This 11 CD set presents some of the most legendary Sibelius recordings from the vaults of Decca’s Mono & early Stereo Catalogue. It features Jensen’s Karelia Suite, the Violin Concerto in D minor with Ricci & Fjeldstad, Eduard van Beinum’s Tapiola and Finlandia, Songs with Birgit Nilsson and Bertil Bokstedt, as well as Anthony Collins’ complete Sibelius cycle – one of the first collections of the symphonies performed by one orchestra and conductor.

The booklet contains a newly commissioned essay by Robert Layton and a German translation.

Contents:
CDs 1–4 (newly remastered)
• Symphonies 1–7
• Karelia Overture
• Pohjola’s Daughter
• Pelléas et Mélisande — Suite nos 2 & 6–9
• Night Ride and Sunrise
London Symphony Orchestra / Anthony Collins

CD 5
• Lemminkäinen Suite
• Karelia Suite
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Jensen

CD 6
• String Quartet, op.56 'Voces intimae'
• Symphony No.5
• Finlandia
Griller Quartet
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Erik Tuxen

CD 7
• En saga
• Tapiola
• Finlandia
• Valse triste
Concertgebouw Orchestra / Eduard van Beinum

• Violin Concerto
Jan Damen (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Eduard van Beinum

CD 8
• Finlandia
• Valse triste
• The Swan of Tuonela
• Scènes historiques I — Festivo 
• Karelia Suite
• Tapiola
Berliner Philharmoniker / Hans Rosbaud

CD 9
• Violin Concerto
• Songs
Ruggiero Ricci (violin) • Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra / Øivin Fjeldstad

CD 10
• Symphony No.2
London Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux

• Songs
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
Wiener Opernorchester / Bertil Bokstedt

CD 11
• Symphony No.5
• Karelia Suite
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson

• King Christian II Suite — Élégie et Musette
• Pelléas et Mélisande — Intermezzo
• Valse triste
• Finlandia
London Proms Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
First International Decca CD Release