This amazing album won the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä the 2014 Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance, and you need to hear it first hand to understand why. It includes two symphonies, one fast paced and the other slow, but both with hauntingly beautiful stories to tell.
Sibelius Symhony No. 1 in E minor
Sibelius Symhony No. 4 in A minor
Lahti Symhony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Leader Sakari Tepponen
Track Listings
1. I. Andante, Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Energico
2. II. Andante (Ma Non Troppo Lento)
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro
4. IV. Finale (Quasi Una Fantasia). Andante - Allegro Molto
5. I. Tempo Molto Moderato, Quasi Adagi
6. II. Allegro Molto Vivace
7. III. Il Tempo Largo
8. IV. Allegro