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  On 11/11/2019 at 7:09 AM, Referentzhunter said:

:tup, Sibelius once said: 'My music is in good hands of Barbirolli'. Barbirolli also recorded the second with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra earlier. Still want to hear that version ! Maybe one time in the future. Nice to see this set come by....

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Barbirolli's Sibelius 2 with the RPO is probably more highly regarded than his version with the Hallé O.  The RPO version is more extroverted -- and more well-recorded. (It was engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson and subsequently reissued on Chesky.)

FWIW, I actually prefer Barbirolli's recording with the Hallé. But any Sibelius fan needs to hear both. ;) 

 

Incidentally, like Larry, I'm not a fan of Herbert von Karajan's Sibelius.  I don't hear anything so dire as a Nazi rally; HvK's reading is just so polished, sleek, and smooth. ... It doesn't align with my idea of Sibelius. 

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  On 11/11/2019 at 5:37 PM, HutchFan said:

Barbirolli's Sibelius 2 with the RPO is probably more highly regarded than his version with the Hallé O.  The RPO version is more extroverted -- and more well-recorded. (It was engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson and subsequently reissued on Chesky.)

FWIW, I actually prefer Barbirolli's recording with the Hallé. But any Sibelius fan needs to hear both. ;) 

 

Incidentally, like Larry, I'm not a fan of Herbert von Karajan's Sibelius.  I don't hear anything so dire as a Nazi rally; HvK's reading is just so polished, sleek, and smooth. ... It doesn't align with my idea of Sibelius. 

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I believe Leif Segerstam should be mentioned here 😎 ....

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  On 11/11/2019 at 5:37 PM, HutchFan said:

Barbirolli's Sibelius 2 with the RPO is probably more highly regarded than his version with the Hallé O.  The RPO version is more extroverted -- and more well-recorded. (It was engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson and subsequently reissued on Chesky.)

FWIW, I actually prefer Barbirolli's recording with the Hallé. But any Sibelius fan needs to hear both. ;) 

 

Incidentally, like Larry, I'm not a fan of Herbert von Karajan's Sibelius.  I don't hear anything so dire as a Nazi rally; HvK's reading is just so polished, sleek, and smooth. ... It doesn't align with my idea of Sibelius. 

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Barbirolli's RPO Sibelius 2 is a gem, but the version I prefer is Tauno Hannikainen's.

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  On 11/12/2019 at 2:12 AM, HutchFan said:

Now spinning:

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This RCA LP is Ormandy's second recording of Sibelius' Second Symphony. His first, for Columbia/Sony, is considered a "classic," but I like this later interpretation too.

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indeed one of the classic's (Columbia Sony).

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  On 11/11/2019 at 4:24 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

Now included in this box:

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Yes, that's the one :tup Good value too. I already had about half of the recordings and was still worth the price of the box for me. 

 

Just enjoyed the superb Dvorak/ Janacek / Martinu - Lieder disc from that set - Rudolf Firkusny with Gabriela Benackova.

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next up Dvorak: Lieder - Bernada Fink & Roger Vignoles (harmonia mundi)

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