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Sibelius: Symphonies 5, 6 and 7
RCD1073 (Rubicon Classics, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (23 September 2022)
Playing time: 83'11"
Tracks: 11
Booklet pages: 9
℗ 2022 Rubicon Classics Ltd
© 2022 Rubicon Classics Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Patrick Maxwell
Review of Sibelius: Symphonies 5, 6 and 7 published on 11 September 2022
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Owain Arwel Hughes, conductor
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (1914–15; revised 1916 and 1918-19)
1 Tempo molto moderato
2 Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
3 Allegro molto
Symphony No 6 in D minor, Op 104 (1918-23)
4 Allegro molto moderato
5 Allegretto moderato
6 Poco vivace
7 Allegro molto
Symphony No 7 in C major, Op 105 (1922-24)
8 Adagio
9 Un pochettino meno adagio – Vivacissimo – Adagio –
10 Allegro molto moderato –
11 Vivace – Presto – Adagio
Recorded 15-17 November 2021 at St John's Smith Square, London UK