Sir Malcolm Sargent - Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, Karelia Suite & Pohjola's Daughter (2023) [24/96]

Sargent was a noted Sibelian. He recorded three of Sibelius’s seven symphonies for EMI and was slated to complete the cycle but the project was cancelled after Sibelius’s death. He was also honoured with the Knight Commander of the White Rose of Finland for his services to Sibelius’s music.

Neville Cardus said of Sargent's Beethoven, "I have heard performances which critics would have raved about had some conductor from Russia been responsible for them conducting them half as well and truthfully." Sargent recorded Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Symphonies for Decca with Sidney Beer's National Symphony Orchestra. His 1940s accompaniments for Artur Schnabel in the piano concertos have been admired. A 1961 stereo recording of the Eroica Symphony has been reissued on CD. Sargent was an enthusiastic champion of Sibelius's music, even recording it with the Vienna Philharmonic when it was not part of their repertory. Their recordings of Finlandia, En saga, The Swan of Tuonela and the Karelia Suite were issued in 1963 and reissued on CD in 1993. Sargent and the BBC recorded the first, second and fifth Symphonies in 1956 and 1958 respectively, reissued on CD in 1989, as well as Pohjola's Daughter in 1959. He also recorded the Valse triste with the RLPO.

Tracklist:
01. Finlandia: Symphonic Poem, Op. 26 (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
02. En Saga: Tone Poem, Op. 9 (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
03. The Swan of Tuonela: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22, No. 2 (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
04. Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo: Moderato, Più moderato (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
05. Karelia Suite, Op. 11: II. Ballade: Tempo di menuetto, Un poco più lento (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
06. Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia: Moderato, Poco largamente (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961) (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1961)
07. Pohjola's Daughter: Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 49 (2023 Remastered, London 1958) (2023 Remastered, London 1958)


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