This release marks the fifth and final volume of the complete Sibelius symphonies performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the charismatic Finnish percussionist turned conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Rouvali, who made his debut with Chicago Symphony Orchestra in February, has been Chief Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony since 2017, a position that concludes in 2025. This series has already won numerous awards around the world and reaches its conclusion with two of Sibelius’s greatest symphonies, the Sixth and Seventh. The album includes eight extracts from Sibelius’s incidental music for Shakespeare’s The Tempest, one of the composer’s most fascinating composition for the theatre.
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7, The Tempest
Santtu-Matias Rouvali is a thrilling conductor and brings out the colors of these symphonies beautifully. This recording also captures the equally exciting drama of the incidental music for The Tempest. I am amazed at the number of inspiring conductors from Finland, which Rouvali certainly proves to be in this cycle.
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