This gargantuan 15-disc set is immodestly billed as The Essential Sibelius, and with the inclusion of all the symphonies, most of the tone poems, much of incidental music, many of the songs, plenty of the chamber music, lots of the choral music, and tons of the piano music, it would be hard to argue that the billing isn't accurate. Of course, some Sibelius cognoscenti may wonder where the incidental music for Belshazzar's Feast, with its haunting setting of "By the Waters of Babylon," is, while others may question the need ...
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This gargantuan 15-disc set is immodestly billed as The Essential Sibelius, and with the inclusion of all the symphonies, most of the tone poems, much of incidental music, many of the songs, plenty of the chamber music, lots of the choral music, and tons of the piano music, it would be hard to argue that the billing isn't accurate. Of course, some Sibelius cognoscenti may wonder where the incidental music for Belshazzar's Feast, with its haunting setting of "By the Waters of Babylon," is, while others may question the need for so much of the composer's very early works, but few would argue that BIS hasn't done a terrific job of living up to its extravagant claim. Nor would many assert that BIS' choice of performers isn't for the most part first rate. Osmo Vänskä and the Lahti Symphony's recording of the symphonies and tone poems are as good as it gets in this world, as are Anne Sofie von Otter with Bengt Forsberg's and Monica Groop with Love Derwinger's recordings of the songs. Some might reasonably...
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