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In Reply to: Who does the best Sibelius? posted by Jack D II on January 12, 2015 at 02:38:25:
Sibelius is Finnish. He lived in a cold climate in a house close to the woods, very much in the heart of nature. He was intensely nationalistic, and the culture and legends of Finland meant a lot to him. I lived in Norway myself for 6 years, and it's a very distinctive and different culture. It has a feel to it, and Sibelius is big on atmosphere. In my Sibelius I want to FEEL that Scandinavian atmosphere - the deep woods, the snowstorms, the darkness and also the joy of summer, flowers and daylight.
You will find a whole heap of conductors and orchestras who will play the music in the European symphonic tradition - Bermstein, Maazel, Szell, Karajan etc etc. They mostly ratchet up the excitement and play to the climaxes. I would give them a very wide berth.
For some real Scandinavian atmosphere, try the Scandinavians or the next best thing - Russians, Estonians and the like. I like Segestam for instance. I find Berglund rather bland, so not him, but plenty of others these days since there's a strong conducting tradition in Finland largely led by Jorma Panula.
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