Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Jean Sibelius
Mariss Jansons / Oslo Philharmonic
1990 Sounds fantastic.Top choice. 'Sounds fantastic.' A 'gorgeous recording' that is very exciting. The second movement is 'otherworldly' with an 'ethereal quality,' and the 'string sound... is just gorgeous'.
Anthony Collins / London Symphony Orchestra
1952The 'pick of his cycle.' This performance is 'just bristling with character and charm and vitality' from a 'real natural Sibelian'.
Robert Kajanus / London Symphony Orchestra
1930 Dim historical sound, but 'fairly good' for 1930.The 'proverbial feeling of authority' from Sibelius's champion. It's 'idiomatic, very exciting,' and 'has a flow to it where it just sounds natural and inevitable'.