Credits:

Various Artists (Classic)

Description:

Beautifully remastered and beautifully reissued 1953 stereo recording of the rare SibeliusFirst Hand label, which specializes in early stereo recordings of Sibelius, has released its sixth volume in its remarkable series of Sibelius recordings. The main part is the first commercial binaural stereo recordings made in October and November 1953 on the pioneering American labels Livingston and Remington, carefully remastered at 24bit/96kHz, and presented here in superb sound quality.(King International)ContentsSibelius: Finlandia Op.26Finlandia, Op.26Vittorio Gui (conductor), Florence May Festival OrchestraRecorded: October 9-10, 1953Finlandia HymnSongs of My Heart, Op.18-6Martti Turunen conductor, Helsinki University ChoirRecorded: November 20, 1953The Origin of Fire, Op.32 **Sulo Saaritz, baritoneMartti Turunen (conductor), University of Helsinki ChoirThor Johnson (conductor), Sinna