Paavo Berglund – The Warner Edition (Complete EMI Classics & Finlandia Recordings)

Contents

Bliss: Cello Concerto /Arto Noras (cello), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Berglund

Bliss: Miracle in the Gorbals /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 /Yehudi Menuhin (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 /Ida Haendel (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Walton: Violin Concerto /Ida Haendel (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Franck, C: Symphony in D minor /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92 /John Ogdon (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for Piano and Orchestra /John Ogdon (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 /John Ogdon (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 /John Ogdon (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 ‘Midsommarvaka’ /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Alfvén: King Gustav Adolf II Op. 49: Elegy /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Järnefelt: Praeludium /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Grieg: Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations, Op. 51 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 /Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d’Or Suite /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Prokofiev: Summer Night: Suite from ‘The Duenna’ Op. 123 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 ‘Leningrad’ /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 ‘The year 1905’ /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen’s Return (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Karelia Suite Op. 11: Intermezzo /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: King Kristian II, incidental music, Op. 27 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Scènes historiques, Suites Op. 25 & Op. 66 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: The Bard, Op. 64 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Humoreske No. 5 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: King Kristian II, incidental music, Op. 27 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Pelléas and Mélisande Suite, Op. 46 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Tapiola, Op. 112 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela (from Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Oma maa, Op. 92 (Our Native Land) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Tulen synty, Op. 32 (The Origin of Fire) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 /Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 /Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Paavo Berglund

Smetana: Má Vlast /Staatskapelle Dresden, Paavo Berglund

Dvořák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 /Staatskapelle Dresden, Paavo Berglund

Dvořák: Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45 No. 1 /Staatskapelle Dresden, Paavo Berglund

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 in E minor /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto in A minor /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in F minor /Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending /Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Walton: Cello Concerto /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Halvorsen: Bojarernes Indtogsmarsj (Entry of the Boyars) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Karelia Suite Op. 11: Intermezzo /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: Alla marcia /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Sibelius: Festivo (No. 3 from Scènes historiques I, Op.25) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Schalaster: Moldavian Dance – ‘Liana’ /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Bull, O: Saeterjentens Søndag (The Herdgirl’s Sunday) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie in B minor for orchestra, G. ii213 /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Rimsky Korsakov: May Night Overture /Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Glazunov: Concert Waltz No. 1 in D, Op. 47 *Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Paavo Berglund (1929-2012) was recognised as a father-figure in modern Sibelius conducting. He notably recorded no less than 3 times his complete symphonies, with the Bournemouth Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic and later with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Besides much music of his homeland and Scandinavia in general he was able to demonstrate his prowess in Russian music, particularly Shostakovich, and flair for British music including Vaughan Williams and Bliss. After his time in Bournemouth and Helsinki he conducted all the major British orchestras as well as the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Staatskapelle Dresden and the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestras.