Sibelius Symphonies

All,

Sorry the for the repeat listing.

Newbee,

Thanks for your confirmation.

Otto

Here's my current favorites:

#2 (First Choice) - Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra (Available directly from the Cleveland Orchestra website)

#2 (Second Choice) - Barbirolli and the Royal Philharmonic (Chesky)

#5 (First Choice) - Vanska and Lahti on BIS (coupled with the Original first draft #5)

#5 (Second Choice) -Karajan and Philharmonia (Not Berlin) - EMI recording from 1953

#7 (First Choice) - Berglund and Helsinki Philharmonic on EMI (From his 2nd complete Sibelius Cycle)

#7 (Second Choice) - Ashkenazy and Philharmonic on London/Decca

for otto: out of curiosity i picked up sanderlings' #2 and 3. both are very good performances, i liked 3 a bit more than two but he keeps the pace up. i'm not fond of performances in which the conductor tries to make sibelius into a "romantic". very good recordings, especially at budget price (7.49 at alldirect.com). i'm going to get the rest.

I thoroughly agree with Greg: Sir John Barbirolli on EMI and Colin Davis on Phillips, especially the 2nd.

Newbee,

Finally I found the company with me on Sanderlings' performances. Try his recording of Symphony No. 5, it is very objective interpretation. Enjoy!

Otto