Gothenburg Symphony & Santtu-Matias Rouvali - Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, King Christian II (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time - 70:36 minutes | 703 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet
After the resounding success of Volume 1 (Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Diapason d’Or, Choc de Classica, FFFF Télérama), the project to record the complete Sibelius symphonies continues with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Santtu-Matias Rouvali, whose career as a conductor is entering top gear: he has just been appointed Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. At the turn of the twentieth century, as Finland struggled to free itself from Russian rule, Sibelius and his wife faced several domestic dramas, including the loss of one of their daughters, Kirsti, to typhoid fever.