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LPO-0057
SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5; POHJOLA’S DAUGHTER LUTOSŁAWSKI CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor
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LPO-0079
STRAUSS DON JUAN; EIN HELDENLEBEN Bernard Haitink conductor
This recording is supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polska Music grant programme
Sibelius himself said that ‘other composers mix cocktails – I offer cold, pure water’. His music undoubtedly evokes the physical and spiritual essence of his native Finland like no other. On this live concert recording from London’s Royal Festival Hall, Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Sibelius’s colourful tone-poem Pohjola’s Daughter and the breathtaking Fifth Symphony with its stirring final ‘Swan Hymn’, alongside Lutosławski’s scintillating, folklore-inspired Concerto for Orchestra of 1954. 38
Richard Strauss was only 25 years old when his tone-poem Don Juan was premiered in 1889, and it was this vivid depiction of a young man’s relentless pursuit that launched the composer’s reputation as master of the genre. Composed ten years later, Ein Heldenleben recounts another life of conquest and passion, this time based on that of the composer himself. Both works exhibit the glorious orchestral colours and exhilarating energy that were to become the composer’s most admired hallmarks. This recording is dedicated to the memory of Nicholas Busch.
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