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Sibelius - Symphony no.5; Stravinsky - Firebird Suite | Munchner Philharmoniker MPHIL0025

Sibelius - Symphony no.5; Stravinsky - Firebird Suite

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Label: Munchner Philharmoniker

Cat No: MPHIL0025

Barcode: 0754523560250

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 3rd June 2022

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About

The Munich Philharmonic and Sergiu Celibidache share an exceptional legacy. He started his work as principal conductor in 1979 and remained in this position for as long as 17 years. Sergiu Celibidache played an integral part in making the Munich Philharmonic what it is today: an orchestra of worldwide renown.

On its MPHIL label, the Munich Philharmonic is opening up its vast archives, giving listeners the opportunity to enjoy one of the richest collections of recordings by legendary artists. Because of the Celibidache era and its part in forming the core essence of the orchestra, the MPHIL label has placed a particular focus on archive recordings under the baton of Sergiu Celibidache. In spring  2022, it is a recording with Sergiu Celibidache with the Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82 by Jean Sibelius from 1988 as well as Igor Strawinsky’s The Firebird from 1982.

In Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, Thor swings his hammer, and the listener can feel cosmic forces at work in this music, something on which Sibelius himself commented when writing in 1914: “God opens the door for a moment and his orchestra is playing the Fifth Symphony.” In this recording, Celibidache galvanises the Munich Philharmonic in an interpretation of tremendous power and vision, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite is an opulent fairy tale. What makes this a great listening experience, is Celibidache’s extraordinary understanding of the rhythmic dances that pulse throughout this score and the folkish elements that are spontaneously mastered.

For the first time on the MPHIL label, this recording is being released digitally in mSpatial Dolby Atmos format: mSpatial, developed by msm-studios (Munich), transforms a vintage stereo recording into an authentic immersive (e.g. Dolby Atmos) listening experience. The procedure virtualises the original hall acoustics of the recording venue, based on algorithms using on-site acoustic measurements.

Sergiu Celibidache never accepted recordings of his concerts as real, valid music. For him, music only happened in the very moment in time when it was performed, and only for the audience present in the concert hall during that concert. The late Maestro’s postulation of simultaneous time is lost forever. However, mSpatial gets the listener closer than ever to the second aspect of his credo by creating a virtual immersive acoustic in the listener’s environment, which is true to the original acoustic experience in the concert hall where the performance happened.

Over its 125-year history, the Münchner Philharmoniker have defined the sound of German music and performance. The orchestra has benefitted from close associations with numerous composers, premiering works by Bruckner and Mahler among others, including Mahler’s Symphony no.8. It has worked with each generation’s greatest soloists and conductors and its most recent Music Directors include Rudolf Kempe, Sergiu Celibidache, James Levine, Christian Thielemann and Lorin Maazel.

The orchestra launched an extensive media programme in recent years, producing a broad range of video and digital media content, establishing partnerships across the TV and digital sectors to create and distribute thrilling performances globally. Working with partners including Warner Music Group, Mezzo and Medici.tv, as well as distributing video content widely on social platforms, the orchestra is increasing its audience and supporting its new recording label.

In addition, the orchestra has also launched MPHIL 360°, an annual weekend-long festival which has established itself as a highlight in Munich’s cultural calendar, with continuous events over three days, covering classical as well as numerous other genres of music and art forms.

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