Title: Exceptional music, exceptional recording
Product review: My favourite cycle of Sibelius symphonies. I have listened to Gibson, Karajan, Bernstein, Rattle but non have the passion of Jarvi and the GSO. The playing is as always great from the GSO and it is surprising that is not considered one of the major orchestras around - policies I suppose. My favourites include Nos 1, 3 and 7, but the crown of the set is in my mind an exceptional "Kullervo". I think of "Kullervo" part of a great "trilogy" also including "The Tempest" and Tchaikovsky's "Manfred". After Kajanus, the best Sibelius available....
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