The Snowshoed Sibelius

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

A very adorable Tapiola seems to be on this one. I need a further full listen. It may compete with my currently favourite one, w. Blomstedt and the SF Symphony Orchestra. It's pretty thrilling and intensive, timing is similar to Blomstedt, sometimes feels slightly slower. Good quality (it's a 1968 recording).

[Karl Henning]

Must say, adorable isn't an adjective which comes to my mind w/r/t Tapiola at all, at all : )

[snyprrr]

A very adorable Tapiola seems to be on this one. I need a further full listen. It may compete with my currently favourite one, w. Blomstedt and the SF Symphony Orchestra. It's pretty thrilling and intensive, timing is similar to Blomstedt, sometimes feels slightly slower. Good quality (it's a 1968 recording).

How's the 7th?




I'm itching to get that Gibson set of Tone Poems, which I used to have. I need those melodies!

[Karl Henning]

A very adorable Tapiola seems to be on this one. I need a further full listen. It may compete with my currently favourite one, w. Blomstedt and the SF Symphony Orchestra. It's pretty thrilling and intensive, timing is similar to Blomstedt, sometimes feels slightly slower. Good quality (it's a 1968 recording).

How's the Fourth?

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

Must say, adorable isn't an adjective which comes to my mind w/r/t Tapiola at all, at all : )

This is a problem, Karl. I feel so sorry for you. If I were you, I'd take this very seriously . Everyone loves Tapiola. Say afetr me: EV-REEE-ONE!

snyprrr, I haven't even listened to that seventh. Amazon.com reviews are very positive. Same for the 4th. I'm not too familiar with Sibelius #7, it didn't work for me, no idea why. But I didn't try hard yet.
Also no listen for the 4th yet. Will do. My favourite one will be hard to beat anyway (Segerstam/Helsinki)

[Karl Henning]

Oh, I like Tapiola a great deal, fella!  It's just that adjective which doesn't strike me as appropriate. Adorable is more like Kimi. : )

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

Ah I see, maybe I haven't got the perfect feeling for the english language. Well, we all know Kimi is generally something overall positive, therefore I can say:

Blomstedts and Maazels Tapiola are perfectly kimiistic!

[Karl Henning]

Pow!

[Karl Henning]

snyprrr, I haven't even listened to that seventh. Amazon.com reviews are very positive. Same for the 4th. I'm not too familiar with Sibelius #7, it didn't work for me, no idea why. But I didn't try hard yet.
Also no listen for the 4th yet. Will do. My favourite one will be hard to beat anyway (Segerstam/Helsinki)

Oh!  And actually I know (and very much enjoy) that recording of the Fourth and Seventh . . . I just don't have the recording from that generation of release.

[kishnevi]

Perhaps this is the best place to confess to a deep dark secret:

Everytime I see the word "Tapiola" my brain instantly transforms the spelling, and insists that it's a pudding.*





(*Tapioca, if that's not instantly obvious.)

[eyeresist]

Everytime I see the word "Tapiola" my brain instantly transforms the spelling, and insists that it's a pudding.

You're not the only one! Though it's years since I've eaten a big bowl of sago....

[Tapio Dmitriyevich]

(*Tapioca, if that's not instantly obvious.)

Yeah, not obvious for me and I think widely unknown in Germany.

[kishnevi]

Yeah, not obvious for me and I think widely unknown in Germany.

No need to worry.  I've never mistaken YOU for a pudding

[DavidRoss]

Just popped in to say, "Highly recommended!"

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I heard it through Mog on Thursday. Halfway through the 2nd, I placed my Amazon order.  Try it on Mog and judge for yourself.  I look forward to receiving the CD so I can hear it in good sound.  My initial response to the 2nd (the 5th was good but didn't blow me away like the 2nd) was so favorable that I thought my old Sibelius-loving friends at CMG might like to give it a try.

[mc ukrneal]

Just popped in to say, "Highly recommended!"

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I heard it through Mog on Thursday. Halfway through the 2nd, I placed my Amazon order.  Try it on Mog and judge for yourself.  I look forward to receiving the CD so I can hear it in good sound.  My initial response to the 2nd (the 5th was good but didn't blow me away like the 2nd) was so favorable that I thought my old Sibelius-loving friends at CMG might like to give it a try.

I just posted a couple days ago about possibly getting the Essential Sibelius, which contains these performances. It wasn't my first choice, but I am slowly coming around to making it the first choice. Good to see you around after a bit of a hiatus.

[Sergeant Rock]

....I thought my old Sibelius-loving friends at CMG might like to give it a try.

This is GMG, dude...you've been gone so long I guess you forgot   

Seriously, good to see you again, David.

I just posted a couple days ago about possibly getting the Essential Sibelius, which contains these performances.

Actually not. These are new. The performances in the Essentials box are with the Lahti SO.

Sarge

[DavidRoss]

This is GMG, dude...you've been gone so long I guess you forgot   

Seriously, good to see you again, David.

Ack!  My bad!  Thanks, Sarge.

If the rest of the Minnesota Sibelius recordings are this good, I will be collecting yet another cycle -- and loving it!

[mc ukrneal]

Actually not. These are new. The performances in the Essentials box are with the Lahti SO.

Sarge

Oh. He made two? I hadn't realized. How are they different (if you have heard both)?

[Sergeant Rock]

Oh. He made two?

I guess Vänskä is trying to emulate Berglund, Saraste and Segerstam by producing multiple cycles 

I hadn't realized. How are they different (if you have heard both)?

I haven't heard the Minnesota performances yet.


Sarge

[Karl Henning]

This here Vänska/Lahti Fourth is my new favorite Op.63.