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everything you need to know about Jean Sibelius The great Finnish nationalist composer who straddled the 19th and 20th centuries. Unlike his contemporaries, Sibelius did not change with the times, turning his powerful musical voice instead to the creation of works inspired by the Scandinavian landscapes and myths he loved. He wrote mainly orchestral works, including the popular violin concerto. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? Finlandia Gothenburg SO/Järvi - BIS CD 314 Symphony no.5 (3rd movt) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Jansons EMI CDC 555 533-2 Born: 1865 Died: 1957 While others mix cocktails of various hues, I offer pure spring water. Sibelius on his own music. within bbc.co.uk music: Sibelius Biography Sibelius Discography Classical news, reviews and listings Profiles A-Z listing elsewhere on bbc.co.uk: Discovering Music: Symphony no.4, Tapiola Read about Sibelius's opera The Maiden in the Tower BBC Proms: What’s On elsewhere on the web: Sibelius's life in words and pictures The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. SIBELIUS IN ONE MINUTE Finland's greatest composer, and the founder of Finnish nationalist music Born to a Swedish-speaking family, he only later learnt Finnish Greatly influenced by the Kalevala, the Finnish folk epic Loved Finland's forests and lakes, which fired his imagination Composer of seven symphonies, the score of the Eighth was destroyed Sibelius maintained a complete compositional silence for his last three decades The Sky at Night uses part of his tone-poem Pelleas and Melisande as its theme-tune related by time: Nielsen Biography Glazunov Biography Richard Strauss Biography Debussy Profile Mahler Profile Albeniz Profile related by location: Ainola: the home where Sibelius's wrote most of his best music Magnus Lindberg, Finland’s "new Sibelius" related by genre: Classical Music Homepage The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Sibelius GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Symphonies 2 & 6 Pittsburgh SO/Maazel Sony Classics 53268 Highly regarded interpretations. Kullervo Hynninen, Rorholm, Los Angeles PO/Salonen Sony Classics 52563 Epic early choral work. Violin Concerto Kavakos, Lahti SO/Vänskä BIS CD 500 Original and revised. Sibelius Encore! Gothenburg SO/Järvi BIS CD 610 Including Finlandia and Valse Triste. The Sibelius Companion Ed. Glenda Dawn Goss (Greenwood Pub., 1996) Scholarly work featuring most advanced Sibelius research. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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