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| 80 of 83 people found the following review helpful  THE MASTER SYMPHONIST, This review is from: Sibelius Edition - Barbirolli (Audio CD) What can I say? What can I add to the peaens of praise already written??Except this: I too grew up with Barbirolli's Sibelius. I will never, ever forget 'getting into' the Fifth Symphony for the very first time. This recording could well be the definitive version of this 'granite slab' of music - the word 'symphony' is almost inadequate. It is breathless, rapt, invigorating...alive. One loves Sibelius - emotionally - for those unmatched moments in his works when your pulse quickens and your heart almost stops beating: the closing bars of both the 1st and 3rd movements of the Fifth Symphony; the bars where, in the achingly personal slow movement of the icy Fourth Symphony, Sibelius finally allows the mournful main theme to thaw out, flow from its imprisonment in the woodwind and then swell out, into the full orchestra - but all too briefly; the breathless sense of rising anticipation that one hears during the busy recapitulation in the opening movement of the Third (said by... Read more 55 of 57 people found the following review helpful A Classic Set Finally On CD, By NNNNN "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sibelius Edition - Barbirolli (Audio CD) To many Sibelians Sir John Barbirolli's 1960's cycle of the complete symphonies with the Halle Orchestra is one of the finest ever recorded. Unlike today's conductors who tend to take a "one size fits all" approach to these works,Sir John takes them on as individual works that should not all be played the same. Tempos for example may be broad in some works and brisk in others. Orchestral detail is also finally balanced. Many of Sibelius' subtle woodwind details that many drown out with the strings are here heard in their proper perspective. Foremost though is the sense of atmosphere and drama that is essential in making these symphonies work. Under Barbirolli they are never lacking. The orchestral works which fill out this generous set are equally well done.Although these recordings have been available by EMI's Japanese susidiary for over a decade this is the first release in the US and Europe of the complete recordings. It was a long time coming but it was well worth the wait! 40 of 43 people found the following review helpful this was my most prized lp set, By A Customer This review is from: Sibelius Edition - Barbirolli (Audio CD) My memory of this recording is that Sir John took the tempi "broad and slow". There is a warmth in the playing that makes Sibelius a spiritual experience for me. The slow movement of the 3rd is what I found most moving. Especially when the movement recaps and the basses are drifting deeply in halfnote triplets.I had this set on LP when I was a teenager and it was my prized piece in my collection. I've been waiting for this to come out since 1980, and it's been a cruel, gruelling wait. Other great moments (it's been 21 years so, be lenient on me if you don't agree) are; trumpet crescendo in the 1st symphony - this was described to me by a Toronto record shop owner (Bruce Certes) as "like Appollo 8 taking off to the moon". Second Symphony, very meditative slow movement and if the coda in the finale doesn't rise you out of your comfy chair and force you to conduct your stereo, then you don't understand Sibelius! Third Symphony, never rushed,... Read more |
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