Sir Alexander Gibson – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:06:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 / Karelia Suite / The Swan of Tuonela / Finlandia https://altocd.com/product/sibelius-symphony-no-1-karelia-suite-the-swan-of-tuonela-finlandia/ https://altocd.com/product/sibelius-symphony-no-1-karelia-suite-the-swan-of-tuonela-finlandia/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:36:36 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=50915 Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 / Karelia Suite / The Swan of Tuonela / Finlandia Sir Alexander Gibson / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Catalogue Number: ALC 1089 Number of Discs: 1]]> “The new recording on Collins by Sir Alexander Gibson (a Sibelius specialist) … is easily his best version and can hold its head high among the competition. … [T]he orchestral playing [is] thoroughly committed and involving, and is, predictably, free from eccentricities: in short, it is a performance of integrity. &hellip [The recording] is able to accommodate climaxes with greater comfort… microphone placing secures greater transparency from the strings although there is no lack of vividness and presence.”
— Gramophone

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