Jean Sibelius 24 Bit Vinyl Pack

  Genre: Classical
  Styles: Orchestral, Symphony
  Source: vinyl
  Codec: FLAC
  Bitrate: ~ 3,000 kbps
  Bit Depth: 24
  Sample Rate: 96 KHz

  1959 Finlandia - Music of Grieg and Sibelius
  London Proms Symphony Orchestra
  Cond: Charles Mackerras
  Label: CA Victor/Classic Records LSC-2336 (1998 180g US Reissue)

  1966 Symphony No. 5 and Karelia Suite
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Cond: Alexander Gibson
  Label: RCA Victor Living Stereo LSC-2405 (1998 180g US Reissue)

  1973 Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43
  The Philadelphia Orchestra
  Cond: Eugene Ormandy
  Label: RCA Red Seal/QuadraDick ARD1-0018 (US original press)

  1974 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 47
  Cond: Victor Tretiakov
  Label: Melody C10 06693-4 (RU)

  1976 Finlandia, Swan of Tuonela, Simphony No.2, Karelia Suite,
  Violin Concerto in D minor, Valse Triste 
  Ruggerio Ricci, Jussi Jalas, Alexander Gibson, Oivin Fjeldstad
  Label: Decca (UK)

  Finland's Jean Sibelius is perhaps the most important composer associated with nationalism in music and one of the most influential in the development of the symphony and symphonic poem. Sibelius was born in southern Finland, the second of three children. His physician father left the family bankrupt, owing to his financial extravagance, a trait that, along with heavy drinking, he would pass on to Jean. Jean showed talent on the violin and at age nine composed his first work for it, Rain Drops. In 1885 Sibelius entered the University of Helsinki to study law, but after only a year found himself drawn back to music. He took up composition studies with Martin Wegelius and violin with Mitrofan Wasiliev, then Hermann Csillag. During this time he also became a close friend of Busoni.