SIBELIUS: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 5 - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC, MACKERRAS, SCHMIDT

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (1-4);
Ole Schmidt (5-7)

“eminently recommendable account of Sibelius’s Second…. good, well-chosen tempos and no want of tenderness at the Andante sostenuto theme…. Mackerras holds the structure together “ (Gramophone)

“Sibelians need this disc. Schmidt’s Fifth could easily stand as the only version in someone’s collection. … Rob Barnett (MusicWeb International)

Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.43
[1] Allegretto 9:34
[2] Tempo andante, ma rubato 13:44
[3] Vivacissimo 6:01
[4] Allegro moderato 13:45

Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82
[5] Tempo molto moderato 12:11
[6] Andante mosso 8:37
[7] Allegro molto 8:17