Jean Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 & Sergei Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead

2 CD 

Classical Music 

Australian Eloquence

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Description

028948000449

Sergey Vassilievich Rachmaninov:The Isle of the Dead – Symphonic Poem, Op. 29
Jean Sibelius:Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63Tapiola, Op. 112

Detailed Presentation

Jean Sibelius:Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63Tapiola, Op. 112
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Orchestra)Ernest Ansermet (Conductor)
Sergey Vassilievich Rachmaninov:The Isle of the Dead – Symphonic Poem, Op. 29
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra)Ernest Ansermet (Conductor)

While it remains a pity that Ansermet didn’t venture further into the bleaker landscapes of Sibelius, less may well be more, and these epic recordings of the Second and Fourth symphonies, together with a raw reading of Tapiola are collected together on CD for the first time. The mood of desolation continues with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra’s recording of Rachmaninov’s hypnotic tone poem ‘The Isle of the Dead’.