SR-90204: SIBELIUS: Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.43
Detroit Symphony, Paray

	Label Type :	white Mercury promotional
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR_90204_A FR2    P17    A1    I
		SIDE-B	SR90204B FR6    JJ17    A1    I

Comments

Although the label notes the Symphony No.2 as “Op.53”, it's actually Op.43 as the back cover says.

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-50204 (mono).

promotional copy with white Mercury label.

FR pressing - dynamic sonic and sharp stereophonic presence.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Probably the most famous symphony among Sibelius' great compositions. This Detroit Symphony/Paray version presents swift and elegant interpretations. Smart performance with faster tempo (like heard today) is very amazing.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (cond).
Recorded at Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI on January 17, 1959.

Wilma Cozart, recording director.
Harold Lawrence, musical supervisor.
C.R. Fine, engineer and technical consultant.
Tape to disc transfer by George Piros.