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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 [SACD]
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It was with performances and recordings of the music of Jean Sibelius, his great compatriot, that the Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä first attracted the attention of a wider international audience. Vänskä has remained true to Sibelius (and BIS), and recordings made by him over the past 20 years form the backbone of the label's newly completed Sibelius Edition. On compace disc this has resulted in an acclaimed cycle of Beethoven's symphonies and most recently with a recording of Bruckner's Fourth ('Romantic') Symphony, which in Pizzicato Magazine was described as 'exceptional... without doubt one of the finest recordings of the work...' Now, some 15 years after the appearance of his previous cycle of Sibelius's symphonies, Vänskä has returned to the works in recording, and with his Minnesota players, he has recorded the first disc in a new cycle.

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Symphony
Contemporary
Osmo V nsk
Finland
In the 1980s Osmo V nsk successfully transitioned from principal clarinetist to conductor and went on to hold some of the world's most prestigious and coveted conducting posts, including music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. Actually, the transition was rather brief: V nsk won the 1982 Besan on Young Conductors Competition and thereafter turned largely to conducting, landing his first major post in 1985, when he was appointed guest conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Since that time V nsk has held a half-dozen or so major posts and appeared on more than 100 recordings. He is best known for his advocacy of Finnish music, particularly from the 20th century, with the names Aho, Crusell, Klami, Kokkonen, Kajanus, and Rautavaara appearing regularly on his programs. But V nsk is probably best known for his spirited Sibelius, both in the concert hall and on recordings. That said, V nsk has hardly limited himself to Finnish music: his repertory includes works by a vast array of composers, including Beethoven (whose cycle of nine symphonies he recorded for BIS), Bruckner, Mussorgsky, Mahler, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Nielsen, Poulenc, Britten, Bax, and even Leroy Anderson. Beside BIS, V nsk has recorded for Hyperion, Ondine, LPO, Classico, and Kontrapunkt. Osmo V nsk was born in S minki, Finland, on February 28, 1953. Though he studied conducting under Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki, his initial focus there was the clarinet. V nsk served as principal clarinet for the Turku Philharmonic from 1971-1976. While there, he made his conducting debut (1975), garnering approval from both critics and public alike. From 1977-1982 V nsk was co-principal clarinetist for the Helsinki Philharmonic. Following the Besan on competition victory and Lahti appointment, V nsk was suddenly in demand. He was elevated to chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony in 1988 and held the post until 2008. During this 20-year stint he held several other posts as well: chief conductor of the Iceland Symphony (1993-1996), principal conductor of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (1996-2002), and finally music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, from 2003. V nsk has received two contract extensions from the Minnesota Orchestra management, the latest in 2009, which keeps the maestro in Minnesota through the 2014-2015 season. In 2008, V nsk 's composition The Bridge was premiered by the Minnesota-based Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, under music director William Schrickel. Among V nsk 's later recordings is his 2009 BIS CD To Be Certain of the Dawn, an oratorio by Minnesota-based composer Stephen Paulus. ~ Robert Cummings, Rovi

Details

J. Sibelius
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Classical & Opera
Classical Composers
17 January 2012
Sacd Sacd ~ Discs:1 ~ Country:Usa
USA
Bis (Swe) ( BIS )
SACD
1986
675754037956

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