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Work: Caroline Mathilde: suite from Act II

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ComposerDavies, Sir Peter Maxwell (1934-2016)
PeriodModern
Work typeOrchestral
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Prom 35: Søndergård charts a sure progress through Sibelius’ Fifth

Inspired by the sight of sixteen swans in flight, the great swinging horn call in the final movement of Sibelius Fifth Symphony is one of the most life-affirming moments in the composer’s output. If this ‘Swan Hymn’ glowed rather than blazed brightly last night, it was the journey there which impressed in the hands of Thomas Søndergård, Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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