Discography of Sibelius symphony cycles
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File:Jean Sibelius in 1890 (cropped).jpg composed seven symphonies over the course of his career. A recording of the complete set is called the "Sibelius cycle".]]
The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) was one of the most important symphonists of the early twentieth century: his seven symphonies, written between 1899 and 1924, are the core of List of compositions by Jean Sibelius and stalwarts of the standard concert repertoire.{{sfnm|1a1=Abraham|1y=1947|1p=14|2a1=Downes|2y=1956|2p=5|3a1=Ewen|3y=1967|3p=573|4a1=Rickards|4y=1997|4pp=197–201|5a1=Smith|5y=2002|5p=68|6a1=Barnett|6y=2007|6p=353}} As such, many of classical music's conductor–orchestra partnerships have recorded the complete set, colloquially known as the "Sibelius cycle".{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=22}} Specifically, the standard cycle includes:
- Symphony No. 1 in E minor,{{efn|The First Symphony premiered on 26 April 1899 in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Society. It shared the program with the tone poem The Wood Nymph, Op. 15 (1894–1895) and the Song of the Athenians, Op. 31/3 (1899), for boy's choir, male choir, and small orchestra.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1976|p=208}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=124}}|name=First Symphony}} Op. 39 (1899; minor revisions 1900)
- Symphony No. 2 in D major,{{efn|The Second Symphony premiered on 8 March 1902 in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Philharmonic Society. It shared the program with the Overture in A minor, JS 144 (1902) and Impromptu, Op. 19 (1902; revised 1910), for female choir and orchestra.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1976|p=243}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|pp=146–147}}|name=Second Symphony}} Op. 43 (1902)
- Symphony No. 3 in C major,{{efn|The Third Symphony premiered on 25 September 1907 in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Philharmonic Society. It shared the program with the tone poem Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (1906) and Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51 (1907), a concert suite Sibelius had excerpted from his theatre music, JS 48 (1906), to {{ill|Hjalmar Procopé (poet)|lt=Hjalmar Procopé's|sv}} play.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1986|p=66}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=182}}|name=Third Symphony}} Op. 52 (1907)
- Symphony No. 4 in A minor,{{efn|The Fourth Symphony premiered on 3 April 1911 in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Philharmonic Society. It shared the program with the tone poems Nightride and Sunrise, Op. 55 (1908) and The Dryad, Op. 45/1 (1910), as well as two additional orchestral works: In memoriam, Op. 59 (1909; revised 1910), and Canzonetta, Op. 62a (1911).{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1986|p=169}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=210}}|name=Fourth Symphony}} Op. 63 (1911)
- Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major,{{efn|The initial version of the Fifth Symphony (then in four movements) premiered on 8 December 1915 in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. It shared the program with the tone poem The Oceanides, Op. 78 (1913–1914; revised 1914) and the Two Serenades, Op. 69 (1912–1913) for violin and orchestra, with Richard Burgin as soloist.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=69–70}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=255}} Four years later, on 24 November 1919 in Helsinki, Sibelius premiered the definitive version of the Fifth, again with the Philharmonic Orchestra. Programmed alongside it was Song of the Earth, Op. 93 (1919), a cantata for mixed choir; and, the Six Humoresques, Op. 87/89 (1917–1918; No. 1 revised 1940), for violin and orchestra, with Paul Cherkassky as soloist.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=162}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=284}}|name=Fifth Symphony}} Op. 82 (1915; major revisions 1916 and 1919)
- Symphony No. 6 in D minor,{{efn|The Sixth Symphony premiered on 19 February 1923 in Helsinki with Sibelius conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra. It shared the program with: Autrefois, Op. 96b (1920); Valse chevaleresque, Op. 96c (1922); the Suite champêtre for strings, Op. 98b (1922); the Suite caractéristique, Op. 100 (1922) for strings and harp; and, La Chasse from the Scènes historiques II, Op. 66 (1912).{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=226–227}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=299}}|name=Sixth Symphony}} Op. 104 (1923)
- Symphony No. 7 in C major,{{efn|The Seventh Symphony—then titled Fantasia sinfonica and not counted among the numbered symphonies–premiered on 24 March 1924 in Stockholm, with Sibelius conducting the Concert Society Orchestra. It shared the program with the First Symphony and the Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (1904; revised 1905), with {{ill|Julius Ruthström|lt=Julius Ruthström|sv}} as soloist.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=245}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|pp=307–308}}|name=Seventh Symphony}} Op. 105 (1924)
Although early advocates such as Robert Kajanus, Sir Thomas Beecham, and Serge Koussevitzky had conducted many of Sibelius's symphonies for gramophone in the 1930s and 1940s, none of these Sibelians recorded all seven.{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=14–22}} Instead, the earliest complete traversal dates to 1953, four years before the composer's death on 20 September 1957; it is by Sixten Ehrling and the Stockholm Radio Orchestra, recorded from 1952 to 1953 for the Swedish label Metronome Records (released by Mercury Records in the United States). Ehrling had outpaced Anthony Collins and the London Symphony Orchestra, whose cycle—recorded from 1952 to 1955 on Decca Records—was concurrent with Ehrling's but arrived second.{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=22}} Since these two pioneering examples, the Sibelius cycle has, {{as of|2025|05|lc=y}}, been recorded an additional 49 times. The most recently completed (51st) cycle, finished in 2025, is by Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; an additional two projected cycles are in progress, according to press releases.
A number of conductors have tackled the project more than once. Paavo Berglund (1977, 1987, 1997, 1998) recorded the Sibelius cycle four times, while Sir Colin Davis (1976, 1994, 2008) and Saraste (1989, 1993, 2025) have done so three times. Furthermore, Akeo Watanabe (1962, 1981), Lorin Maazel (1968, 1992), Leif Segerstam (1992, 2004), Neeme Järvi (1985, 2005), Vladimir Ashkenazy (1984, 2007), Pietari Inkinen (2009, 2013), Sir Simon Rattle (1987, 2015), and Osmo Vänskä (1997, 2015) have recorded the cycle twice. (Leonard Bernstein completed one cycle, in 1967, but died in the middle of a second.){{efn|Two notable Sibelians, Herbert von Karajan and Eugene Ormandy, respectively, left three and two incomplete cycles.}}
Additionally, the Sibelius cycle can, in its non-standard form, include its "grand precursor"{{sfn|Steinberg|1995|p=607}} Kullervo (Op. 7, 1892), which some commentators view as a programmatic choral symphony.{{sfnm|1a1=Tawaststjerna|1y=1976|1pp=107–108|2a1=de Gorog|2y=1989|2p=45|3a1=Steinberg|3y=1995|3pp=574–575|4a1=Rickards|4y=1997|4p=48|5a1=Smith|5y=2002|5pp=62, 83|6a1=Hurwitz|6y=2007|6pp=51, 57}} This perspective conceptualizes Kullervo as Sibelius's {{em|de facto}} "Symphony No. 0",{{sfn|Breitkopf & Härtel|2005|loc=PB 5304 study score}} thus expanding his completed contributions to the symphonic canon from seven to eight. Eleven of the 51 cycles include Kullervo as a supplement.
Precursors: 1930–1947
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|caption3 = Sir Thomas Beecham's recordings of the Fourth and the Sixth replaced Schnéevoigt's in the HMV catalogue; Sibelius called the latter his "favourite recording of any of his symphonies".
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In 1930, the Finnish government, perceiving a wide audience for Sibelius's works, enlisted Britain's Columbia Graphophone Company (later merged in 1931 with His Master's Voice to form EMI) to record the First and Second symphonies.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=320–321}}{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=14–15}} The government's subsidization of such an artistic project (it contributed 50,000 Finnish marks){{sfn|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111393)|2012}} was, according to Sibelius's biographer Erik Tawaststjerna, "an enlightened and at this time unprecedented gesture{{nbsp}}... a measure of the unique importance Finland attached to Sibelius as a national figure".{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=321}} Sibelius was permitted his choice of native-born conductors and selected his long-time interpreter, Robert Kajanus,{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=320–321}}{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=14–15}} writing of the septuagenarian conductor, "Very many are the men who have conducted these symphonies during the last thirty years, but there are none who have gone deeper and given them more feeling and beauty than Robert Kajanus".{{sfn|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111393)|2012}}
The First and Second were recorded in the Westminster Central Hall on 21–23 and 27–28 May, respectively;{{sfn|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111393)|2012}}{{sfn|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111394)|2013}} although the orchestra was credited as the "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra", the musicians were "largely drawn from the London Symphony [Orchestra], which could not be named for contractual reasons".{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=320–321}}{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=21}} Two years later, in 1932, the British record producer Walter Legge founded the His Master's Voice Sibelius Society, a subscription service that promised to record "all his [Sibelius's] major works and to culminate in the forthcoming Eighth Symphony".{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=321}} Legge enlisted Kajanus—by then in ill health{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=336}}—to record the Third (21–22 June) and Fifth (22–23 June) symphonies at Abbey Road Studio No. 1, again with the London Symphony Orchestra (this time properly credited).{{sfn|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111395)|2013}} Each of Kajanus's recordings was a world premiere and, because of his close association with and personal selection by Sibelius, they "can generally be regarded as authoritative{{nbsp}}... he communicates overwhelmingly a sense of total identification with the composer's mind".{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=15–16}}
Legge and His Master's Voice had planned for Kajanus to complete the cycle by recording the Fourth, Sixth, and Seventh symphonies, but the maestro's death on 6 July 1933 prevented it.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=321}} At Sibelius's "express wish",{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=321}} they turned to the Finnish conductor Georg Schnéevoigt to record the Fourth and the Sixth in June 1934; Schnéevoigt was touring London with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (it was billed as the "Finnish National Orchestra"), the principal conductorship of which he had inherited in April 1933 due to Kajanus's ill health. They recorded the Sixth in studio on 3 June (its world premiere recording) and the Fourth at a public concert on 4 June (its second recording, the premiere having been by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra on 23 April 1932 for Victor Records).{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=336}}{{sfn|L. Stokowski/G. Schnéevoigt/S. Koussevitzky–
Naxos Historical (8.111399)|2013}} However, Sibelius did not approve the test pressings of Schnéevoigt's Fourth and Legge did not issue it commercially; although Sibelius permitted the release of Schnéevoigt's Sixth, his response to the performance was tepid.{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=19}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=338}}
With the Schnéevoigt recordings lacking favour, the English conductor Sir Thomas Beecham stepped in to fill the void: for Legge, he and the London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded the Fourth on 10 December 1937 at Abbey Road.{{sfn|T. Beecham–EMI (CDM 7 640 27 2)|1991}} To prepare this performance, Beecham referenced a "detailed list of [Sibelius's] comments concerning tempi, phrasing, note durations, and so on", which the composer had sent to Legge upon hearing Schnéevoigt's Fourth.{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=19}} As such, Beecham's performance is seen as adhering more closely to Sibelius's standards. Ten years later, in 1947, Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra would displace Schnéevoigt's Sixth, recording the work for Legge from May to November 1947 at Kingsway Hall.{{sfn|T. Beecham–EMI (CDM 7 640 27 2)|1991}} According to Robert Layton, Sibelius is said to have referred to Beecham's Sixth as "his favourite recording of any of his symphonies".{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=19–20}}{{efn|Beecham left behind an extensive recorded legacy as a Sibelian. In addition to the performances of the Fourth and Sixth mentioned above, he also recorded the Second twice and the Seventh three.|name=Beecham}}
A final important Sibelian from this period was the Russian émigré conductor Serge Koussevitzky,{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=20–21}} an "energetic disciple" to whom Sibelius had promised the world premiere of the ever-elusive Eighth Symphony.{{sfn|Goss|1995|pp=86–88}}{{efn|According to the music critic and Sibelius "evangelist" Olin Downes, Koussevitzky was a late convert to the cause, having initially in 1924 dismissed Sibelius's {{em|oeuvre}} as "so dark". By the 1930s, however, Koussevitzky had become a "zealot" in service to Sibelius's music.{{sfn|Goss|1995|p=82}}|name=Koussevitzky.1}} Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed the entire cycle during the 1932–1933 season (a programming first),{{sfn|Goss|1995|p=81}}{{efn|The archives of the Boston Symphony Orchestra contain the concert programs that correspond to this landmark cycle:
- No. 1: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135291/rec/6 11–12 November 1932]
- No. 2: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135332/rec/10 25–26 November 1932]
- No. 3: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135375/rec/12 9–10 December 1932]
- No. 4: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135416/rec/14 16–17 December 1932]
- No. 5: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135631/rec/15 27–28 January 1933]
- No. 6: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135809/rec/19 10–11 March 1933]
- No. 7: [http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/136028/rec/22 21–22 April 1933].
Having inaugurated the cycle with the Boston premiere of Tapiola ([http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/135250/rec/5 4–5 November 1932]), Koussevitzky had hoped—in vain, as it turned out—to conclude the cycle with the world premiere of the Symphony No. 8.|name=Koussevitzky.2}} and while in London to guest conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall, Koussevitzky made the world premiere recording of the Seventh Symphony at a public concert on 15 May 1933.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=314}}{{sfn|L. Stokowski/G. Schnéevoigt/S. Koussevitzky–
Naxos Historical (8.111399)|2013}} Koussevitzky dispatched the test pressings to Sibelius with a 6 June letter: "if they [the discs] do not please you, they will be destroyed"; the composer, however, was pleased, writing on 3 July: "I find it hard to express the joy I experienced when I listened to you dear Maestro{{nbsp}}... Everything was so full of life and natural, and I cannot thank you sufficiently".{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=314}} Although he never obtained the Eighth (Sibelius abandoned the project and destroyed the score),{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=316–317}} Koussevitzky's advocacy remained undiminished: he commercially recorded the Second on 24 January 1935 and the Fifth on 29 December 1936,{{sfn|S. Koussevitzky–Naxos Historical (8.110170)|2001}} as well as an additional Second on 29 November 1950, six months before his death.{{sfn|S. Koussevitzky–Naxos Historical (8.111290)|2008}}{{efn|In the 1960s, Rococo Records issued LPs of "off-air" recordings from the 1940s of Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of the First, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh symphonies.{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=21}}{{sfn|S. Koussevitzky–Rococo (2-RR-2103-1)|1960s}}{{sfn|S. Koussevitzky–Rococo (2-RR-2103-2)|1960s}}|name=Koussevitzky.3}}
The table below contains details of Legge's unofficial, 'precursor' cycle (including Schnéevoigt's subsequently displaced recording of the Sixth, but not his unreleased Fourth):
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|+ {{sronly|Legge's first cycle}} ! style="width:11em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Conductor ! style="width:19em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Orchestra ! style="width:3em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Years{{efn|name=Years}} ! style="width:7em"; colspan=7 scope=col | Symphony runtime{{efn|name=Runtimes}} ! style="width:13em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Recording venue ! style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Label ! style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Comments ! style="width:2em"; rowspan=2 scope=col class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope=col | Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius)
! scope=col | Symphony No. 2 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 4 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 7 (Sibelius) |
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Robert Kajanus
| "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" | {{sort|1932|{{nowrap|1930–1932}}}} | 35:32 | 39:20 | 29:54 | {{n/a}} | 29:39 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | Westminster Central Hall (1–2) | rowspan = 5 | Mono | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111393)|1y=2012|2a1=R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111394)|2y=2013|3a1=R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111395)|3y=2013}} |
Sergei Koussevitzky
| 1933 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 21:16 | rowspan = 2 ; style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Stokowski/G. Schnéevoigt/S. Koussevitzky– |
Georg Schnéevoigt
| "Finnish National Orchestra" | 1934 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 26:13 | {{n/a}} | rowspan = 2 | Abbey Road Studio No. 1 |
rowspan = 2| Sir Thomas Beecham
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1937 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 32:14 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|N. Name–Label ()|yyyy}} |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
| 1947 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 26:14 | {{n/a}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|T. Beecham–EMI (CDM 7 640 27 2)|1991}} |
Complete Sibelius cycles: 1952–present
= Complete cycles =
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Although early advocates from the 1930s and 1940s had conducted many of Sibelius's symphonies from gramophone, none of these Sibelians recorded all seven.{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=14–22}} In February 1952, Metronome (the United States distributor was Mercury) and Decca each began cycles: the former enlisted the Swedish conductor Sixten Ehrling and the Stockholm Radio Orchestra (now the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra), whereas the latter employed the English conductor Anthony Collins and the London Symphony Orchestra. For his cycle, Ehrling visited Sibelius at Ainola on 10 June 1952, "loaded with practical questions concerning interpretation and the composer's intentions"; but Sibelius's demurred, refusing to "confine the interpretations of his music to any specific edicts; each artist must be allowed to work according to his capacity and imagination".{{sfn|S. Ehrling–Finlandia (3984-22713-2)|1999}} Ehrling outpaced Collins, completing his Sibelius cycle—history's first—in January 1953; Collins finished two years later in January 1955. These would be the only two cycles completed in Sibelius's lifetime.
Both the Ehrling and the Collins cycles were recorded in mono; the Japanese conductor Akeo Watanabe and Japan Philharmonic Orchestra were the first to stereo, completing their cycle for Nippon Columbia in 1962 (the United States distributor was Epic). A patriotic milestone arrived in June 1977 when the Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund became the first of Sibelius's countrymen to record the cycle (with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, EMI). Ten years later in July 1987, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra became the first Finnish ensemble to complete the cycle (with Berglund, EMI).
The sortable table below contains all commercial recordings of the complete Sibelius cycle. To date, it has been recorded 51 times by 36 conductors (of whom 12 are or were Finns, Sibelius's countrymen) and 35 orchestras (three Finnish). In terms of superlatives, Berglund (1977, 1987, 1997, 1998) holds the record for the most cycles by a conductor. The record for an ensemble is jointly held by the London Symphony Orchestra (1955, 1994, 2008), the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (1962, 1981, 2013), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1989, 1993, 2014), the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (1985, 2005, 2024), and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (1987, 2004, 2025), at three apiece. Finally, among record labels, Decca has produced a record six cycles (Collins, 1955; Maazel, 1968; Davis, 1976; Ashkenazy, 1984; Blomstedt, 1995; Mäkelä, 2021).
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|+ {{sronly|Complete Sibelius cycles: 1952–present}} ! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|No.|Chronological number}} ! style="width:11em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Conductor ! style="width:19em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Orchestra ! style="width:3em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Years{{efn|Refers to the timespan over which the conductor-orchestra pairing recorded the work(s); this may not be the same as the year(s) in which the recordings were first released to the general public.|name=Years}} ! style="width:7em"; colspan=7 scope=col | Symphony runtime{{efn|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes. For some recordings, the notes only provide runtimes for a symphony's constituent movements; in these cases, the movement runtimes were added to obtain a total duration.|name=Runtimes}} ! style="width:13em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Recording venue ! style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Label ! style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 scope=col | Comments ! style="width:2em"; rowspan=2 scope=col class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope=col | Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius)
! scope=col | Symphony No. 2 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 4 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius) ! scope=col | Symphony No. 7 (Sibelius) |
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| {{sort|Ehrling|Sixten Ehrling}} | Stockholm Radio Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1952|{{nowrap|1952–1953}}}} | 37:02 | 42:13 | 29:00 | 34:10 | 27:19 | 26:39 | 19:57 | {{ill|Kungliga Musikaliska Akademiens hus|lt=Musikaliska, Nybrokajen 11|sv}} | Mono | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|S. Ehrling–Finlandia (3984-22713-2)|1999}} |
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| {{sort|Collins|Anthony Collins}} | London Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1955|{{nowrap|1952–1955}}}} | 34:27 | 40:32 | 24:35 | 31:39 | 29:30 | 28:24 | 19:40 | Decca | Mono | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|A. Collins–Decca (0289 478 8589 4)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Watanabe|Akeo Watanabe}} (1) | Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1962|{{nowrap|1962–1962}}}} | 37:44 | 42:14 | 30:53 | 34:55 | 30:08 | 26:55 | 20:48 | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (1, 3–4) | First stereo cycle |style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|A. Watanabe–Denon (COCO-80406-409)|1996}} |
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| {{sort|Jensen| Thomas Jensen}} | Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1963|{{nowrap|1957–1963}}}} | 35:52 | 40:23 | 29:48 | 33:41 | 27:28 | 27:07 | 21:39 | [{{em|Unknown}}] (1, 3–6){{efn|The liner notes to this release do not contain information on the venue(s) at which the symphonies were recorded.|name=Unknown}} | Danacord | CD-R only | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD911)|1y= 2021|2a1=T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD916)|2y=2022|3a1=T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD923)|3y=2022|4a1=T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD926)|4y=2023}} |
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| {{sort|Bernstein|Leonard Bernstein}} | {{sort|1967|{{nowrap|1960–1967}}}} | 36:37 | 44:37 | 26:31 | 39:26 | 32:49 | 26:41 | 22:46 | Philharmonic Hall (1–4, 6–7)
The table above utilizes the 2015 liner notes.|name=Bernstein.1}} | Columbia, | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Bernstein–Sony (88875026142)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Maazel|Lorin Maazel}} (1) | {{sort|1968|{{nowrap|1963–1968}}}} | 36:10 | 43:18 | 26:27 | 32:49 | 27:28 | 24:32 | 21:22 | Decca | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Maazel–Decca (478 8541)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Barbirolli|Sir John Barbirolli}} | The Hallé (1) | {{sort|1970|{{nowrap|1966–1970}}}} | 41:50 | 45:57 | 32:47 | 36:17 | 33:15 | 29:54 | 21:54 | EMI Classics, | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|J. Barbirolli–EMI (5 67299 2)|2000}} |
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| {{sort|Rozhdestvensky|Gennady Rozhdestvensky}} | Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra | {{sort|1974|{{nowrap|1969–1974}}}} | 38:25 | 44:58 | 26:59 | 33:58 | 29:32 | 27:52 | 20:51 | {{sort|zzz|[{{em|Unknown}}]}}{{efn|name=Unknown}} | Melodiya | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|G. Rozhdestvensky–Melodiya (MEL CD 10 01669)|2010}} |
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| {{sort|Davis|Sir Colin Davis}} (1) | {{sort|1976|{{nowrap|1975–1976}}}} | 39:14 | 44:48 | 29:36 | 37:09 | 32:04 | 24:34 | 21:20 | Decca | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|C. Davis–Decca (478 3696)|2012}} |
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| {{sort|Abravanel|Maurice Abravanel}} | {{sort|1977|{{nowrap|1977–1977}}}} | 36:44 | 43:00 | 29:14 | 34:32 | 29:16 | 28:11 | 21:14 | Vanguard, | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|M. Abravanel–Vanguard (SVC 3133)|1995}} |
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| {{sort|Sanderling|Kurt Sanderling}} | {{sort|1977|{{nowrap|1970–1977}}}} | 40:03 | 45:28 | 27:24 | 36:03 | 32:27 | 29:19 | 23:49 | {{ill|Christuskirche (Berlin-Oberschöneweide)|lt=Berlin Christuskirche|de}} | Brilliant Classics, | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|K. Sanderling–Brilliant (6328)|2003}} |
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| {{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (1) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | {{sort|1977|{{nowrap|1972–1977}}}} | 39:00 | 44:53 | 31:13 | 37:22 | 32:11 | 31:32 | 21:55 | Southampton Guildhall (1, 3, 5, 7) | EMI Classics, | First complete cycle by a Finnish conductor | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–EMI (50999 9 73600 2 5)|2013}} |
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| {{sort|Watanabe|Akeo Watanabe}} (2) | Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (2) | {{sort|1981|{{nowrap|1981–1981}}}} | 38:47 | 42:29 | 28:38 | 33:54 | 31:06 | 27:06 | 21:18 | {{nowrap|Hitomi Memorial Hall (1–2, 4–5, 7)}} | Denon | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|A. Watanabe–Denon (COCO-80410-413)|1996}} |
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| {{sort|Gibson|Sir Alexander Gibson}} | Royal Scottish National Orchestra | {{sort|1983|{{nowrap|1982–1983}}}} | 37:23 | 41:16 | 26:13 | 31:03 | 29:19 | 27:21 | 20:35 | Chandos | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|A. Gibson–Chandos (CHAN 6559)|2004}} |
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| {{sort|Ashkenazy|Vladimir Ashkenazy}} (1) | {{sort|1984|{{nowrap|1979–1984}}}} | 39:36 | 46:21 | 29:31 | 32:59 | 31:35 | 28:16 | 22:30 | Kingsway Hall (2–5, 7) | Decca | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|V. Ashkenazy–Decca (473 590-2)|2003}} |
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| {{sort|Järvi|Neeme Järvi}} (1) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1985|{{nowrap|1982–1985}}}} | 38:38 | 41:52 | 29:14 | 37:50 | 33:39 | 27:25 | 20:45 | BIS | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|N. Järvi–BIS (CD-622/24)|1993}} |
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| {{sort|Rattle|Sir Simon Rattle}} (1) | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1987|{{nowrap|1984–1987}}}} | 41:35 | 44:53 | 28:34 | 37:37 | 30:27 | 29:41 | 22:30 | EMI Classics, | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|S. Rattle–EMI (50999 5 00753 2 4)|2007}} |
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| {{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (2) | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1987|{{nowrap|1984–1987}}}} | 36:13 | 39:50 | 28:36 | 34:12 | 30:24 | 28:53 | 21:24 | Kulttuuritalo (1–3, 5–6) | EMI Classics, | First complete cycle by a Finnish orchestra | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–EMI (5 74485 2)|2001}} |
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| {{sort|Saraste|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}} (1) | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1989|{{nowrap|1987–1989}}}} | 38:19 | 43:38 | 27:35 | 34:30 | 32:26 | 30:13 | 21:00 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|J. Saraste–RCA (19439704812)|2020}} |
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| {{sort|Leaper|Adrian Leaper}} | {{sort|1990|{{nowrap|1989–1990}}}} | 36:05 | 43:16 | 26:33 | 35:00 | 30:39 | 26:43 | 20:25 | Naxos | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550197)|1y=1990|2a1=A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550198)|2y=1991|3a1=A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550199)|3y=1990|4a1=A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550200)|4y=1991}} |
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| {{sort|Segerstam|Leif Segerstam}} (1) | Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|1992|{{nowrap|1990–1992}}}} | 42:58 | 47:07 | 31:47 | 39:51 | 34:56 | 31:38 | 22:14 | Danish Radio Concert Hall | Chandos | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Segerstam–Chandos (CHAN 7054)|1996}} |
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| {{sort|Maazel|Lorin Maazel}} (2) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | {{sort|1992|{{nowrap|1990–1992}}}} | 40:16 | 46:53 | 27:31 | 39:33 | 31:35 | 27:21 | 25:53 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Maazel–Sony (SB5K 87882)|2002}} |
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| {{sort|Saraste|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}} (2) | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|1993|{{nowrap|1993–1993}}}} | 36:51 | 42:09 | 27:10 | 32:19 | 31:33 | 28:43 | 19:38 | Saint Petersburg Philharmonia | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|J. Saraste–Finlandia (4509-99963-2)|1995}} |
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| {{sort|Davis|Sir Colin Davis}} (2) | London Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|1994|{{nowrap|1992–1994}}}} | 39:34 | 46:38 | 30:17 | 37:18 | 30:17 | 26:05 | 22:51 | Blackheath Halls (1–2, 4, 6–7) | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|C. Davis–RCA (82876-55706-2)|2003}} |
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| {{sort|Blomstedt|Herbert Blomstedt}} | {{sort|1995|{{nowrap|1989–1995}}}} | 39:32 | 44:32 | 29:14 | 36:20 | 31:09 | 29:48 | 22:27 | Decca | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Blomstedt–Decca (475 7677)|2006}} |
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| {{sort|Vänskä|Osmo Vänskä}} (1) | Lahti Symphony Orchestra (1) | {{sort|1997|{{nowrap|1996–1997}}}} | 35:04 | 44:44 | 30:32 | 39:27 | 31:20 | 26:45 | 22:44 | BIS{{efn|The Vänskä–Lahti SO cycle also includes the world premiere recording of the original 1915 version of the Fifth Symphony. BIS subsequently made the Vänskä–Lahti SO cycle part of its 13-volume The Sibelius Edition series ([https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%201933 Vol. 12, 'Symphonies', BIS-CD-1933/35]; released in 2011).|name=Vänskä.1}} | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|O. Vänskä–BIS (CD-1286/1288)|2001}} |
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| {{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (3) | Chamber Orchestra of Europe (1) | {{sort|1995|{{nowrap|1995–1997}}}} | 36:27 | 41:31 | 29:55 | 33:11 | 30:28 | 28:17 | 22:04 | RFO Hall, Hilversum (1–3) | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–Finlandia (3984-23389-2)|1998}} |
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|{{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (4) |Chamber Orchestra of Europe (2) |{{sort|1998|{{nowrap|1998–1998}}}} |37:59 |43:16 |30:59 |33:51 |33:11 |29:09 |22:27 |ICA Classics | DVD/Blu-ray only | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–ICA Classics (ICABD 5163)|2022}} |
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| {{sort|Sakari|{{ill|Petri Sakari|lt=Petri Sakari|fi}}}} | {{sort|2000|{{nowrap|1996–2000}}}} | 38:07 | 45:02 | 29:06 | 37:47 | 31:17 | 30:22 | 22:45 | Reykjavík University Hall (1–3) | Naxos | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554102)|1y=1998|2a1=P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554266)|2y=1999|3a1=P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554377)|3y=2000|4a1=P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554387)|4y=2000}} |
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| {{sort|Oramo|Sakari Oramo}} | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|2003|{{nowrap|2000–2003}}}} | 37:07 | 44:10 | 29:46 | 35:48 | 31:14 | 27:01 | 21:19 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|S. Oramo–Erato (2564 60294-2)|2003}} |
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| {{sort|Segerstam|Leif Segerstam}} (2) | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (2) | {{sort|2004|{{nowrap|2002–2004}}}} | 38:14 | 45:45 | 29:57 | 37:50 | 33:49 | 30:12 | 21:04 | Ondine | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Segerstam–Ondine (ODE 1075-2Q)|2005}} |
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| {{sort|Järvi|Neeme Järvi}} (2) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|2005|{{nowrap|2001–2005}}}} | 38:49 | 46:40 | 30:31 | 38:41 | 32:01 | 31:16 | 24:37 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|N. Järvi–DG (4776654)|2007}} |
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| {{sort|Ashkenazy|Vladimir Ashkenazy}} (2) | Royal Stockholm Philharmonic (2) | {{sort|2007|{{nowrap|2006–2007}}}} | 38:21 | 44:44 | 27:23 | 32:17 | 31:04 | 27:04 | 20:36 | Exton | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00279)|1y=2007|2a1=V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00282)|2y=2007|3a1=V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00292)|3y=2007|4a1=V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00293)|4y=2007}} |
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| {{sort|Davis|Sir Colin Davis}} (3) | London Symphony Orchestra (3) | {{sort|2008|{{nowrap|2002–2008}}}} | 39:35 | 44:43 | 30:48 | 38:42 | 30:57 | 25:47 | 22:27 | LSO Live{{efn|This orchestra records under its in-house label.|name=inhouse}} | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|C. Davis–LSO Live (LSO0191)|2009}} |
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| {{sort|Volmer|Arvo Volmer}} | {{sort|2008|{{nowrap|2007–2008}}}} | 36:18 | 42:50 | 28:27 | 34:55 | 31:46 | 31:06 | 19:42 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|A. Volmer–ABC Classics (ABC 476 3943)|2010}} |
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| {{sort|Inkinen|Pietari Inkinen}} (1) | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | {{sort|2009|{{nowrap|2008–2009}}}} | 40:18 | 44:16 | 29:36 | 36:29 | 33:05 | 29:19 | 21:04 | Naxos | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572305)|1y=2010|2a1=P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572227)|2y=2011|3a1=P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572704)|3y=2011|4a1=P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572705)|4y=2011}} |
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| {{sort|Inkinen|Pietari Inkinen}} (2) | Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (3) | {{sort|2013|{{nowrap|2013–2013}}}} | 40:15 | 46:21 | 30:06 | 38:42 | 33:54 | 30:19 | 21:41 | Suntory Hall (1, 3–7) | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Inkinen–Naxos (NYCC-27286-9)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Storgårds|John Storgårds}} | {{sort|2013|{{nowrap|2012–2013}}}} | 38:35 | 45:46 | 28:58 | 34:49 | 32:35 | 28:12 | 22:12 | Chandos{{efn|The Storgårds–BBC Phil cycle also includes the world premiere recording of three fragments purported to belong to Sibelius's Eighth Symphony, a piece that the composer destroyed in the late-1930s to early-1940s.|name=Storgårds}} | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|J. Storgårds–Chandos (CHAN 10809)|2014}} |
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| {{sort|Kamu|Okko Kamu}} | Lahti Symphony Orchestra (2) | {{sort|2014|{{nowrap|2012–2014}}}} | 38:24 | 44:56 | 29:29 | 38:07 | 34:42 | 29:06 | 22:40 | BIS | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|O. Kamu–BIS (BIS-2076)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Lintu|Hannu Lintu}} | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (3) | {{sort|2014|{{nowrap|2012–2014}}}} | 41:16 | 45:49 | 30:12 | 40:15 | 34:20 | 30:58 | 22:32 | Arthaus Musik{{efn|The Lintu–Finnish RSO cycle, a collaboration between Arthaus Musik and the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) released in 2015 in honor of the 150th anniversary of Sibelius's birth, comprises audiovisual recordings of live performances from 2012–14. The cycle is available either on Blu-ray or DVD (but not CD). A documentary film—with commentary from the conductor—proceeds each symphony.|name=Lintu}} | DVD/Bluray only | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Lintu–Arthaus (ARTHAUS 101797)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Rattle|Sir Simon Rattle}} (2) | {{sort|2015|{{nowrap|2014–2015}}}} | 37:39 | 43:12 | 28:17 | 36:50 | 30:32 | 29:13 | 21:48 | Berlin Phil{{efn|name=inhouse}} | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|S. Rattle–Berlin Phil (BPHR 150073)|2015}} |
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| {{sort|Otaka|Tadaaki Otaka}} | {{sort|2015|{{nowrap|2013–2015}}}} |37:25 |44:15 |28:57 |35:32 |30:23 |28:20 |22:13 | Fontec | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|T. Otaka–Fontec (FOCD9856/8)|2021}} |
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| {{sort|Vänskä|Osmo Vänskä}} (2) | {{sort|2015|{{nowrap|2011–2015}}}} | 34:43 | 46:14 | 29:50 | 38:28 | 30:50 | 28:58 | 22:01 | BIS | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-1986)|1y=2012|2a1=O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-1996)|2y=2013|3a1=O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-2006)|3y=2016}} |
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| {{sort|Kim|Kim Dae-jin}} | {{ill|Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra|ko|수원시립교향악단}} | {{sort|2015|{{nowrap|2015–2015}}}} | 37:54 | 42:31 | 29:15 | 33:58 | 30:30 | 28:58 | 23:27 | Suwon SK Artrium | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|D. Kim–Sony (S80210C)|2016}} |
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| {{sort|Järvi|Paavo Järvi}} | {{sort|2016|{{nowrap|2012–2016}}}} | 39:49 | 44:37 | 28:55 | 35:59 | 31:38 | 29:16 | 21:32 | Salle Pleyel (1, 6–7) | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Järvi–RCA (190759245125)|2019}} |
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|{{sort|Fujioka|{{ill|Sachio Fujioka|ja|藤岡幸夫}}}} |{{ill|Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra|ja|関西フィルハーモニー管弦楽団}} |{{sort|2018|{{nowrap|2012–2018}}}} |40:01 |43:50 |29:06 |39:40 |32:37 |30:40 |20:48 |The Symphony Hall, Osaka |ALM Records | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|S. Fujioka–ALM Records (ALCD-8036-8039)|2021}} |
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| {{sort|Elder|Sir Mark Elder}} | The Hallé (2) | {{sort|2019|{{nowrap|2006–2019}}}} | 39:03 | 46:44 | 29:50 | 41:07 | 30:40 | 28:41 | 22:34 | New Broadcasting House (1) | Hallé{{efn|name=inhouse}} | CD-R only | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7514)|1y=2009|2a1=M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7516)|2y=2013|3a1=M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7543)|3y=2016|4a1=M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7553)|4y=2020}} |
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| {{sort|Hughes|Owain Arwel Hughes}} | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | {{sort|2022|{{nowrap|2019–2021}}}} | 41:03 | 47:50 | 31:44 | 39:05 | 31:21 | 30:25 | 21:07 | Rubicon Classics | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1055)|1y=2020|2a1=O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1072)|2y=2022|3a1=O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1073)|3y=2022}} |
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| {{sort|Mäkelä|Klaus Mäkelä}} | {{sort|2021|{{nowrap|2021–2021}}}} | 39:54 | 46:03 | 30:03 | 37:52 | 34:02 | 31:23 | 22:45 | Decca | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|K. Mäkelä–Decca (00028948522569)|2022}} |
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| {{sort|Rouvali|Santtu-Matias Rouvali}} | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (3) | {{sort|2018|{{nowrap|2018–2022}}}} | 39:42 | 45:29 | 31:28 | 36:56 | 31:11 | 30:18 | 21:09 | | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 440)|1y=2019|2a1=S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 574)|2y=2020|3a1=S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 645)|3y=2022|4a1=S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 1008)|4y=2023|5a1=S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 1130)|5y=2025}} |
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| {{sort|Saraste|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}} (3) | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (3) | {{sort|2025|{{nowrap|2023–2025}}}} | 36:44 | 41:32 | 27:42 | 33:31 | 35:00 | 29:24 | 20:34 | Streaming only | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=J. Saraste–DG|1y=2023a|2a1=J. Saraste–DG|2y=2023b|3a1=J. Saraste–DG|3y=2023c|4a1=J. Saraste–DG|4y=2024a|5a1=J. Saraste–DG|5y=2024b|6a1=J. Saraste–DG|6y=2024c|7a1=J. Saraste–DG|7y=2025}} |
= Complete cycles including ''Kullervo'' =
Additionally, the Sibelius cycle can, in its non-standard form, include Kullervo (Op. 7, 1892), a five-movement symphonic work for soprano, baritone, male choir, and orchestra. This piece, which predates the First Symphony by seven years and in 1893 launched the young Sibelius as an important composer for orchestra, features sung text from Runos XXXV–VI of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic. Kullervo eschews obvious categorization, in part due to Sibelius's own ambivalence: at the premiere, program and score each listed the piece as a "symphonic poem"; yet, Sibelius nevertheless referred to Kullervo as a symphony both while composing the piece and again in retirement when reflecting on his decades-long career.{{sfn|Breitkopf & Härtel|2005|p=xi}}{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1976|pp=104, 107}}{{sfn|Barnett|2000|p=7}}
Today, many commentators prefer to view Kullervo as a programmatic choral symphony, variously due to its deployment of sonata form in the first movement, its thematic unity and recurring material, and its massive scale.{{sfn|Breitkopf & Härtel|2005|p=xi}}{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1976|pp=107–108}}{{sfn|Hurwitz|2007|pp=51, 57}}{{sfn|Rickards|1997|p=48}} Such a perspective thus conceptualizes Kullervo as Sibelius's {{em|de facto}} "Symphony No. 0", thereby expanding his completed contributions to the symphonic canon from seven to eight. Eleven of the Sibelius complete cycles listed above also include Kullervo. The sortable table below lists recording information for these performances.{{efn|Recordings of Kullervo by Paavo Järvi and Sakari Oramo, respectively, are not included in the table above, because each is with an orchestra different from the one with which they recorded the Sibelius cycle.|name=Kullervo}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right: 0; font-size: 95%"
|+ {{sronly|Complete cycles that include Kullervo}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Chronological number}} ! scope="col" | Conductor ! scope="col" | Orchestra ! scope="col" | Soloists ! scope="col" | Male choir(s) ! scope="col" | Year{{efn|name=Years}} ! scope="col" | Time{{efn|name=Runtimes}} ! scope="col" | Recording venue ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| {{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (1) | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | {{ill|Raili Kostia|lt=Raili Kostia|fi}}, | 1970 | 71:45 | EMI Classics, | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–EMI (5 74200 2)|2000}} |
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| {{sort|Järvi|Neeme Järvi}} (1) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | Karita Mattila, | {{ill|Mieskuoro Laulun Ystävät|lt=Laulun Ystävät Male Choir|fi}} | 1985 | 69:45 | BIS | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|N. Järvi–BIS (CD-622/24)|1993}} |
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| {{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}} (2) | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | {{ill|Eeva-Liisa Saarinen|lt=Eeva-Liisa Saarinen|fi}}, | YL Male Voice Choir | 1985 | 71:46 | EMI Classics, | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|P. Berglund–EMI (5 65080 2)|1994}} |
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| {{sort|Segerstam|Leif Segerstam}} (1) | Danish National Symphony Orchestra | Soile Isokoski, | {{ill|DR Koncertkoret|lt=Danish National Radio Choir|da}} | 1994 | 75:50 | Danish Radio Concert Hall | Chandos | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Segerstam–Chandos (CHAN 9393)|1995}} |
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| {{sort|Saraste|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}} (2) | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | 1996 | 69:46 | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|J. Saraste–Finlandia (0630-14906-2)|1996}} |
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| {{sort|Davis|Sir Colin Davis}} (2) | Hillevi Martinpelto, | 1996 | 80:59 | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|C. Davis–RCA (82876-55706-2)|2003}} |
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| {{sort|Vänskä|Osmo Vänskä}} (1) | Paasikivi|Lilli Paasikivi, | 2000 | 80:34 | BIS | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|O. Vänskä–BIS (CD-1215)|2001}} |
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| {{sort|Segerstam|Leif Segerstam}} (2) | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | 2007 | 77:56 | Ondine | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Segerstam–Ondine (ODE 1122-5)|2008}} |
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| {{sort|Davis|Sir Colin Davis}} (3) | 2005 | 72:12 | LSO Live{{efn|name=inhouse}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|C. Davis–LSO Live (LSO0191)|2009}} |
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| {{sort|Lintu|Hannu Lintu}} | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | {{ill|Johanna Rusanen|lt=Johanna Rusanen|fi}}, | Polytech Choir | 2018 | 72:28 | Ondine | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Lintu–Ondine (ODE 1338-5)|2019}} |
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| {{sort|Vänskä|Osmo Vänskä}} (2) | Lilli Paasikivi, | 2016 | 79:29 | BIS | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-2506)|2020}} |
= Projected cycles in progress =
The sortable table below includes two projected, in-progress Sibelius cycles, which—once completed—would constitute the 52nd and 53rd entries in the commercial catalogue.
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|+ {{sronly|Projected cycles in progress}} ! scope="col" style="width:11em"; rowspan=2 | Conductor ! scope="col" style="width:19em"; rowspan=2 | Orchestra ! scope="col" style="width:3em"; rowspan=2 | Years{{efn|Refers to the timespan over which the conductor-orchestra pairing recorded the work(s); this may not be the same as the year(s) in which the recordings were first released to the general public.|name=Years}} ! scope="col" style="width:7em"; colspan=7 | Symphony runtime{{efn|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes. For some recordings, the notes only provide runtimes for a symphony's constituent movements; in these cases, the movement runtimes were added to obtain a total duration.|name=Runtimes}} ! scope="col" style="width:13em"; rowspan=2 | Recording venue ! scope="col" style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 | Label ! scope="col" style="width:2em"; rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope="col" | Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius)
! scope="col" | Symphony No. 2 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 4 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 7 (Sibelius) |
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{{sort|Nézet-Séguin|Yannick Nézet-Séguin}}
| {{sort|2018|{{nowrap|2018–}}}} | 41:05 | 44:54 | 30:29 | 38:08 | 31:26 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | Montreal Symphony House (1–5) | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2452)|1y=2019|2a1=Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2454)|2y=2022|3a1=Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2453)|3y=2024}} |
{{sort|Collon|Nicholas Collon}}
| Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | {{sort|2021|{{nowrap|2021–}}}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 31:38 | {{n/a}} | 21:00 | Helsinki Music Centre (5, 7) | Ondine | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=N. Collon–Ondine (ODE 1404–2)|1y=2022|2a1=N. Collon–Ondine (ODE 1468–2)|2y=2025}} |
Incomplete cycles no longer in progress: 1952–present
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In addition to the 50 completed Sibelius cycles, there are a number of incomplete traversals available to the public. Of particular note is the collaboration between the Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia for EMI, because it occurred during Sibelius's lifetime. In 1954, Walter Legge—who, in 1932, had been instrumental in the projected Kajanus–LSO cycle—sought to woo the octogenarian composer to London, either to personally conduct the cycle or, barring that, to supervise the production of one under Karajan (then under contract with Legge's EMI):{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=329}}
{{Blockquote|text=As I believe I have already told you, Herbert von Karajan is, in my view, of all the leading conductors, the one with the greatest insight into your music. If you are completely happy with his performances of these three great works [Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, recorded in 1952; and Tapiola, 1953], I would be deeply grateful if you would write and tell me so, because if Herbert von Karajan's performances satisfy you, it is my intention to record all of your symphonies to be published in time for the celebration of your ninetieth birthday{{nbsp}}...|character=|author=Walter Legge|title=in a September 1954 letter to Jean Sibelius{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=329}}|source=|}}
Subsequently, Sibelius voiced his approval to Legge in person, remarking: "Karajan is the only one who really understands my music". In the end, Karajan recorded Symphonies Nos. 4–7 with the Philharmonia before Sibelius's death, all in mono; and, in 1960, he added to this set stereo recordings of Nos. 2 and 5.{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|p=330}}{{sfn|Layton|2001|pp=26–27}} Given that in 1955, Legge and the Philharmonia had recorded Symphonies Nos. 1–3 with the Polish conductor Paul Kletzki, this gives them an unofficial 'complete cycle' when combined with Karajan's work.{{sfn|Layton|2001|p=26}} The sortable table below includes these and other incomplete Sibelius cycles for which a conductor recorded with the same orchestra at least three of the seven symphonies.
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|+ {{sronly|Incomplete cycles no longer in progress}} ! scope="col" style="width:11em"; rowspan=2 | Conductor ! scope="col" style="width:19em"; rowspan=2 | Orchestra ! scope="col" style="width:3em"; rowspan=2 | Years{{efn|Refers to the timespan over which the conductor-orchestra pairing recorded the work(s); this may not be the same as the year(s) in which the recordings were first released to the general public.|name=Years}} ! scope="col" style="width:7em"; colspan=7 | Symphony runtime{{efn|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes. For some recordings, the notes only provide runtimes for a symphony's constituent movements; in these cases, the movement runtimes were added to obtain a total duration.|name=Runtimes}} ! scope="col" style="width:13em"; rowspan=2 | Recording venue ! scope="col" style="width:7em"; rowspan=2 | Label ! scope="col" style="width:2em"; rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
scope="col" | Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius)
! scope="col" | Symphony No. 2 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 4 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius) ! scope="col" | Symphony No. 7 (Sibelius) |
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rowspan = 3 | {{sort|Ormandy|Eugene Ormandy}}
| rowspan = 3 | Philadelphia Orchestra | {{sort|1954|{{nowrap|1954–1954}}}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 31:08 | 28:43 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | [{{em|Unknown}}]{{efn|name=Unknown}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|E. Ormandy–Pristine Classical (PASC177)|2009}} |
{{sort|1962|{{nowrap|1957–1962}}}}
| 39:41 | 43:48 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 22:34 | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|E. Ormandy–Sony (88875108582)|2015}} |
{{sort|1978|{{nowrap|1972–1978}}}}
| 41:49 | 44:39 | {{n/a}} | 32:13 | 33:38 | {{n/a}} | 23:42 | Scottish Rite Cathedral | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|E. Ormandy–Sony (88875108582)|2015}} |
{{sort|Kletzki|Paul Kletzki}}
| rowspan = 2 | Philharmonia Orchestra | {{sort|1955|{{nowrap|1955–1955}}}} | 35:20 | 40:28 | 27:24 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | rowspan = 2 | Kingsway Hall | rowspan = 2 | EMI Classics, | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=P. Kletzki–Angel (35313)|1y=1956|2a1=P. Kletzki–Angel (35314)|2y=1956|3a1=P. Kletzki–Angel (35315)|3y=1956}} |
rowspan = 3 | {{sort|Karajan|Herbert von Karajan}}
| {{sort|1960|{{nowrap|1952–1960}}}} | {{n/a}} | 45:47 | {{n/a}} | 35:59 | 32:28 | 28:00 | 25:01 | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Karajan–Warner (0825646336210)|2014}} |
rowspan = 2 | Berlin Philharmonic
| {{sort|1967|{{nowrap|1965–1967}}}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 36:08 | 31:34 | 28:49 | 23:18 | {{ill|Jesus-Christus-Kirche Dahlem|lt=Jesus-Christus-Kirche|de}} | Deutsche Grammophon{{efn|Since the 1970s, Deutsche Grammophon has packaged the Karajan–Berlin PO recordings of Symphonies Nos. 4–7 with recordings of Nos. 1–3 by the Finnish conductor Okko Kamu, who 1969 won the first Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition; Kamu's First and Third are with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, while his Second is with the Berlin Phil. From 2012–14, Kamu recorded a complete cycle with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra for BIS.|name=Kamu.DG}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Karajan–DG (457 748-2)|1999}} |
{{sort|1981|{{nowrap|1976–1981}}}}
| 38:48 | 47:48 | {{n/a}} | 39:01 | 32:33 | 27:23 | {{n/a}} | EMI Classics, | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|H. Karajan–Warner (0825646336197)|2014}} |
{{sort|Bernstein|Leonard Bernstein}}
| {{sort|1990|{{nowrap|1986–1990}}}} | 41:18 | 51:30 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 35:34 | {{n/a}} | 24:54 | Wiener Musikverein (1–2, 7) | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|L. Bernstein–DG (474 936-2)|2004}} |
{{sort|Jansons|Mariss Jansons}}
| |{{sort|1994|{{nowrap|1990–1994}}}} | 38:01 | 42:13 | 28:08 | {{n/a}} | 29:46 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | EMI Classics, | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=M. Jansons–EMI (0777 7 54273 2 5)|1y=1991|2a1=M. Jansons–EMI (0777 7 54804 2 9)|2y=1993|3a1=M. Jansons–EMI (7243 5 55533 2 4)|3y=1996}} |
{{sort|Levine|James Levine}}
| {{sort|1994|{{nowrap|1991–1994}}}} | {{n/a}} | 40:15 | {{n/a}} | 37:20 | 29:21 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | Konzerthaus Berlin (2) | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=J. Levine–DG (437 828-2)|1y=1993|2a1=J. Levine–DG (445 865-2)|2y=1995}} |
{{sort|Leaper|Adrian Leaper}}
| {{ill|Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria|es}} | {{sort|1997|{{nowrap|1996–1997}}}} | 37:47 | 45:10 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 32:16 | 29:26 | 21:26 | Nave Industrial, El Cebadal, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Arte Nova Classics | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=A. Leaper–Arte Nova (74321 51629 2)|1y=1997|2a1=A. Leaper–Arte Nova (74321 49705 2)|2y=1997|3a1=A. Leaper–Arte Nova (74321 59231 2)|3y=1998}} |
{{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}}
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | {{sort|2005|{{nowrap|2003–2005}}}} | {{n/a}} | 43:43 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 31:40 | 28:35 | 22:37 | LPO Live{{efn|name=inhouse}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=P. Berglund–LPO Live (LPO 0005)|1y=2005|2a1=P. Berglund–LPO Live (LPO 0065)|2y=2012}} |
{{sort|Mägi|Paul Mägi}}
| {{ill|Uppsala Chamber Orchestra|sv|Uppsala Kammarorkester}} | {{sort|2011|{{nowrap|2004–2011}}}} | 38:16 | {{n/a}} | 31:15 | 34:50 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 20:54 | Uppsala University Hall (3–4) | {{ill|Swedish Society Discofil|sv}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=P. Mägi–Swedish Society Discofil (SCD 1147)|1y=2010|2a1=P. Mägi–Swedish Society Discofil (SCD 1161)|2y=2011}} |
{{sort|Søndergård|Thomas Søndergård}}
| BBC National Orchestra of Wales | {{sort|2014|{{nowrap|2014–2014}}}} | 38:10 | 41:53 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 28:30 | 20:33 | {{nowrap|BBC Hoddinott Hall | style="text-align: center;" | {{sfnm|1a1=T. Søndergård–Linn (CKD 462)|1y=2015|2a1=T. Søndergård–Linn (CKD 502)|2y=2017}} |
Notes, references, and sources
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= References =
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= Sources =
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== Books ==
- {{cite book|last1=Abraham|first1=Gerald|year=1947|author-link=Gerald Abraham|title=The Music of Sibelius|location=New York|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0-306-70716-2}}
- {{cite book|last1=Barnett|first1=Andrew|year=2007|title=Sibelius|location=New Haven|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11159-0}}
- {{cite book|last1=de Gorog|first1=Lisa|year=1989|title=From Sibelius to Sallinen: Finnish Nationalism and the Music of Finland|location=New York|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-313-26740-6}}
- {{cite book|last1=Downes|first1=Olin|year=1956|author-link=Olin Downes|title=Sibelius the Symphonist|location=New York|publisher=Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York|oclc=6836790}}
- {{cite book|last1=Ewen|first1=David|year=1967|title=Ewen's Musical Masterworks: The Encyclopedia of Musical Masterpieces|edition=2nd|location=New York|publisher=Bonanza Books|oclc=2953062}}
- {{cite book|last1=Goss|first1=Glenda Dawn|author-link=Glenda Dawn Goss|year=1995|title=Jean Sibelius and Olin Downes|location=Boston|publisher=Northeastern University Press|oclc=243806688}}
- {{cite book|last1=Hurwitz|first1=David|author-link=David Hurwitz (music critic)|year=2007|title=Sibelius: The Orchestral Works, an Owner's Manual|location=Pompton Plains, New Jersey|publisher=Amadeus Press|isbn=978-1-57467-149-0}}
- {{cite book|last=Layton|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Layton (musicologist)|editor-last1=Jackson|editor-first1=Timothy|editor-last2=Veijo|editor-first2=Murtomäki|title=Sibelius Studies|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2001|pages=14–34|chapter=Chapter 2: From Kajanus to Karajan: Sibelius on record|isbn=978-0-521-62416-9}}
- {{cite book|last1=Rickards|first1=Guy|year=1997|title=Jean Sibelius|location=London|publisher=Phaidon|isbn=978-0-7148-3581-5}}
- {{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Frederick Key|year=2002|title=Nordic Art Music : From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium|location=Westport, Connecticut|publisher=Praeger|isbn=978-0-275-97399-5}}
- {{cite book|last1=Steinberg|first1=Michael|author-link=Michael Steinberg (music critic)|year=1995|title=The Symphony|chapter=Chapter 31: Sibelius|pages=574–610|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-512665-5}}
- {{cite book|last1=Tawaststjerna|first1=Erik|author-link=Erik W. Tawaststjerna|year=1976|title=Sibelius: Volume 1, 1865–1905|location=London|publisher=Faber and Faber|others=(Robert Layton, English translation)|isbn=978-0-520-03014-5}}
- {{cite book|last1=Tawaststjerna|first1=Erik|year=1986|title=Sibelius: Volume 2, 1904–1914 |location=London |publisher=Faber and Faber |others=(Robert Layton, English translation) |isbn=978-0-571-24773-8}}
- {{cite book|last1=Tawaststjerna|first1=Erik|year=1997|title=Sibelius: Volume 3, 1914–1957|location=London|publisher=Faber and Faber|others=(Robert Layton, English translation)|isbn=978-0-571-24774-5}}
== Liner notes ==
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Kajanus conducts Sibelius, Vol. 1|others=Robert Kajanus & London Symphony Orchestra [& "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra"]|year=2012|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111393 8.111393]|ref={{harvid|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111393)|2012}}}} {{OCLC|867581760}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Kajanus conducts Sibelius, Vol. 2|others=Robert Kajanus & London Symphony Orchestra [& "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra"]|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111394 8.111394]|ref={{harvid|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111394)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|858154504}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Kajanus conducts Sibelius, Vol. 3|others=Robert Kajanus & London Symphony Orchestra|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111395 8.111395]|ref={{harvid|R. Kajanus–Naxos Historical (8.111395)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|859432959}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 and 7}}|others=Leopold Stokowski & Philadelphia Orchestra / Goerg Schnéevoigt & Finnish National Orchestra / Serge Koussevitzky & BBC Symphony Orchestra|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.111399 8.111399]|ref={{harvid|L. Stokowski/G. Schnéevoigt/S. Koussevitzky–Naxos Historical (8.111399)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|1131520158}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} Symphony No. 5|others=S. Koussevitzky & Boston Symphony Orchestra|year=2001|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/HH%200170 8.110170]|ref={{harvid|S. Koussevitzky–Naxos Historical (8.110170)|2001}}}} {{OCLC|191900882}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sibelius: Symphony No. 2|others=Serge Koussevitzky & Boston Symphony Orchestra|year=2008|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Historical|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NH%201290 8.111290]|ref={{harvid|S. Koussevitzky–Naxos Historical (8.111290)|2008}}}} {{OCLC|416976080}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Koussevitzky Conducts Sibelius, Vol. 1: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 1 /}} Symphony No. 7|others=Serge Koussevitzky & Boston Symphony Orchestra|year=1960s|type=CD booklet|publisher=Rococo Records|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Serge-Koussevitzky-Conducts-The-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Koussevitzky-Conducts-Sibelius-Vo/release/13824374 2-RR-2103-1]|ref={{harvid|S. Koussevitzky–Rococo (2-RR-2103-1)|1960s}}}} {{OCLC|50879968}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Koussevitzky Conducts Sibelius, Vol. 2: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 6 / }} The Swan of Tuonela|others=Serge Koussevitzky & Boston Symphony Orchestra|year=1960s|type=CD booklet|publisher=Rococo Records|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Serge-Koussevitzky-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Koussevitzky-Conducts-Sibelius/release/12029492 2-RR-2103-2]|ref={{harvid|S. Koussevitzky–Rococo (2-RR-2103-2)|1960s}}}} {{OCLC|3824659}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 4 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5 /}} Others|others=Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, & London Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1991|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-The-Royal-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Sir-Thomas-Beecham-Symphonies-Nos-4-6-Lemminkäinens-Retur/release/7857630 CDM 7 640 27 2]|ref={{harvid|T. Beecham–EMI (CDM 7 640 27 2)|1991}}}} {{OCLC|28124429}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7}}|others=Sixten Ehrling & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1999|type=CD booklet|publisher=Finlandia|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sixten-Ehrling-Jean-Sibelius-Royal-Stockholm-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Symphonies-1-7/release/7810104 3984-22713-2]|ref={{harvid|S. Ehrling–Finlandia (3984-22713-2)|1999}}}} {{OCLC|47069132}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Great Performances|others=Anthony Collins & London Symphony Orchestra|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Fjeldstad-Flagstad-Gibson-Jensen-Mackerras-Monteux-Nilsson-Rosbaud-Tuxen-van-Beinum-Anthony/release/10649759 0289 478 8589 4]|ref={{harvid|A. Collins–Decca (0289 478 8589 4)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|936561655}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The complete Symphonies|others=Akeo Watanabe & Japan Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1996|type=CD booklet|publisher=Denon|id=[4-CD-Box: COCO-80406-409 or COCO-80406; Barcode: 4988001446989 (Not listed on websites like discogs but can be found via Google image search, on auction-websites like ebay/yahoo or shopping sites like tower.jp)]|ref={{harvid|A. Watanabe–Denon (COCO-80406-409)|1996}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 1: Sibelius Symphonies No. 2 and No. 7|others=Thomas Jensen & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2021|type=CD booklet|publisher=Danacord|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8933451--jean-sibelius-thomas-jensen-legacy-vol-1 DACOCD911]|ref={{harvid|T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD911)|2021}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 6: Sibelius Symphony No. 3|others=Thomas Jensen & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Danacord|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9264233--thomas-jensen-legacy-vol-6 DACOCD916]|ref={{harvid|T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD916)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 13: Sibelius Symphonies No. 1 and No. 4|others=Thomas Jensen & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Danacord|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9367217--the-thomas-jensen-legacy-volume-13 DACOCD923]|ref={{harvid|T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD923)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 16: Sibelius Symphonies No. 5 and No. 6|others=Thomas Jensen & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2023|type=CD booklet|publisher=Danacord|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9493613--thomas-jensen-legacy-vol-16 DACOCD926]|ref={{harvid|T. Jensen–Danacord (DACOCD926)|2023}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies (Remastered Edition)|others=Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Sony Classical|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Bernstein-Remastered-Edition-The-Symphonies/release/10800782 88875026142]|ref={{harvid|L. Bernstein–Sony (88875026142)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|910867669}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies|others=Lorin Maazel & Vienna Philharmonic|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Wiener-Philharmoniker-Lorin-Maazel-The-Seven-Symphonies/release/12581255 478 8541]|ref={{harvid|L. Maazel–Decca (478 8541)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|1001522911}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=The Sibelius Edition: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7 /}} Orchestral Works|others=Sir John Barbirolli & Hallé Orchestra|year=2000|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Hallé-Orchestra-Sir-John-Barbirolli-The-Sibelius-Edition-Symphonies-17-Orchestral-Works/release/2275838 5 67299 2]|ref={{harvid|J. Barbirolli–EMI (5 67299 2)|2000}}}} {{OCLC|45170478}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies|others=Gennady Rozhdestvensky & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Melodiya|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Gennady-Rozhdestvensky-Moscow-Radio-Symphony-Orchestra-The-Symphonies/release/8801618 MEL CD 10 01669]|ref={{harvid|G. Rozhdestvensky–Melodiya (MEL CD 10 01669)|2010}}}} {{OCLC|707195295}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Complete Symphonies / Tone poems|others=Colin Davis & Boston Symphony Orchestra|year=2012|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Sir-Colin-Davis-Complete-Symphonies-Tone-Poems/release/13451835 478 3696]|ref={{harvid|C. Davis–Decca (478 3696)|2012}}}} {{OCLC|781689113}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies|others=Kurt Sanderling & Berlin Symphony Orchestra|year=2003|type=CD booklet|publisher=Brilliant Classics|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Berliner-Sinfonie-Orchester-Kurt-Sanderling-Symphonies-Complete/release/2231419 6328]|ref={{harvid|K. Sanderling–Brilliant (6328)|2003}}}} {{OCLC|52076322}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies|others=Maurice Abravanel & Utah Symphony Orchestra|year=1995|type=CD booklet|publisher=Vanguard Classics|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jan-Sibelius-Utah-Symphony-Orchestra-Maurice-Abravanel-The-Seven-Symphonies/release/14542986 SVC 3133]|ref={{harvid|M. Abravanel–Vanguard (SVC 3133)|1995}}}} {{OCLC|49033507}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies|others=Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Paavo-Berglund-Bournemouth-Symphony-Orchestra-Complete-Symphonies-Tapiola-Karelia-Suite-Fin/master/1365282 50999 9 73600 2 5]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–EMI (50999 9 73600 2 5)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|823893835}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies|others=Akeo Watanabe & Japan Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1996|type=CD booklet|publisher=Denon|id=[https://diskunion.net/classic/ct/detail/CL-1000760162 COCO-80410-413]|ref={{harvid|A. Watanabe–Denon (COCO-80410-413)|1996}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies|others=Sir Alexander Gibson & Royal Scottish National Orchestra|year=2004|type=CD booklet|publisher=Chandos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%206559 CHAN 6559]|ref={{harvid|A. Gibson–Chandos (CHAN 6559)|2004}}}} {{OCLC|33950599}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies / Tone Poems / Violin Concerto|others=Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra|year=2003|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Vladimir-Ashkenazy-The-Symphonies-Tone-Poe/release/8353505 473 590-2]|ref={{harvid|V. Ashkenazy–Decca (473 590-2)|2003}}}} {{OCLC|54781243}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies / Kullervo|others=Neeme Järvi & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=1993|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%200622 CD-622/24]|ref={{harvid|N. Järvi–BIS (CD-622/24)|1993}}}} {{OCLC|29242082}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7 / Violin Concerto / Others}}|others=Sir Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Sir-Simon-Rattle-City-Of-Birmingham-Symphony-Orchestra-Symphonies-1-7-Violin-Concerto-/release/9823525 50999 5 00753 2 4]|ref={{harvid|S. Rattle–EMI (50999 5 00753 2 4)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|26668650}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies / Tone Poems|others=Paavo Berglund & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2001|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Paavo-Berglund-Helsinki-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Bournemouth-Symphony-Orchestra-The-Complete-/release/5318277 5 74485 2]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–EMI (5 74485 2)|2001}}}} {{OCLC|51667439}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7 /}} Karelia Suite / Valse triste|others=Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2020|type=CD booklet|publisher=RCA Red Seal|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8766791--jukka-pekka-saraste-conducts-sibelius 19439704812]|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–RCA (19439704812)|2020}}}} {{OCLC|1240345371}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6}}|others=Adrian Leaper & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1990|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%200197 8.550197]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550197)|1990}}}} {{OCLC|28030033}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7}}|others=Adrian Leaper & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1991|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%200198 8.550198]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550198)|1991}}}} {{OCLC|28885200}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4}}|others=Adrian Leaper & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1990|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%200199 8.550199]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550199)|1990}}}} {{OCLC|29204087}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5 /}} {{nowrap|En saga /}} Belshazzar's Feast|others=Adrian Leaper & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1991|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%200200 8.550200]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Naxos (8.550200)|1991}}}} {{OCLC|30051915}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies|others=Leif Segerstam & Danish National Symphony Orchestra|year=1996|type=CD booklet|publisher=Chandos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%207054 CHAN 7054]|ref={{harvid|L. Segerstam–Chandos (CHAN 7054)|1996}}}} {{OCLC|40855944}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7 /}} Violin Concerto / Orchestral Works|others=Lorin Maazel & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra|year=2002|type=CD booklet|publisher=Sony Classical|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Lorin-MaazelPittsburgh-Symphony-Orchestra-Julian-Rachlin-Sibelius-Symphonies-1-7-Violi/release/16256507 SB5K 87882]|ref={{harvid|L. Maazel–Sony (SB5K 87882)|2002}}}} {{OCLC|52201392}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1–7}}|others=Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=1995|type=CD booklet|publisher=Finlandia|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Radion-Sinfoniaorkesteri-Jukka-Pekka-Saraste-Symphonies-1-7-Live-In-StPetersburg/release/10238252 4509-99963-2]|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–Finlandia (4509-99963-2)|1995}}}} {{OCLC|34102550}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|The 7 Symphonies /}} Finlandia / Kullervo / Valse triste / More|others=Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra|year=2003|type=CD booklet|publisher=RCA Red Seal|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Sir-Colin-Davis-London-Symphony-Orchestra-The-7-Symphonies-Finlandia-Kullervo-Valse-Triste-/release/11522398 82876-55706-2]|ref={{harvid|C. Davis–RCA (82876-55706-2)|2003}}}} {{OCLC| 55118128}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies|others=Herbert Blomstedt & San Francisco Symphony|year=2006|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Herbert-Blomstedt-San-Francisco-Symphony-Sibelius-The-Symphonies/release/11737703 475 7677]|ref={{harvid|H. Blomstedt–Decca (475 7677)|2006}}}} {{OCLC|71325962}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies|others=Osmo Vänskä & Lahti Symphony Orchestra|year=2001|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Lahti-Symphony-Orchestra-Osmo-Vänskä-The-Complete-Symphonies-/release/6716898 BIS-CD-1286/1288]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (CD-1286/1288)|2001}}}} {{OCLC|48935305}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies|others=Paavo Berglund & Chamber Orchestra of Europe|year=1998|type=CD booklet|publisher=Finlandia [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/The-Chamber-Orchestra-Of-Europe-Paavo-Berglund-Sibelius-Symphonies/release/18614428 3984-23389-2]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–Finlandia (3984-23389-2)|1998}}}} {{OCLC|155854395}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The complete Symphonies|others=Paavo Berglund & Chamber Orchestra of Europe|year=2022|type=DVD/Blu-ray booklet|publisher=ica Classics|id=[https://icaclassics.com/releases/chamber-orchestra-of-europe-sibelius-the-complete-symphonies]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–ICA Classics (ICABD 5163)|2022}}}} {{OCLC|1299307765}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3}}|others=Petri Sakari & Iceland Symphony Orchestra|year=1998|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%204102 8.554102]|ref={{harvid|P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554102)|1998}}}} {{OCLC|1162527184}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} The Tempest, Suite No. 1|others=Petri Sakari & Iceland Symphony Orchestra|year=1999|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%204266 8.554266]|ref={{harvid|P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554266)|1999}}}} {{OCLC|42252832}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5}}|others=Petri Sakari & Iceland Symphony Orchestra|year=2000|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%204377 8.554377]|ref={{harvid|P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554377)|2000}}}} {{OCLC|45633259}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 /}} The Tempest, Suite No. 2|others=Petri Sakari & Iceland Symphony Orchestra|year=2000|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/NA%204387 8.554387]|ref={{harvid|P. Sakari–Naxos (8.554387)|2000}}}} {{OCLC|47111710}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 1–7 /}} Finlandia / Karelia Suite / Tone Poems|others=Sakari Oramo & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra|year=2003|type=CD booklet|publisher=Erato [Warner]|id=[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2004/Feb04/Sibelius_symphonies_Oramo.htm 2564 60294-2]|ref={{harvid|S. Oramo–Erato (2564 60294-2)|2003}}}} {{OCLC|783181636}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Violin Concerto / Finlandia|others=Leif Segerstam & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2005|type=CD booklet|publisher=Ondine|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Pekka-Kuusisto-Helsinki-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Leif-Segerstam-Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-/release/11335868 ODE 1075-2Q]|ref={{harvid|L. Segerstam–Ondine (ODE 1075-2Q)|2005}}}} {{OCLC|68623498}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies & Tone Poems|others=Neeme Järvi & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Gothenborg-Symphony-Orchestra-Neeme-Järvi-The-Symphonies-Tone-Poems/release/5245950 4776654]|ref={{harvid|N. Järvi–DG (4776654)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|302357737}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 1 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 3 /}} Rakastava|others=Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=Exton|id=[https://octavia-shop.com/shopdetail/000000000656/ OVCL-00279]|ref={{harvid|V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00279)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|713662002}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 4 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5 /}} Finlandia|others=Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=Exton|id=[https://octavia-shop.com/shopdetail/000000000659/ OVCL-00282]|ref={{harvid|V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00282)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|635955299}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} Tapiola / The Swan of Tuonela|others=Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=Exton|id=[https://octavia-shop.com/shopdetail/000000000669/ OVCL-00292]|ref={{harvid|V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00292)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|642909278}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 6 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 7 /}} Karelia Suite|others=Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2007|type=CD booklet|publisher=Exton|id=[https://octavia-shop.com/shopdetail/000000000670/ OVCL-00293]|ref={{harvid|V. Ashkenazy–Exton (OVCL-00293)|2007}}}} {{OCLC|656016325}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 1–7 /}} Kullervo|others=Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra|year=2009|type=CD booklet|publisher=LSO Live|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/LS%200191 LSO0191]|ref={{harvid|C. Davis–LSO Live (LSO0191)|2009}}}} {{OCLC|762569923}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Violin Concerto / Finlandia / Valse triste|others=Arvo Volmer & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=ABC Classics|id=[https://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/sibelius-complete-symphonies ABC 476 3943]|ref={{harvid|A. Volmer–ABC Classics (ABC 476 3943)|2010}}}} {{OCLC|729684400}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3}}|others=Pietari Inkinen & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-New-Zealand-Symphony-Orchestra-Pietari-Inkinen-Symphonies-Nos-1-And-3/release/9860252 8.572305]|ref={{harvid|P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572305)|2010}}}} {{OCLC|693874209}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5}}|others=Pietari Inkinen & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|year=2011|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Zealand-Symphony-Orchestra-Pietari-Inkinen-Sibelius-Symphonies-Nos-4-and-5/release/10110422 8.572227]|ref={{harvid|P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572227)|2011}}}} {{OCLC|694397742}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} Karelia Suite|others=Pietari Inkinen & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|year=2011|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-New-Zealand-Symphony-Orchestra-Pietari-Inkinen-Symphonie-No-2-Karelia-Suite/release/3098738 8.572704]|ref={{harvid|P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572704)|2011}}}} {{OCLC|729684515}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 /}} Finlandia|others=Pietari Inkinen & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra|year=2011|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-New-Zealand-Symphony-Orchestra-Pietari-Inkinen-Symphonies-Nos-6-And-7-Finlandia/release/9676203 8.572705]|ref={{harvid|P. Inkinen–Naxos (8.572705)|2011}}}} {{OCLC|752482990}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies|others= Pietari Inkinen & Japan Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Naxos Japan|id=[https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=NYCC-27286-9 NYCC-27286-9]|ref={{harvid|P. Inkinen–Naxos (NYCC-27286-9)|2015}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Three Late Fragments|others=John Storgårds & BBC Philharmonic|year=2014|type=CD booklet|publisher=Chandos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010809 CHAN 10809]|ref={{harvid|J. Storgårds–Chandos (CHAN 10809)|2014}}}} {{OCLC|876016492}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: The Symphonies|others=Okko Kamu & Lahti Symphony Orchestra|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%202076 BIS-2076]|ref={{harvid|O. Kamu–BIS (BIS-2076)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|936493089}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 2 and 5}}|others=Osmo Vänskä & Minnesota Orchestra|year=2012|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%201986 BIS-1986]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-1986)|2012}}}} {{OCLC|773584674}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 1 and 4}}|others=Osmo Vänskä & Minnesota Orchestra|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%201996 BIS-1996]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-1996)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|839274411}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 3, 6 & 7}}|others=Osmo Vänskä & Minnesota Orchestra|year=2016|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%202006 BIS-2006]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-2006)|2016}}}} {{OCLC|958883733}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 1–7 & Kullervo}}|others=Osmo Vänskä & Minnesota Orchestra|year=2020|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%202506 BIS-2506]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (BIS-2506)|2020}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: 7 Symphonies|others=Hannu Lintu & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2015|type=DVD/Blu-ray booklet|publisher=Arthaus Musik|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Hannu-Lintu-Finnish-Radio-Symphony-Orchestra-Sibelius-7-Symphonies-Lintu/release/12824670 ARTHAUS 101797]|ref={{harvid|H. Lintu–Arthaus (ARTHAUS 101797)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|957192543}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 1–7|others=Sir Simon Rattle & Berlin Philharmonic|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Berlin Philharmonic Recordings|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Berliner-Philharmoniker-Sir-Simon-Rattle-Jean-Sibelius-Symphonies-1-7/release/7840636 BPHR 150073]|ref={{harvid|S. Rattle–Berlin Phil (BPHR 150073)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|1023032503}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies|others=Tadaaki Otaka & Sapporo Symphony Orchestra|year=2021|type=CD booklet|publisher=Fontec|id=[https://www.fontec.co.jp/store/en/2021/09/FOCD9856.html FOCD9856/8]|ref={{harvid|T. Otaka–Fontec (FOCD9856/8)|2021}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies|others=Kim Dae-jin & Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2016|type=CD booklet|publisher=Sony Classical|id=[https://devtest4.synnara.co.kr/sp/sp120Main.do?categoryId=CT21003301&productId=P000383430#.YLepLC1h1QI S80210C]|ref={{harvid|D. Kim–Sony (S80210C)|2016}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies 1–7|others=Paavo Järvi & Orchestre de Paris|year=2019|type=CD booklet|publisher=RCA Red Seal|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Paavo-Järvi-Orchestre-De-Paris-Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-1-7/release/13261051 190759245125]|ref={{harvid|P. Järvi–RCA (190759245125)|2019}}}} {{OCLC|1089837063}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Complete Symphonies & Violin Concerto|others=Sachio Fujioka & Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2021|type=CD booklet|publisher=ALM Records|id=[http://www.kojimarokuon.com/disc/ALCD8036.html]|ref={{harvid|S. Fujioka–ALM Records (ALCD-8036-8039)|2021}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 1}} in E minor / {{nowrap|Symphony No. 3}} in C major|others=Sir Mark Elder & Hallé Orchestra|year=2009|type=CD booklet|publisher=Hallé|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/HL%207514 CDHLL7514]|ref={{harvid|M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7514)|2009}}}} {{OCLC|471522235}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} Oceanides / Pohjola's Daughter|others=Sir Mark Elder & Hallé Orchestra|year=2013|type=CD booklet|publisher=Hallé|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/HL%207516 CDHLL7516]|ref={{harvid|M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7516)|2013}}}} {{OCLC|866814577}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5}} in E-flat / {{nowrap|Symphony No. 7}} in C / En saga|others=Sir Mark Elder & Hallé Orchestra|year=2016|type=CD booklet|publisher=Hallé|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/HL%207543 CDHLL7543]|ref={{harvid|M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7543)|2016}}}} {{OCLC|949907753}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 4 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 6}}|others=Sir Mark Elder & Hallé Orchestra|year=2020|type=CD booklet|publisher=Hallé|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8718355--sibelius-symphonies-nos-4-6 CDHLL7553]|ref={{harvid|M. Elder–Hallé (CDHLL7553)|2020}}}} {{OCLC|1151355860}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius|others=Klaus Mäkelä & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Decca|id=[https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/artists/klaus-makela 00028948522569]|ref={{harvid|K. Mäkelä–Decca (00028948522569)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 1 & 3}}|others=Owain Arwel Hughes & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2020|type=CD booklet|publisher=Rubicon Classics|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/RU%201055 RCD1055]|ref={{harvid|O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1055)|2020}}}} {{OCLC|1201358812}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 2 & 4}}|others=Owain Arwel Hughes & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Rubicon Classics|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9318418--sibelius-symphony-nos-2-4 RCD1072]|ref={{harvid|O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1072)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 3, 5, & 7}}|others=Owain Arwel Hughes & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Rubicon Classics|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9370256--sibelius-symphony-nos-5-6-7 RCD1073]|ref={{harvid|O. Hughes–Rubicon (RCD1073)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 1 /}} En saga|others=Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2019|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Classics|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/AJ%200440 ALPHA 440]|ref={{harvid|S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 440)|2019}}}} {{OCLC|1089813289}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} King Christian II|others=Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2020|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Classics|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/AJ%200574 ALPHA 574]|ref={{harvid|S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 574)|2020}}}} {{OCLC|1147955021}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 /}} Pohjola's Daughter|others=Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Classics|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/AJ%200645 ALPHA 645]|ref={{harvid|S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 645)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 4 /}} The Wood Nymph / Valse triste|others=Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2023|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Classics|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/AJ%201008 ALPHA 1008]|ref={{harvid|S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 1008)|2023}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony Now. 6 & 7 /}} The Tempest (selection)|others=Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra|year=2025|type=CD booklet|publisher=Alpha Classics|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9747733--sibelius-symphonies-nos-6-7-the-tempest?srsltid=AfmBOooBarJywJ4UdEbIdf5if417VadJJmF6ukyt5lfS4MmlRKOQ6rWm ALPHA 1130]|ref={{harvid|S. Rouvali–Alpha (ALPHA 1130)|2025}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Paavo Järvi & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1997|type=CD booklet|publisher=Virgin Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Royal-Stockholm-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Paavo-Järvi-Kullervo-Symphonisches-Gedicht-Fü/release/6010067 7243 5 45292 2 1]|ref={{harvid|P. Järvi–Virgin (7243 5 45292 2 1)|1997}}}} {{OCLC|39802174}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Sakari Oramo & BBC Symphony Orchestra|year=2017|type=CD booklet|publisher=BBC Music Magazine|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Johanna-Rusanen-Kartano-Waltteri-Torikka-Polytech-Choir-BBC-Symphony-Orchestra-And-Chorus-S/release/10711491 BBC MM413]|ref={{harvid|S. Oramo–BBC Music Mag (BBC MM413)|2017}}}} {{OCLC|1004749372}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo Symphony / The Oceanides / Tapiola|others=Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra|year=2000|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Raili-Kostia-Usko-Viitanen-Ida-Haendel-Helsinki-University-Male-Voice-Choir-Bournemouth-Sym/release/15253327 5 74200 2]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–EMI (5 74200 2)|2000}}}} {{OCLC|47956466}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo Symphony|others=Paavo Berglund & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra|year=1994|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Kullervo-Symphony/release/13293764 5 65080 2]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–EMI (5 65080 2)|1994}}}} {{OCLC|1060180370}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Leif Segerstam & Danish National Symphony Orchestra|year=1995|type=CD booklet|publisher=Chandos|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%209393 CHAN 9393]|ref={{harvid|L. Segerstam–Chandos (CHAN 9393)|1995}}}} {{OCLC|35755203}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo Symphony|others=Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=1996|type=CD booklet|publisher=Finlandia [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Finnish-Radio-Symphony-Orchestra-Jukka-Pekka-Saraste-Sibelius-Kullervo-Symphony/release/7972296 0630-14906-2]|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–Finlandia (0630-14906-2)|1996}}}} {{OCLC|223131185}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Osmo Vänskä & Lahti Symphony Orchestra|year=2001|type=CD booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%201215 CD-1215]|ref={{harvid|O. Vänskä–BIS (CD-1215)|2001}}}} {{OCLC|49721406}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Leif Segerstam & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2008|type=CD booklet|publisher=Ondine|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/OD%201122 ODE 1122-5]|ref={{harvid|L. Segerstam–Ondine (ODE 1122-5)|2008}}}} {{OCLC|223995484}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Kullervo|others=Hannu Lintu & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2019|type=CD booklet|publisher=Ondine|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/OD%201338 ODE 1338-5]|ref={{harvid|H. Lintu–Ondine (ODE 1338-5)|2019}}}} {{OCLC|1140138975}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony No. 1|others=Paul Kletzki & Philharmonia Orchestra|year=1956|type=LP booklet|publisher=Angel Records|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Paul-Kletzki-Symphony-No-1-In-E-Minor/release/6515963 35313]|ref={{harvid|P. Kletzki–Angel (35313)|1956}}}} {{OCLC| 3537432}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony No. 2|others=Paul Kletzki & Philharmonia Orchestra|year=1956|type=LP booklet|publisher=Angel Records|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Kletzki-Sibelius-Symphony-No-2-In-D-Major-Op-43/release/13307514 35314]|ref={{harvid|P. Kletzki–Angel (35314)|1956}}}} {{OCLC|5810168}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony No. 3|others=Paul Kletzki & Philharmonia Orchestra|year=1956|type=LP booklet|publisher=Angel Records|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Stockholm-Festival-Orchestra-Sixten-Ehrling-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Paul-Kletzki-Sibelius-Co/release/8688013 35315]|ref={{harvid|P. Kletzki–Angel (35315)|1956}}}} {{OCLC|3537435}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Orchestral Spectaculars From Handel To Bartók: Karajan, 1949–1960|others=Herbert von Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra|year=2014|type=CD booklet|publisher=Warner [EMI Classics]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Karajan-Berliner-Philharmoniker-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Orchestral-Spectaculars-From-Handel-To-Bartó/release/11233314 0825646336210]|ref={{harvid|H. Karajan–Warner (0825646336210)|2014}}}} {{OCLC|908656037}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Eugene Ormandy conducts Sibelius|others=Eugeme Ormandy & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Sony Classical|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8078409--eugene-ormandy-conducts-sibelius 88875108582]|ref={{harvid|E. Ormandy–Sony (88875108582)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|928140194}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title={{nowrap|Symphonien Nos. 4–7 /}} Der Schwan von Tuonela / Tapiola|others=Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic|year=1999|type=CD booklet|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Jean-Sibelius-Berliner-Philharmoniker-Herbert-Von-Karajan-Symphonien-Nos-4-7-Der-Schwan-von-Tuonela-/release/12665280 457 748-2]|ref={{harvid|H. Karajan–DG (457 748-2)|1999}}}} {{OCLC|42387951}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Karajan, 1976–1981|others=Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic|year=2014|type=CD booklet|publisher=Warner [EMI Classics]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Karajan-Berliner-Philharmoniker-Sibelius-Sibelius-1976-1981/release/9328782 0825646336197]|ref={{harvid|H. Karajan–Warner (0825646336197)|2014}}}} {{OCLC|880359802}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Leonard Bernstein–Sibelius: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon|others=Leonard Bernstein & Vienna Philharmonic|year=2004|type=CD booklet|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Leonard-Bernstein-Sibelius-Complete-Recordings-On-Deutsche-Grammophon/release/8903143 474 936-2]|ref={{harvid|L. Bernstein–DG (474 936-2)|2004}}}} {{OCLC|56079220}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 1 /}} Karelia Suite / Finlandia|others=Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic|year=|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Oslo-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Mariss-Jansons-Symphony-No-1-Karelia-Suite-Finlandia/release/6544950 0777 7 54273 2 5]|ref={{harvid|M. Jansons–EMI (0777 7 54273 2 5)|1991}}}} {{OCLC|25332830}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2/}} The Swan of Tuonela / Valse triste|others=Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic|year=|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Oslo-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Mariss-Jansons-Symphony-No-2-The-Swan-Of-Tuonela-Valse-Triste-A/release/10724906 0777 7 54804 2 9]|ref={{harvid|M. Jansons–EMI (0777 7 54804 2 9)|1993}}}} {{OCLC|29404142}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5}}|others=Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic|year=|type=CD booklet|publisher=EMI Classics [Warner]|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Mariss-JansonsOslo-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Jean-Sibelius-Sibelius-Symphonies-Nos-3-5/release/8566725 7243 5 55533 2 4]|ref={{harvid|M. Jansons–EMI (7243 5 55533 2 4)|1996}}}} {{OCLC|35739856}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonie No. 2 /}} Finlandia / Valse triste|others=James Levine & Berlin Philharmonic|year=1993|type=CD booklet|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Berliner-Philharmoniker-James-Levine-Symphonie-No-2-Finlandia-Valse-Triste/release/13097499 437 828-2]|ref={{harvid|J. Levine–DG (437 828-2)|1993}}}} {{OCLC|30808446}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 5|others=Adrian Leaper & Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria|year=1997|type=CD booklet|publisher=Arte Nova|id=[https://www.discogs.com/release/10720168-Jean-Sibelius-Orquesta-Filarmónica-De-Gran-Canaria-Adrian-Leaper-Stephanie-Gonley-Violin-Concerto-S {{nowrap|74321 51629 2}}]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Arte Nova (|74321 51629 2)|1997}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 1 & 6}}|others=Adrian Leaper & Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria|year=1997|type=CD booklet|publisher=Arte Nova|id=[https://www.discogs.com/release/23743778-Jean-Sibelius-Orquesta-Filarmónica-de-Gran-Canaria-Adrian-Leaper-Symphonies-Nos-1-6 {{nowrap|74321 49705 2}}]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Arte Nova (74321 49705 2)|1997}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Jean Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 2 & 7}}|others=Adrian Leaper & Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria|year=1998|type=CD booklet|publisher=Arte Nova|id=[https://www.discogs.com/release/23869697-Jean-Sibelius-Orquesta-Filarmónica-De-Gran-Canaria-Adrian-Leaper-Symphonies-Nos-2-7- {{nowrap|74321 59231 2}}]|ref={{harvid|A. Leaper–Arte Nova (74321 59231 2)|1998}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphonies {{nowrap|Nos. 4 & 5}}|others=James Levine & Berlin Philharmonic|year=1995|type=CD booklet|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon|id=[https://www.discogs.com/Sibelius-Berliner-Philharmoniker-James-Levine-Symphonies-Nos-4-5/release/10094704 445 865-2]|ref={{harvid|J. Levine–DG (445 865-2)|1995}}}} {{OCLC|35210941}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 2 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 7}}|others=Paavo Berglund & London Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2005|type=CD booklet|publisher=LPO Live|id=[https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/22-cd-sibelius-symphonies-nos-2-7.html LPO 0005]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–LPO Live (LPO 0005)|2005}}}} {{OCLC|150252455}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony No. 5 /}} {{nowrap|Symphony No. 6 /}} The Swan of Tuonela|others=Paavo Berglund & London Philharmonic Orchestra|year=2012|type=CD booklet|publisher=LPO Live|id=[https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/72-cd-sibelius-symphonies-nos-5-6.html LPO 0065]|ref={{harvid|P. Berglund–LPO Live (LPO 0065)|2012}}}} {{OCLC|809034008}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 2 & 7}}|others=Thomas Søndergård & BBC National Orchestra of Wales|year=2015|type=CD booklet|publisher=Linn Records|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/LN%200462 CKD 462]|ref={{harvid|T. Søndergård–Linn (CKD 462)|2015}}}} {{OCLC|907135086}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphonies 1 & 6}}|others=Thomas Søndergård & BBC National Orchestra of Wales|year=2017|type=CD booklet|publisher=Linn Records|id=[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/LN%200502 CKD 502]|ref={{harvid|T. Søndergård–Linn (CKD 502)|2017}}}} {{OCLC|1016159176}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony No. 1|others=Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Orchestre Métropolitain|year=2019|type=CD booklet|publisher=
ATMA Classique|id=[https://atmaclassique.com/produit/sibelius-1/ ACD2 2452]|ref={{harvid|Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2452)|2019}}}} {{OCLC|1091058452}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony Nos. 3 & 4}}|others=Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Orchestre Métropolitain|year=2021|type=CD booklet|publisher=
ATMA Classique|id=[https://atmaclassique.com/en/product/sibelius-3-and-4/ ACD2 2454]|ref={{harvid|Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2454)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: {{nowrap|Symphony Nos. 2 & 5}}|others=Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Orchestre Métropolitain|year=2024|type=CD booklet|publisher=
ATMA Classique|id=[https://atmaclassique.com/en/product/sibelius-2-and-5/ ACD2 2453]|ref={{harvid|Y. Nézet-Séguin–ATMA (ACD2 2453)|2024}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony {{nowrap|No. 7 /}} Pelléas et Mélisande / King Christian II|others=Nicholas Collon & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2022|type=CD booklet|publisher=
Ondine|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9322676--jean-sibelius-symphony-no-7-pelleas-et-melisande-king-christian-ii ODE 1404–2]|ref={{harvid|N. Collon–Ondine (ODE 1404–2)|2022}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius: Symphony {{nowrap|No. 5 /}} Two Serenades / Two Serious Melodies / Swanwhite|others=Nicholas Collon & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra|year=2025|type=CD booklet|publisher=
Ondine|id=[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9767127--sibelius-symphony-no-5-two-serenades-two-serious-melodies-swanwhite ODE 1468–2]|ref={{harvid|N. Collon–Ondine (ODE 1468–2)|2025}}}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Kullervo|others=Osmo Vänskä & Lahti Symphony Orchestra|year=2000|first=Andrew|last=Barnett|page=3–7|type=booklet|publisher=BIS|id=[https://bis.se/conductors/vanska-osmo/sibelius-kullervo-op7 BIS CD-1215]|location=}}
- {{Cite AV media notes|title=Sibelius|year=2005|type=booklet|publisher= Breitkopf & Härtel|id=[https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5304_issuu?fr=sM2E5MTIyNDc0OQ PB 5304]|ref={{sfnRef|Breitkopf & Härtel|2005}}}} {{OCLC|123126277}}
== Websites ==
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 1|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJCDG|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2023a}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 2|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJCE8|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2023b}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 3|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJEC0|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2023c}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 5|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJ4E8|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2024a}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 6|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSRJ6C0|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2024b}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 7|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSSJ0DO|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2024c}}}}
- {{cite web|title=Saraste conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 4|publisher=Deutsche Grammophon, Stage+|website=stage-plus.com|url=https://www.stage-plus.com/video/vod_concert_APNM8GRFDPHMASJKBSS32D0|access-date=1 June 2025|ref={{harvid|J. Saraste–DG|2025}}}}
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