Jean Sibelius: Symphonies No 1-7 Klaus Mäkelä
) | Label: DECCA Catalog: 4852256 Format: CD The young Finnish principal conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä, presents his debut album on Decca Classics, dedicated to the works of his homeland's most famous composer: Jean Sibelius. He has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies and the fragments of the unfinished 8th Symphony with the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as Sibelius' last symphonic poem Tapiola, op. 112 The Oslo Philharmonic has been performing the music of Jean Sibelius for over 100 years, with Sibelius himself conducting three concerts of his compositions in 1921. Mäkelä's conducting of the Sibelius symphonies has already received fantastic reviews "Here was something truly special: a conductor who revelled in imagining every sound anew." (The Times) Price: $59.98 |