Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5

Sigfridsson, Henri

ODE 1179-2

This CD release features the popular Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 by Jean Sibelius as piano transcriptions, performed by Henri Sigfridsson on piano. Ever since its triumphant premiere, the Second Symphony has been one of Sibeliuss most frequently performed works; of his symphonies, only the Fifth comes close in popularity. The works grandiose Romanticism is brought into sharp highlight in these transcriptions for piano solo. Finnish pianist Henri Sigfridsson has used the Sibelius-sanctioned arrangement of the Fifth Symphony by Karl Ekman as a basis for his own adaptation of the Second Symphony. Following in the tradition of Liszts Beethoven transcriptions, these arrangements are faithful to the original yet exploit the potential of the piano in many ways. Henri Sigfridsson has emerged as one of the major musical talents from Finland since he won, in 2005, the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Bonn. This is his first solo album for Ondine.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Ondine

27-06-2011

761195117927

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