds
- Edvard Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 - The Last Spring
Reviews :
An early classic for Decca/RCA engineered by none other than Kenneth Wilkinson, who became so closely identified with the Decca sound that he retired when PolyGram acquired the company in 1980. Music of Grieg & Sibelius from the late great Charles Mackerras and the London Symphony Orchestra. The strings here are cool, crisp and extremely transparent with wonderful inner detail within the choirs.
AllMusic
Discogs 4.31 / 5