Sibelius: Symphonies 2/ 5
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This CD release features the popular Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 by Jean Sibelius as piano transcriptions, performed by Henri Sigfridsson on piano. Ever since its triumphant premiere, the Second Symphony has been one of Sibelius's most frequently performed works; of his symphonies, only the Fifth comes close in popularity. The works' grandiose Romanticism is brought into sharp highlight in these transcriptions for piano solo. Finnish pianist Henri Sigfridsson has used the Sibelius-sanctioned arrangement of the Fifth Symphony by Karl Ekman as a basis for his own adaptation of the Second Symphony. Following in the tradition of Liszt's Beethoven transcriptions, these arrangements are faithful to the original yet exploit the potential of the piano in many ways. Henri Sigfridsson has emerged as one of the major musical talents from Finland since he won, in 2005, the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Bonn. This is his first solo album for Ondine.
Tracklisting
Marko Ylonen; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Sinfonietta Riga; Jo
Wu Wei; Eldbjorg Hemsing; Ida Nielsen; Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Andris Poga
Waltteri Torikka; Marko Hilpo
Aapo Hakkinen; Les Voix humaines; Anna Gebert
KSENIJA SIDOROVA; LATVIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; ANDRIS POGA
Latvian Radio Choir
KUUSISTO P:HELSINKI PO:ASHKENA
Basque National Orchestra
Jonathan Antoine & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Diego Caicedo
Diego Caicedo
Anna Netrebko; Yusiv Eyvazov; Sonya Yoncheva; Vittorio Grigolo; Roman Burdenko; Ferruccio Furlanett
Caitriona O'Leary; Boris Bergmann
Zuzana Ferjencikova
Zuzana Ferjencikova
Yajie Zhang; Narine Yeghiyan; Chor und Orchester der Berliner Operngruppe; Felix Krieger