Berlin Classics has assembled an inexpensive and varied collection of greatest hits by Scandinavian Romantic and post-Romantic composers, some very well-known (Grieg and Sibelius) and some more obscure (Berwald, Svendsen, and Sinding). In addition to the diversity of composers, the collection includes a variety of genres, including tone poems, concerti, chamber music, and orchestral and vocal incidental music. The performances, by a number of German orchestras and ensembles, are mostly very fine. The atmospheric reading of ...
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Berlin Classics has assembled an inexpensive and varied collection of greatest hits by Scandinavian Romantic and post-Romantic composers, some very well-known (Grieg and Sibelius) and some more obscure (Berwald, Svendsen, and Sinding). In addition to the diversity of composers, the collection includes a variety of genres, including tone poems, concerti, chamber music, and orchestral and vocal incidental music. The performances, by a number of German orchestras and ensembles, are mostly very fine. The atmospheric reading of two movements from Peer Gynt by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Václav Neumann includes "Solveig's Song" in German translation, which detracts from the Scandinavian atmosphere the album otherwise succeeds in conveying. Sibelius' Swan of Tuonela is played with color and nuance by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Paavo Berglund, and the performances of the same composer's Finlandia and Valse Triste, played by the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester led by Kurt...
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Add this copy of Finlandia: Scandinavian Moods to cart. $18.25, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Berlin Classics.
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Christian Sinding; Edvard Grieg; Franz Berwald; Jean Sibelius; Johan Svendsen. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of Scandinavian Moods to cart. $18.77, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Berlin Classics.
