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Every one except #1. The rest are grand! Only... the group IDed is the USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra. So...?
Not to be neglected among the greats is Anthony Collins.
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I've checked Archiv Music, Amazon, CDUniverse, and Berkshire; not found there.
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Here's a link to Presto Classical in the UK. They promoted it several months ago in their newsletter. They talked about Russia's close geographical and cultural relationship with Finland and gave the set a strong recommendation. They suggested it may be a more "authentic" style, especially the way the Rozhdestvensky lets the horns dominate the climaxes.
If you know the recordings of Tauno Hannikainen (a Finn), this is what you get. It's a more colorful and more dramatic style, not the polite performances we often get. The sound is certainly good enough and presents the characteristics described above very well. Melodiya did many excellent recordings.
Presto is very reliable, and shipping to the USA is reasonable.
Thank you so much for alerting me to Presto Classical, of whom I was unaware. The shipping costs are low. I'm ordering the Sibelius box right now.
For 'Russian' Sibelius I've always liked Ashkenazy. Now I'll have two Russian sets. I'm just dying out of curiosity.
BTW, I noted all of the other stuff they have 'on sale' and their prices. I think I'll be visiting this site again soon.
... unless you already have the Blomstedt and Colin Davis.
that the sonics are truly atrocious but the performances are spirited. I suggest trying out the Segerstam Sibelius cycle on Ondine instead. I have the Legends/Tapiola recording and it is a very sensitive, imaginative performance and the sonics - well, it would be on the short list to try out new equipment. A superb disc.
I found the sonics more then acceptable.In fact preferable to the Philips Boston set with Davis (on LP).
Maybe I have cloth ears, but rather use them then the opinion of enlightened critics.
I also read positive reviews about the sonics and the performances.
With all of the GREAT Sibelius (in good sound) out there, why settle for Melodiya? Vanska, N. Jarvi, Berglund, Davis are all available on bargain sets.
Some truly great recordings are on Melodiya. Rozhdestvensky was a great Sibelius conductor and this was a great orchestra in its day.
Even under the best of circumstances, Melodiya is merely adequate in that department. Combine that with other known-quantity cycles (as listed), and I'm just suggesting that there are probably better ways to go. Not a hard and fast statement, just my opinion.
No argument on Rozhdestvensky. He's a fine conductor.
Rozh and other Soviet/Russian conductors were simply amazing. Most carried on more of the genuine late 19th century/early 20th century performance style than the West; so much for HIP[less].
I've got the earlier Segerstam, which many praise. If your idea of Sibelius is comfortable/non-invasive/shopping-mall-ready, and you like dull, distant digital sound, than he's your man.
...is very exciting, in great sound.
I have 3,4,5,6,7 on three Melodiya/HMV LPs not the most idiomatic,but very enjoyable just the same.
Sonics are typical Melodiya,you either love or hate it.I come in the first category.
The pick of the bunch is Symphony no.4.A brilliant reading,with fulsome bass.
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