Sibelius: Symphony 6, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1973 repaired.

Sibelius published his 6th symphony in 1923. All his symphonies are distinctive Sibelius in themselves, and also all different from each other in style and expression. The 6th is largely written in the Dorian mode ("White piano keys") Some well-known tunes in it: "Scarborough Fair", "Eleanor Rigby", "Billy Jean", "Stairway to Heaven". Rozhdestvensky does a very beautiful 1st movement and a vivacious 4th movement with the aid of the bold Soviet brass. The two middle movements I've never really liked in this symphony, almost as if Janne took some brandy and just wrote more ostinatos there. (This was a time of his final lapse into drinking). 0:00 Allegro molto moderato 9:48 Allegretto moderato 14:32 Poco vivace 18:20 Allegro molto