Discography of Sibelius symphony cycles

This article aims to include information on the conductors and orchestras that have recorded the seven symphonies of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957).

Sibelius in 1907

A complete cycle includes the following compositions:

To date, the Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund and the English conductor Sir Colin Davis have recorded the Sibelius cycles three times. A number of other conductors have recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies twice: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pietari Inkinen, Neemi Järvi, Lorin Maazel, Sir Simon Rattle, Leif Segerstam, Osmo Vänskä, and Akeo Watanabe. Bernstein's second cycle, listed below, is incomplete as are those of Herbert von Karajan (one for EMI, one for Deutsche Grammophon) and Eugene Ormandy (Sony) which are not listed.[1]

The complete cycle was recorded a number of times in honor of 150th anniversary of Sibelius's birth.

Complete cycles
Conductor Orchestra Label Start End Recording venue Source
Maurice Abravanel Utah Symphony Orchestra Vanguard Classics 1977 1977 Mormon Tabernacle [2]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (i) Philharmonia Orchestra Decca 1979 1984 Kingsway Hall (2–5, 7),

Walthamstow Town Hall (1, 6)

 [3]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (ii) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Exton 2006 2007 [4]
Sir John Barbirolli Hallé Orchestra EMI Classics (Warner) 1966 1970 Kingsway Hall [5]
Paavo Berglund (i) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics (Warner) 1972 1977
Paavo Berglund (ii) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics (Warner) 1984 1987 All Saints Church (4, 7)

Kulttuuritalo (1–3, 5–6)

 [6]
Paavo Berglund (iii) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Finlandia (Warner) 1995 1997
Leonard Bernstein (i) New York Philharmonic Orchestra Sony Classical 1960 1967 [7]
Leonard Bernstein (ii) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 1986 1990
Herbert Blomstedt San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Decca 1989 1995
Anthony Collins London Symphony Orchestra Decca 1952 1955 Kingsway Hall [8]
Sir Colin Davis (i) Boston Symphony Orchestra Decca 1975 1976
Sir Colin Davis (ii) London Symphony Orchestra RCA Red Seal 1992 1994 Blackheath Halls (1–2, 4, 6–7),

Watford Town Hall (3, 5)

 [9]
Sir Colin Davis (iii) London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live
Sixten Ehrling Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Finlandia (Warner) 1952 1953
Sir Alexander Gibson Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chandos 1982 1983
Pietari Inkinen (i) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Naxos 2008 2009 Michael Fowler Centre [10][11][12][13]
Pietari Inkinen (ii) Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos Japan 2013 2013 Suntory Hall (1, 3–7)

Yoko Minato Mirai Hall (2)

 [14]
Neemi Järvi (i) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra BIS 1982 1985
Neemi Järvi (ii) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 2001 2005 [15]
Paavo Järvi Orchestre de Paris RCA Red Seal 2012 2019 Salle Pleyel [16]
Okko Kamu Lahti Symphony Orchestra BIS 2012 2014 Sibelius Hall [17]
Adrian Leaper Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 1989 1990 Reduta Bratislava Concert Hall [18][19][20][21]
Hannu Lintu Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Arthaus 2012 2014 Helsinki Music Centre [22]
Lorin Maazel (i) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 1963 1968 Sofiensaal [23]
Lorin Maazel (ii) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 1990 1992 Heinz Hall [24]
Sakari Oramo City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Erato (Warner) 2000 2003 Symphony Hall [25]
Sir Simon Rattle (i) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra EMI Classics (Warner) 1981 1989
Sir Simon Rattle (ii) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra BPh Recordings 2014 2015 Berliner Philharmonie [26]
Gennady Rozhdestvensky Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra Melodiya 1969 1974
Petri Sakari Iceland Symphony Orchestra Naxos 1996 2000 University Hall (1–3) *

Concert Hall (4–7) *

 [27]
Kurt Sanderling Berlin Symphony Orchestra Berlin Classics 1971 1977 Christuskirche [28]
Jukka-Pekka Saraste Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra RCA Red Seal 1987 1989
Leif Segerstam (i) Danish National Symphony Orchestra Chandos 1990 1992 Danish Radio Concert Hall * [29]
Leif Segerstam (ii) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Ondine 2002 2004 Finlandia Hall [30]
John Storgårds BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Chandos 2012 2013 MediaCityUK [31]
Osmo Vänskä (i) Lahti Symphony Orchestra BIS 1996 1997 Ristinkirkko [32]
Osmo Vänskä (ii) Minnesota Orchestra BIS 2011 2015 Orchestra Hall [33][34][35]
Arvo Volmer Adelaide Symphony Orchestra ABC Classics 2007 2008
Akeo Watanabe (i) Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Epic Records (Sony) 1960 1962
Akeo Watanabe (ii) Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Denon 1981 1981

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