Title: Judge Sibelius performances by the Second
Product review: There is obviously something greatly attractive about buying complete symphony sets, in this case the series by Bergund, 1-4 in one box and 5-7 in the second. I purchased both, tempted by the low price. Once I reached the Second Symphony, I knew I would be disappointed and not satisfied until I had purchased otherwise. The Second Symphony is one of the glorious creations of the twentieth century and Bergund's interpretation simply does not do credit to it; the great fourth movement left me cold. So for me, having the whole set of symphonies is now that much less exciting. The standard for the Second Symphony has been set by Barbirolli, first and foremost with the Halle Orchestra and secondly with the Royal Philharmonia. I have the Halle in LP but it appears not to be available on CD. The Royal Philharmonia is.
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