Sunday, November 18, 2018

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 / Belshazzar's Feast - Serge Koussevitsky & Robert Kajanus / Lemminkäinen Suite - Eugene Ormandy



Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39





I. Andante ma non troppo



II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)



III. Scherzo (Allegro ma non troppo)



IV. Finale (quasi una Fantasia)


Karelia Suite, Op. 11





Alla marcia


Symphony Orchestra / Robert Kajanus

(78 rpm transfers; Columbia, recorded May 1930)



Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43







I. Allegretto




II. Tempo - andante ma rubato




(performed without break)

III. Vivacissimo - Largo e suave
IV. Finale: Allegro moderato


Boston Symphony Orchestra / Serge Koussevitsky

(78 rpm transfers; HMV; recorded 1935 by Victor)


Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52






I. Allegro moderato




II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto




III. Moderato - Allegro ma non tanto


London Symphony Orchestra / Robert Kajanus

(78 rpm transfers; HMV, recorded June 1932)





Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82






I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato



II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto




III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai





The Maiden with the Roses
from "Swanwhite", Op. 54






The Maiden with the Roses
from "Swanwhite", Op. 54


Boston Symphony Orchestra / Serge Koussevitsky

(78 rpm transfers; HMV; recorded 1936 by Victor)



Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105






Adagio - Un pochett meno adagio - Vivacissimo -
Adagio - Allegro molto moderato - Vivace - Presto -
Adagio - Largamente

BBC Symphony Orchestra / Serge Koussevitsky

(78 rpm transfers; HMV, live recording, 1933)




Belshazzar's Feast - Suite, Op. 51





I. Oriental Procession

2. Solitude
3. Night Music
4. Khadra's Dance 

London Symphony Orchestra / Robert Kajanus


(78 rpm transfers; recorded June 1932)

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Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22









1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari



2. The Swan of Tuonela



3. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela



4. Lemminkäinen's Homecoming


Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy

(Columbia, issued 1953)

(LP transfers)









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