Sibelius 2 & 5 - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal / Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Sibelius 2 & 5 - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal / Yannick Nézet-Séguin

ACD22453 (ATMA Classique, CD)

FIRST RELEASE (17 May 2024)
Tracks: 7
Booklet pages: 14
℗ 2024 ATMA Classique
© 2024 ATMA Classique
Main country of recording: Canada
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Sibelius 2 & 5 - Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal / Yannick Nézet-Séguin published on 16 June 2024

Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Jean Sibelius:

Symphony No 2 in D, Op 43
1 Allegretto
2 Tempo andante, ma rubato
3 Vivacissimo
4 Finale. Allegro moderato

Symphony No 5 in E flat, Op 82
5 Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato
6 Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
7 Allegro molto - Largamente assai

ATMA Classique presents Jean Sibelius' Symphonies Nos 2 and 5 with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. Recorded at Maison symphonique de Montréal, this new release is part of our complete cycle of Sibelius symphonies launched in 2019 with Symphony No 1. The two symphonies on this recording are among the best-loved works of Jean Sibelius. Symphony No 2 marks the conclusion of his first stylistic phase. Like many other Finnish patriotic artists around the turn of the century, Sibelius identified as a national Romantic. Symphony No 5, on the other hand, established the foundations of what would become Sibelius' mature style, in which he pushed concentration and austerity to extreme limits. The popularity of these two works has never faltered since they were first performed in Helsinki more than a century ago. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain since 2000, Yannick Nézet-Séguin signed a 'lifelong' commitment with the orchestra in September 2019.

Recorded 16 September 2023 (Symphony No 2) and 3 March 2023 (Symphony No 5) at the Maison symphonique de Montréal, Québec, Canada