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| Composer | Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1907 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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VigoMares de historias - Real Filharmonía de Galicia
Erkoreka, Buide del Real, Britten, Sibelius
Real Filharmonía de Galicia; Paul Daniel
Santiago de CompostelaMares de historias - Real Filharmonía de Galicia
Erkoreka, Buide del Real, Britten, Sibelius
Real Filharmonía de Galicia; Paul Daniel
MunichSanttu-Matias Rouvali & Christoph Sietzen
Staud, Nielsen, Sibelius
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Christoph Sietzen
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Magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius, intriguing Nørgård in Manchester
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Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall.
Humanity wins: István Várdai plays Shostakovich at the Concertgebouw
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Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a ZaterdagMatinee programme designed to celebrate Finnish Independence Day.
Sonic glory in Osmo Vänskä's Sibelius with the LA Phil
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The pure and clean sound universe of Sibelius shines as Osmo Vänskä visits Disney Hall for the weekend.
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StockholmSibelius Symphony no. 3
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Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C major, Op.52
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo
StockholmSibelius Symphony No. 3
Moberg, Sibelius
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Emilia Hoving
DallasSibelius’ Symphony no. 3
Beethoven, Renié, Jarrett, Sibelius
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; John Storgårds; Emily Levin
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Sibelius’ Third and Fourth Symphonies: an exploration
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Sibelius wrote to a friend: ‘after hearing my third symphony Rimsky-Korsakov shook his head and said: Why don’t you do it the usual way; you will see that the audience can neither follow nor understand this’. Such comments summarised much of the critical reaction to this symphony and also to the Fourth.