Anthony Collins Sibelius The Complete Symphonies Numbered Limited Edition 180g 6LP Box Set (Mono) (Vinyl)

Numbered, Limited Edition of 2000! 180g Vinyl 6LP Set!
Mastered From Original Mono Tapes!

Anthony Collins' 1952-55 Sibelius cycle with the LSO for Decca has acquired something of a cult status over the decades. It was the first collection of Sibelius' complete symphonies, performed by one orchestra and conductor. 150 years after the birth of Jean Sibelius and 60 years after the completion of this pioneering project, Decca proudly presents these recordings in a 6LP set for the very first time.

Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition of 2000!
• 180g Vinyl 6LP Set
• Mastered From Original Mono Tapes
• Six Records Included: LXT 2694, LXT 2815, LXT 2960, LXT 2962, LXT 5083 & LXT 5084

Musicians:
London Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Collins, conductor

Selections:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
LP 1
Side 1:
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
1.1. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico,
2.2. Andante (ma non troppo lento),
Side 2:
1.3. Scherzo (Allegro),
2.4.Finale (Quasi una fantasia),

LP 2
Side 1:
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
1.1. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a poco ravvivando il tempo al allegro
2.2. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto
Side 2:
1.3. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Largamente
2.4. Finale (Allegro moderato)

LP 3
Side 1:
Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52
1.1. Allegro moderato
2.2. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto
3.3. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)
Side 2:
1. Symphony No.7 in C, Op.105,

LP 4
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Side 1:
1.1. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio,
2.2. Allegro molto vivace
3.3. Il tempo largo
Side 2:
1.4. Allegro
2. Pohjolas Daughter, Op.49

LP 5
Symphony No. 5: Nightride & Sunrise
Side 1:
Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82
1.1. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro modera- to
2.2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
Side 2:
1.3. Allegro molto

LP 6
Side 1:
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
1. 1. Allegro molto moderato
2. 2. Allegretto moderato
3. 3. Poco vivace
Side 2:
1. 4. Allegro molto
Pelleas et Melisande - Incidental Music to Maeterlinck's play, Op. 46
2.2. Melisande
3.7. Melisande at the Spinning Wheel
4.8. Intermezzo
5.9. The Death of Melisande