Dating from the years between 1928 and 1948, the recordings in this collection were all made during the lifetime of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). They can be credited with playing a substantial role in propagating his works around the world and in cementing his international reputation as one of the towering figures of 20th century music. The seven CDs constitute a wide-ranging survey of the composer's music. Rightly, the seven symphonies are at the heart of the collection. Symphonies No.s 1, 2, 3 and 5 are conducted by the Finn Robert Kajanus, whom Sibelius described in 1934 as "the best conductor my music ever had... he worked and studied and sought unceasingly to play my works exactly as I wanted them to sound." Kajanus was Creating a biographical panorama of his career, the British tenor Ian Bostridge has personally selected each track in this 7CD Autograph collection. With a focus on both song (in German and English) and opera (from Monteverdi to AdÃ¨s by way of Handel, Mozart and Britten), it demonstrates just why he is recognized as one of today's most distinctive, intelligent and compelling singers. The tenor also complements his performances with an exclusive and illuminating audio interview. This is the fourth release in the Autograph series, launched earlier in 2015 with collections devoted to Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson and JosÃ© van Dam. Each box focuses on a single artist, providing a biographical panorama of his or her career through a series of thematically programmed CDs and fascinating documentation. Each collection is devised in collaboration with the featured artist and includes a newly-recorded exclusive interview, Illustrated with musical extracts and conducted by the distinguished journalist and broadcaster Jon Tolansky, discussing his or her life and work. Bostridge, a former Oxford academic who has written three books and has been described as "something of a polymath" by the New York Times, can be relied upon to provide articulate and stimulating opinions on his career and the music he performs. Bostridge is a highly distinctive artist, an interpreter of exceptional intensity who uses his fundamentally lyrical voice to powerful dramatic effect. When he appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall in 2011 the New York Times wrote: "... this was a Dichterliebe in which an insightful vocal artist had a compelling idea about the words and music of every phrase." [Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe appears on CD6 of this collection.] Bostridge expressed his philosophy as a performer to the Financial Times in an interview in 2013: "It may not be obvious at first why such music is enjoyable but it is consciousness-raising. It makes you think about what is valuable in life - the things music ultimately wants to address... Art is part of the good life but it's also part of what it means to be a human being... Art has transcendent value and if you live in a democratic society, you want to bring it to as many as possible."

Tracklist:

Erlkonig, D 328 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Der Musensohn, D.764 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Ganymed, D.544 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Geheimes, D.719 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Versunken, D.715 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Erster Verlust, D.226 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Der Fischer, D.225 - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Schwanengesang, D.957: VIII: Der Atlas (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano
Schwanengesang, D.957: IX: Ihr Bild (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 1
Schwanengesang, D 957: X: Das Fischermadchen (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 1
Schwanengesang, D.957: XI: Die Stadt (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 1
Schwanengesang, D.957: XII: Am Meer (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 1
Schwanengesang, D 957: XIII: Der Doppelganger (Heine) - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 1
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 1, Morgens Steh' Ich Auf Und Frage - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 1
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 2, Es Treibt Mich Hin - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 1
Liederkreis Op 24: No 3, Ich Wandelte Unter Den Baumen - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 1
Liederkreis Op 24: No 4, Lieb' Liebchen, Leg's Handchen - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 1
Liederkreis Op 24: No 5, Schone Wiege Meiner Leiden - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 1
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 6, Warte, Warte, Wilder Schiffmann - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 2
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 7, Berg Und Burgen Schau'n Herunter - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 2
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 8, Anfange Wollt' Ich Fast Verzagen - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 2
Liederkreis Op. 24: No. 9, Mit Myrten Und Rosen - Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake 2
Gutmann Und Gutweib - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Ganymed - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Eichendorff Lieder: Der Musikant - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Eichendorff Lieder: Verschwiegene Liebe - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Eichendorff Lieder: Das Standchen - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Eichendorff Lieder: Nachtzauber - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 2
Eichendorff Lieder: Seemanns Abschied - Ian Bostridge/Antonio Pappano 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Gute Nacht - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Die Wetterfahne - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D 911, Erste Abteilung: Gefrorne Tranen - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Erstarrung - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Der Lindenbaum - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Wasserflut - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Auf Dem Flusse - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D 911, Erste Abteilung: Ruckblick - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Irrlicht - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 3
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Rast - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D 911, Erste Abteilung: Fruhlingstraum - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Erste Abteilung: Einsamkeit - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Die Post - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Der Greise Kopf - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D 911, Zweite Abteilung: Die Krahe - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Letzte Hoffnung - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Im Dorfe - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D 911, Zweite Abteilung: Der Sturmische Morgen - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D 911, Zweite Abteilung: Tauschung - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 4
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Der Wegweiser - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 5
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Die Wirtshaus - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 5
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Mut! - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 5
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Die Nebensonnen - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 5
Winterreise, D.911, Zweite Abteilung: Der Leiermann - Ian Bostridge/Leif Ove Andsnes 5
Orfeo, Atto Primo: 'Rosa Del Ciel, Vita Del Mondo'- 'Io Non Dire Qual Sia' (Orfeo, Euridice) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astr
Orfeo, Atto Secondo: 'Tu Se' Morta' (Orfeo) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree/Ian Bostridge 5
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Possente Spirito E Formidabil Nume' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 5
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: Ritornello (Violino I E II) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 5
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Non Viv'io No, Che Poi Di Vita E Priva' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 5
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: Ritornello (Cornetto I E II) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'A Lei Volt'ho Il Camin Per L'aer Cieco' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: Ritornello (Arpa) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Orfeo Son Io Che D'euridice I Passi' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Sol Tu Nobile Deo Puoi Darmi Aita' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Ben Mi Lusinga Alquanto' (Caronte/Orfeo) - Mario Luperi/Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Ahi Sventurato a Mante, Sperar Dunque Non Lice' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: Sinfonia - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: 'Ei Dorme E la Mia Cetra Se Pieta Non Impetra' (Orfeo) - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 6
Orfeo, Atto Terzo: Sinfonia a 7 /'Nulla Impressa Per Huom Si Tenta Invano' (Choro)/Sinfonia a 7 - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'a
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: Ritornello - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haim/Christopher
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: 'Questi I Campi Di Tracia' (Orfeo) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bostridge/Le Concert D'astree 7
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: 'Ma Tu Anima Mia Se Mai Ritorna' (Orfeo) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bostridge/Le Concert D'astree 7
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: Tu Bella Fusti E Saggia' (Orfeo) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bostridge/Le Concert D'astree 7
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: 'Hor L'altra Donne Son Superbe E Perfide' (Orfeo) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bostridge/Le Concert D'astree 7
Orfeo, Atto Quinto: Sinfonia - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree 7
Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Scene: The Palast: See, Your Royal Guest Appears (Belinda-Aeneas-Dido) - Emmanuelle Haim/Susan Graham/Ia
Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Scene: The Palast: Cupid Only Throws the Dart (Chorus) - Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert D'astree/European Vo
Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Scene: The Palast: If Not for Mine, for Empire's Sake (Aeneas-Belinda) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bostridge/C
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2, Scene 2: The Grove: Behold, Upon My Bending Spear (Aeneas-Dido) - Emmanuelle Haim/Susan Graham/Ian Bostr
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2, Scene 2: The Grove: Haste, Haste to Town (Belinda-Chorus) - Emmanuelle Haim/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert D
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2, Scene 2: The Grove: Stay, Prince, and Hear Great Jove's Command (Spirit-Aeneas) - Emmanuelle Haim/Ian Bo
Dido and Aeneas, Act 3, Scene 2: Your Counsel All Is Urg'd in Vain (Dido-Belinda-Aeneas) - Emmanuelle Haim/Susan Graham/Ian Bost
Semele HWV58: Where E're You Walk - Ian Bostridge/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Harry Bicket 8
Serse, HWV 40 'Xerxes': Fronde Tenere - Ian

UPC: 825646081493
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 9.25.15
Format: CD

IAN BOSTRIDGE - Autograph (CD)