Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

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Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

A Passionate Sibelius Journey Uniting Violin Virtuosity And Symphonic Power.

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Label Alpha Classics

Artists Ava Bahari, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

€29,99 EUR

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As chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali has spent five years recording Sibelius' symphonies and symphonic poems for Alpha Classics, landmarks of the discography which have received numerous awards worldwide. He wanted to continue this cycle with the famous violin concerto, for which he chose the young Swedish violinist Ava Bahari, artist in residence at the Gothenburg Symphony and ECHO Rising Star for 2026/2027 on the album Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite Together, they form a close-knit duo and share the same passion for the music of the Finnish composer who, heartbroken at not having realised his dream of becoming a virtuoso violinist, composed a concerto that would become an essential work in the history of music, in which soloist and orchestra merge... Rouvali and the GSO also recorded another work that demonstrates Sibelius' innovative symphonic thinking: the cycle of Four Legends of Lemminkäinen, first heard in Helsinki on 13 April 1896.

Ava Bahari, Violin Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor

Tracklist

Total time: 01:20:39

1. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato

16:27

2. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto

08:06

3. Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto

07:44

4. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island

16:01

5. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela

08:58

6. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela

16:39

7. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen's Return

06:44

Additional Information

Label

Alpha Classics

SKU

ALPHA1215

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Ava Bahari, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Instruments

Orchestra

Recording Location

Gothenburg Concert Hall, Gothenburg (Sweden)

Producer

Jens Braun

Recording Engineer

Joar Hallgren

Editing

Jens Braun

Release Date

April 24, 2026

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Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Gramophone - Editor's Choice May 2026

Edward Seckerson

Hugely impressed by Ava Bahari here. She is truly a storyteller. There is untold generosity and cleanness to the playing and the best way I can express what sets apart her reading of this oft-performed piece is the value with which she imbues every note, be it part of a singing phrase or a driving rush of pyrotechnics. Nothing is ‘incidental’, every note has a purpose. And it’s generous too, expansive in the best sense with natural-sounding rubatos. Her partner in this endeavour – Santtu-Matias Rouvali – is like-minded, carving out the rugged contours with dramatic starkness (the Gothenburg Symphony and he understand the word ‘elemental’) and turning the quietudes into deafening silence.

Source: www.gramophone.co.uk

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Lemminkäinen Suite

€29,99 EUR

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