Sir Malcolm Sargent – Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela.. by Sir Malcolm Sargent (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir Malcolm Sargent – Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela.. by Sir Malcolm Sargent (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:51 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording

Sargent was a noted Sibelian. He recorded three of Sibelius’s seven symphonies for EMI and was slated to complete the cycle but the project was cancelled after Sibelius’s death. He was also honoured with the Knight Commander of the White Rose of Finland for his services to Sibelius’s music.

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The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent – Ralph Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent – Ralph Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Live) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:12:39 minutes | 369 MB | Genre: Classique
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SOMM Recordings

SOMM celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birth with definitive, newly remastered performances by Lani Spahr of his ever-popular The Wasps Overture and two symphonies – the startling Sixth and, in its world premiere performance, the valedictorian Ninth – with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As Simon Heffer comments in his authoritative booklet notes, this major new release is notable for containing historical performances (from 1957, 1958 and 1964), for Spahr’s meticulous restorations, and for offering “a clear indication of the genius of” Sargent.

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