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Akeo Watanabe’s Sibelius Cycle On Denon

by Jens F. Laurson

Amid the Japanese embrace of Western classical music, certain composers seem to resonate particularly well with Japanese conductors and audiences: notably Beethoven, Bruckner, and Sibelius. This might be gleaned from the fact that Takashi Asahina alone recorded six Bruckner and seven Beethoven cycles while the... Continue Reading

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See also the Sibelius Symphony Cycle Survey.