Post by julesd68 on Dec 8, 2014 18:44:02 GMT
Jean Sibelius was born on this day in 1865.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sibelius
An absolute favourite of mine, his compositions are just so distinctive and reminiscent of the Nordic landscape … The quality of his output was superbly consistent, including seven wonderful symphonies, one of the finest of all Violin concertos and the remarkable series of 'tone poems' that I find so captivating and magical.
If you’re new to Sibelius, here’s the sublime final movement of possibly his most performed symphony, the Fifth, with Leonard Bernstein conducting …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sibelius
An absolute favourite of mine, his compositions are just so distinctive and reminiscent of the Nordic landscape … The quality of his output was superbly consistent, including seven wonderful symphonies, one of the finest of all Violin concertos and the remarkable series of 'tone poems' that I find so captivating and magical.
If you’re new to Sibelius, here’s the sublime final movement of possibly his most performed symphony, the Fifth, with Leonard Bernstein conducting …
