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The best Jean Sibelius albums

20 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.

  1. 1
    Heimo Haitto Plays Sibelius

    Heimo Haitto Plays Sibelius Start here

    2013

  2. 2
    Symphony no. 4 in A minor / Tapiola

    Symphony no. 4 in A minor / Tapiola

    1954

  3. 3
    Kullervo

    Kullervo

    2019

  4. 4
    Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105 / Rakastava for Strings, op. 14 / Prokofiev: Andante for String Orchestra, op. 50 / Glazunov: Scènes de Ballet in A for Orchestra, op. 52

    Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105 / Rakastava for Strings, op. 14 / Prokofiev: Andante for String Orchestra, op. 50 / Glazunov: Scènes de Ballet in A for Orchestra, op. 52

    1996

  5. 5
    Symphony no. 2

    Symphony no. 2

    1991

  6. 6
    Symphonie Nr. 5, op. 82 / Tapiola, op. 112

    Symphonie Nr. 5, op. 82 / Tapiola, op. 112

    1964

  7. 7
    Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-dur op. 43

    Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-dur op. 43

    1987

  8. 8
    Karelia Suite / Tapiola / Nightride & Sunrise / Finlandia

    Karelia Suite / Tapiola / Nightride & Sunrise / Finlandia

    1999

  9. 9
    Violinkonzerte

    Violinkonzerte

    1994

  10. 10
    Finlandia

    Finlandia

  11. 11
    Finlandia / Valse triste

    Finlandia / Valse triste

  12. 12
    Six Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra / Rakastava / Pelléas et Mélisande

    Six Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra / Rakastava / Pelléas et Mélisande

    1990

  13. 13
    Complete Piano Music, Volume Three

    Complete Piano Music, Volume Three

    1997

  14. 14
    Symphonies nos. 3 / 6 / 7

    Symphonies nos. 3 / 6 / 7

    2016

  15. 15
    Symphony no. 5 & no. 7

    Symphony no. 5 & no. 7

    1967

  16. 16
    Piano Pieces

    Piano Pieces

    1971

  17. 17
    Norden: Songs by Jean Sibelius

    Norden: Songs by Jean Sibelius

    2015

  18. 18
    Tapiola / Symphony no. 4 / Lemminkaïnen and the Maidens of Saari

    Tapiola / Symphony no. 4 / Lemminkaïnen and the Maidens of Saari

    1990

  19. 19
    Violin Concertos

    Violin Concertos

    1983

  20. 20
    Folke Gräsbeck plays Sibelius on the Ainola Piano

    Folke Gräsbeck plays Sibelius on the Ainola Piano

    2015

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