Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5
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Composer: Jean SibeliusConductor: Leif Segerstam
Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-11-23
Music Label: Ondine
Soundtracks:
- Allegro Moderato
- Andantino Con Moto. Quasi Allegretto
- Moderato - Allegro (Ma Non Tanto)
- Tempo Molto Moderato - Allegro Moderato
- Andante Moso. Quasi Allegreto
- Allegro Molto
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Free Music Review: An inspired Third and very good Fifth
Hit: 5 Stars
the general drift of the reviews here has been to focus on Segerstam's account of the Sibelius Fifth. But this is the most heroic and most often recorded of the symphonies, and I've heard such sublime recordings from Karajan (3 versions), Bernstein (especially his NY Phil. account on Sony), and Salonen (also Sony) that this one feels a bit lacking. Segerstam brings the woodwinds far forward and plays Sibelius' intewoven lines as counterpoint rather than as a long buildup to an overwhelming climax. Combine with this his tendency to parse the music into small, punchy sgements, and the result is distinctive -- I've never heard any other conductor take this approach -- but it misses much of the work's rugged heroism. Maybe his intent was to give us a smaller, more detailed tapestry.
but the Third entirely won me over. This work is the emotional opposite of the Fifth, a creeping glacier as opposed to a lava flow. The melodies are cramped into a small range, the bass line is repetitive and static to the point of stuttering obsession. Within this prim fraemwork, few conductors have found the key to releasing the warmth and romantic swells lying beneath the surface. Segerstam does just that, and by bringing the woodwinds far forward again, he emphasizes color; he also gives his soloists freedom to phrase rhapsodically whhenever possible. For that reason, my attention was captured from beginning to end (here I exaggerate a little -- the second movement, always a plodder, isn't magically transformed).
In all, this is another fine installment in Segerstam's complete sibleius cycle with the Helsinki Phil, but it's not quite the revelation one finds in his First and Seventh, with the Second and Sixth not far behind.
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