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10 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

:tup, Sibelius once said: 'My music is in good hands ofĀ Barbirolli'. BarbirolliĀ 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....

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

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

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

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1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

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

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

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

I believe Leif Segerstam should be mentioned here šŸ˜Ž ....

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5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

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

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

Ā 

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

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

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4 hours ago, 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.

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

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On 11/11/2019 at 8:24 AM, Chuck Nessa said:

Now included in this box:

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

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

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

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