Saraste conducts Sibelius: Symphony No. 1

A roll of thunder, and the song of a clarinet: with the opening notes of his First Symphony, Jean Sibelius created an entirely new musical world. What follows is drenched in the colours of Wagner and Tchaikovsky. But the voice that emerges is Sibelius’s own: elemental, mythic and utterly uncompromising. The start of any Sibelius cycle is always a thrilling moment, and few interpreters appreciate this symphony’s significance – and its wonders – better than Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Helsinki Philharmonic.

Ensemble: 

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: 

Jukka-Pekka Saraste