Klaus Mäkelä

Sibelius: Complete Symphonies (4CD)

The young Finnish chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä, presents his debut album on Decca Classics and dedicates himself to the works of his home country's most famous composer: Jean Sibelius. With the Oslo Philharmonic he has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies and the fragments of the unfinished 8th symphony as well as Sibelius' last symphonic poem, Tapiola, Op.112. The Oslo Philharmonic has been performing the music of Jean Sibelius for over 100 years, with Sibelius himself conducting three concerts of his compositions in 1921. Mäkelä's direction of the Sibelius symphonies has already received fantastic reviews.

TRACK LIST

Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op.39
i. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
ii. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
iii. Scherzo: Allegro
iv. Finale: Quasi una fantasia (Andante – Allegro molto)

Symphony No 2 in D major, Op.43
i. Allegretto
ii. Tempo andante, ma rubato
iii. Vivaccissimo
iv. Finale: Allegro Moderato

Symphony No 3 in C major, Op.52
i. Allegro Moderato
ii. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
iii. Moderato – Allegro (ma non tanto)

Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op.63
i. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
ii. Allegro molto vivace
iii. Il tempo largo
iv. Allegro

Symphony No 5 in E-flat major, Op.82
i. Tempo molto moderato – Allegro moderato - Presto
ii. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
iii. Allegro molto – Un pochettino largamente

Symphony No 6 in D minor, Op.104
i. Allegro molto moderato
ii. Allegretto moderato
iii. Poco vivace
iv. Allegro molto

Symphony No 7 in C major, Op.105
i. Adagio -
ii. Vivaccissimo – Adagio –
iii. Allegro molto moderato –
iv. Vivace – Presto – Adagio

Tapiola, Op.112

3 Late Fragments
i. HUL 1325
ii. HUL 1326/9
iii. HUL 1327/2 (Allegro moderato)