Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6, Op. 104
Allegro molto moderato (in Dorian mode); Allegretto moderato; Poco vivace; Allegro molto (in Dorian mode on D; in Aeolian mode on D
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104, is a four-movement work for orchestra written from 1914 to 1923 . In a remark published in 1955 Sibelius said „Rage and passion … are utterly essential in it, but it is supported by undercurrents deep under the surface of the music“.
24’31 – 31’01
Sibelius – Symphony No 6 in D minor, Op 104 – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Esa-Pekka Salonen
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 (Segerstam, Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Opus 104 – Berlin Symphony Orchestra – Kurt Sanderling
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Neeme Järvi
Susanna Mälkki conducts Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – recorded live on September 6, 2019)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 104 (Herbert Blomstedt)
Sibelius – Symphony n°6 – Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest Sir Colin Davis Live recording, Amsterdam, 20.I.1983
Und zum Schluss – wie immer – das Allerbeste (in meinen Ohren) – ex aequo:
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6, Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra (1955)
Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 (Lorin Maazel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Symphony no. 6 in D minor opus 104 Finnish National Orchestra conducted by Georg Schnéevoigt, recorded in 1934
The first commercial recording was made by Georg Schnéevoigt (1872-1947) with the Finnish National Orchestra on 8 June 1934 for HMV’s Sibelius society. Schnéevoigt was a close friend of Sibelius and often performed Sibelius’s orchestral music. He discovered the manuscripts of Sibelius’s pieces Lemminkäinen and the Maidens, and Lemminkäinen in Tuonela which had been thought lost and gave their first performance. (Source: Wikipedia)