Jean Sibelius
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4 out of 5 stars.
Scenes from the Kalevala review – the Finnish epic poem that inspired a nation’s composers
4 out of 5 stars.Scenes from Finland’s national epic were set to music by many Finnish composers beyond the best known, Sibelius. These works by Klami, Madetoja and Pylkkänen deserve wider recognition, as these accomplished performances demonstrate
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A meditation on the later years of the Finnish composer reflects more generally on creative renewal
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His music is seeped in the myths and the natural marvels of his homeland and helped articulate the struggle for Finnish independence, but it is his seven symphonies that confirmed his place as one of the most original symphonic composers since Beethoven
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4 out of 5 stars.
Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 6 review – grandeur, warmth and flashes of exuberance completes cycle
4 out of 5 stars.Hallé/Elder
(Hallé)
Mark Elder and the Hallé bring a sympathetic, powerful character to Sibelius’s enigmatic symphonies
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The Proms favourite has worked with Greenpeace and scientists and wants to change the way we think, and listen. He explains why he is now bringing Finnish rune singing to the festival
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4 out of 5 stars.
Dausgaard/Appl/BBCSSO: Kullervo review – thrilling and intense account of Sibelius' epic
4 out of 5 stars.Thomas Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony conjure grand landscapes and a rousing plot with Helena Juntunen and Benjamin Appl the persuasive soloists
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3 out of 5 stars.Paavo Järvi brings deep knowledge and affinity to this music, but the results don’t generate the thrills they should
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Two of the UK’s major orchestras are conducted by Finns, and both men this week turned to their country’s national composer to mark the 100th anniversary of its independence
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Editorial: From universal suffrage to the universal basic income, Finland is a European country that pioneered egalitarian policies and technological innovation alike
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2 out of 5 stars.Using organ instead of the intended harmonium to recreate these 19th-century pieces means the musical textures are swamped
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4 out of 5 stars.BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Thomas Søndergård (conductor) (Linn)
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4 out of 5 stars.
Sibelius: In the Stream of Life; Pohjola’s Daughter etc review – Finley brings power and finesse
4 out of 5 stars.Finley/Bergen PO/Gardner
(Chandos)
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Sibelius’s first public appearance in England, conducting his symphony no 1, and Finlandia
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The £2,000 prize has been awarded to Leah Broad for her reappraisal of the Finnish composer
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3 out of 5 stars.
Esther Yoo: Sibelius and Glazunov Concertos CD review – rounded, vibrant and sumptuous
3 out of 5 stars.It’s not Yoo’s especially individual take on the work, rather her passion that shines through, lavishing thick tones on Glozunov’s melodies
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The director of Royal Opera’s controversial Guillaume Tell wins cheers, mostly, for a revealing new Cav and Pag
Sibelius: The Symphonies and Tapiola review – Mäkelä veers between the outstanding and prosaic
3 out of 5 stars.