Mravinsky conducts works by Debussy and Sibelius

Mravinsky conducts works by Debussy and Sibelius

Live performances of searing intensity, authoritative pacing and a breathtaking balance of tension and beauty. Includes Mravinsky’s only known Sibelius Symphony No. 3.

Jessica Duchen

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Jessica Duchen

Published: March 14, 2017 at 12:20 pm

COMPOSERS: Debussy,Sibelius
LABELS: Praga Digitals
ALBUM TITLE: Debussy • Sibelius
WORKS: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3 & 7; Swan of Tuonela; Debussy: Nocturnes Nos 1 & 2
PERFORMER: Leningrad Philharmonic Orch/Mravinsky
CATALOGUE NO: Praga Digitals 350106 (1963-65)

Live performances of searing intensity, authoritative pacing and a breathtaking balance of tension and beauty. Includes Mravinsky’s only known Sibelius Symphony No. 3.

Jessica Duchen

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Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.
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