Mats Norrman responded to Deryk Barker:

>>Haven't heard Leaper's Sibelius, although can it be coincidence
>>that Naxos have started another Sibelius cycle?
>
>There don't need to be any coincidence.  Many labels have different
>cycles.

That's correct, but in the case of Naxos, 2nd recorded cycles have been
issued in response to the poor reception given the first cycle.  Beethoven
symphonies are another example with Drahos in the position that Sakari is
now in.

Matts also asked what was coming next from Sakari after his recording of
symphonies 1 & 3, then symphony 2.  What's next is already here, but it's
not a recording of symphonies.  Naxos has just released Sakari performing
Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, and the Lemminkainen Suite.

Don Satz
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