Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; The Tempest - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This volume concludes the complete Sibelius symphonies performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Santtu-Matias Rouvali. This series has already won numerous awards around the world and reaches it's climax here with three of Sibelius' greatest symphonies Andrew Mellor writes in his introductory text that Inchwe hear music carried by forms of gravitational energy reminiscent of those that govern the course of a riverInch. Rouvali has also chosen to record eight extracts from Sibelius' incidental music for Shakespeare's The Tempest. First performed in March 1926, it is one of Sibelius's final orchestral works and is certainly his most fascinating composition for the theatre. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~I. Allegro molto moderato - Poco tranquillo 2. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~II. Allegretto moderato - Poco con moto - Poco a poco meno piano - Tempo I 3. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~III. Poco vivace 4. Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104~IV. Allegro molto - Allegro assai - Doppio più lento 5. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 6. Tempest, Op. 109~Chor der Winde - Largamente assai 7. Tempest, Op. 109~Intermezzo - Andante con moto 8. Tempest, Op. 109~Tanz der Nymphen - Allegretto grazioso 9. Tempest, Op. 109~Prospero - Largo 10. Tempest, Op. 109~Lied I - Allegretto moderato 11. Tempest, Op. 109~Lied II - Un poco con moto 12. Tempest, Op. 109~Miranda - Allegretto 13. Tempest, Op. 109~Die Najaden - Poco con moto