Work: Lemminkäinen Suite (Four legends) for orchestra, Op.22

A concert of two halves: the Philharmonia and Dame Mitsuko Uchida light up Beethoven with the essence of Classical style, but the orchestra struggles in Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite.

***11

Gripping tale of Lemminkäinen and a dazzling Rach 3 in Manchester

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Peter Connors, 22 Apr

In a concert consisting of two contrasting works, the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds gave a dramatic performance of Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite and Garrick Ohlsson offered a restrained but virtuosic account of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

****1

Unforgettable Elgar from Isserlis and the Hallé

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Peter Connors, 08 Dec

Daniele Rustioni also conducts the Hallé in a gripping account of Sibelius' atmospheric Lemminkäinen Suite.

*****

Totally Epic: Sibelius and the Kalevala

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Danny Riley, 12 Sep

Jean Sibelius frequently looked to the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, for inspiration. Here, we look at how it figured in his music.