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Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi has recorded a lot of Sibelius: there are at least a couple of complete symphony sets as well as single recordings. In general, he has tended toward the abstract, toward the view that Sibelius, despite his adherence to tonality, was essentially a modern composer with a unique conception of form on both the small and large scales. Consider the finale of the Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82, with its popular half-note theme of open fifths and sixths. It's been thought to evoke anything from Thor's hammer to swans taking flight, but here the epic quality of the motif is toned down, and what emerges instead is the depth to which the fifths and sixths are all over this finale. Järvi's recordings of all three of the final symphonies are masterful, and the one-movement Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 unfolds with an organic inevitability that's mysterious and miraculous. Perhaps Järvi's approach is a little less desirable in the Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, a genuinely Tchaikovskian work that is a bit drained of sentiment here, or in the Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, which lacks the requisite gloom in this darkest of all symphonies. But the Second and Third symphonies have sweeping power, and the Orchestre de Paris is precise and sharp throughout. The Eiffel Tower on the cover does not exactly say Sibelius, but Järvi conducted this orchestra for several years, and it responds to his every wish. Your mileage may vary, for these readings are toward one extreme in the interpretation of Sibelius, but many will find the last three symphonies to be capstones of Järvi's Sibelius career -- unless he returns to Sibelius again.
© TiVo
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Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
DISC 2
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
DISC 3
Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104 (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 (in one movement) (Jean Sibelius)
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Orchestre de Paris - Paavo Järvi, Conductor - Jean Sibelius, Composer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
Album review
Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi has recorded a lot of Sibelius: there are at least a couple of complete symphony sets as well as single recordings. In general, he has tended toward the abstract, toward the view that Sibelius, despite his adherence to tonality, was essentially a modern composer with a unique conception of form on both the small and large scales. Consider the finale of the Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82, with its popular half-note theme of open fifths and sixths. It's been thought to evoke anything from Thor's hammer to swans taking flight, but here the epic quality of the motif is toned down, and what emerges instead is the depth to which the fifths and sixths are all over this finale. Järvi's recordings of all three of the final symphonies are masterful, and the one-movement Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 unfolds with an organic inevitability that's mysterious and miraculous. Perhaps Järvi's approach is a little less desirable in the Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, a genuinely Tchaikovskian work that is a bit drained of sentiment here, or in the Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, which lacks the requisite gloom in this darkest of all symphonies. But the Second and Third symphonies have sweeping power, and the Orchestre de Paris is precise and sharp throughout. The Eiffel Tower on the cover does not exactly say Sibelius, but Järvi conducted this orchestra for several years, and it responds to his every wish. Your mileage may vary, for these readings are toward one extreme in the interpretation of Sibelius, but many will find the last three symphonies to be capstones of Järvi's Sibelius career -- unless he returns to Sibelius again.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 03:51:35
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Paavo Järvi Orchestre de Paris Paavo Järvi & Orchestre de Paris
- Composer: Jean Sibelius
- Label: Sony Classical
- Area: Finlande
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music Symphonies
- Period: Post-romantic Music
(P) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
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