Jean Siblius (1865-1957)
the Swan of Tuonela, Op.22
Louis Rosenblatt, cor anglais
the Philadelphia Orchestra
dir. Eugene Ormandy
Digitalised by me from an old vinyl record. The quality is not perfect but hopefully enjoyable. I did some minor click and noise removal but this too is far from perfect.
Track (2/4)
Thank you so much for this music. I've searched the internet for this very performance (the best ever), but to no avail. Rosenblatt's haunting English horn solo is beyond the playing of anyone else I have ever heard. I first heard this recording when I was just a teenager, when it was first released. It is just as gorgeous as I'd remembered, especially Rosenblatt's gorgeous control of the many tone qualities of the cor anglais!
johnkbent 7 months ago