Originally posted by richardfinegold
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BaL 28.01.17 - Sibelius: Tapiola Op. 112
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Yes, I prefer Beecham in both 'En Saga ' and 'Tapiola' . He confounds the popular image of him as being at home only in charming tuneful works. Other fine EnSagas are Okko Kamu (if you can find it; it ws originally coupled with the third symphony) and Dorati, oddly emerging as a fine Sibelius interpreter for just one disc in the late '60s (EMI). I'm sorry Robert Kajanus didn't record 'EnSaga'. He might have been the best.
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Shamefully, I'd never heard Beecham's Tapiola, so followed up the positive comments here by sourcing a cheap, second-hand EMI CD. I've enjoyed it's vivid sense of drama and warmth; though when push comes to shove I prefer my Tapiola (like my sherry) fino, not oloroso. Though Beecham hasn't pushed Maazel or Vänskä off the top of my pine tree this Christmas, I'll certainly be keeping it - not least for the utterly magical reading of the Pelléas et Mélisande suite which opens this well-packed CD.
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Originally posted by smittims View PostYes, I prefer Beecham in both 'En Saga ' and 'Tapiola' . He confounds the popular image of him as being at home only in charming tuneful works. Other fine EnSagas are Okko Kamu (if you can find it; it ws originally coupled with the third symphony) and Dorati, oddly emerging as a fine Sibelius interpreter for just one disc in the late '60s (EMI). I'm sorry Robert Kajanus didn't record 'EnSaga'. He might have been the best.
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Originally posted by smittims View PostOther fine EnSagas are Okko Kamu (if you can find it; it ws originally coupled with the third symphony) and Dorati, oddly emerging as a fine Sibelius interpreter for just one disc in the late '60s (EMI). I'm sorry Robert Kajanus didn't record 'EnSaga'. He might have been the best.
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Originally posted by Master Jacques View PostShamefully, I'd never heard Beecham's Tapiola, so followed up the positive comments here by sourcing a cheap, second-hand EMI CD. I've enjoyed it's vivid sense of drama and warmth; though when push comes to shove I prefer my Tapiola (like my sherry) fino, not oloroso. Though Beecham hasn't pushed Maazel or Vänskä off the top of my pine tree this Christmas, I'll certainly be keeping it - not least for the utterly magical reading of the Pelléas et Mélisande suite which opens this well-packed CD.
I had this on an HMV Concert Classics LP- I remember ordering it in my late teens from the local WH Smith. The Pelleas suite is outstanding as is his Tapiola and the Oceanides.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostI had this on an HMV Concert Classics LP- I remember ordering it in my late teens from the local WH Smith. The Pelleas suite is outstanding as is his Tapiola and the Oceanides.
Osmo Vänskä's "variorum" Lahti disc (entitled Rondo of the Waves) on BIS CD-1445 has three versions of the work to savour, and is pretty much a must-have for hard-core Sibelians.
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I think Berglund's Bournemouth Oceanides is one of the best, certainly a performance to convince a doubter. And I was pleasantly surprised to find how good Karajan's 1983 Pelleas suite is. Yes, Beecham is still the classic for both these works , but one shouldn't hear just one recording repeatedly.
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Just briefly to ride this Oceanides tangent. I had been buying Gramophone since the the early 70s and when in the 80s they offered the Rattle/CBSO Sibelius Symphonies as an enticement to take out a subscription, I took their bait. It was via this set that I first heard and enjoyed Oceanides. I have read that it is one of Rattle's own favourites among his own recordings.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
I had this on an HMV Concert Classics LP- I remember ordering it in my late teens from the local WH Smith. The Pelleas suite is outstanding as is his Tapiola and the Oceanides.
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