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| Composer | Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1904 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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OsloDalia Stasevska / Veronika Eberle
Thorvaldsdottir, Sibelius, Mendelssohn
Oslo Philharmonic; Dalia Stasevska; Veronika Eberle
SofiaSvetlin Roussev & Jong-Jin Lee
Sibelius, Beethoven
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Halász; Svetlin Roussev
AmsterdamSibelius’ Violin Concerto & Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Wagner, Sibelius, Mussorgsky
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Adam Hickox; Clara-Jumi Kang
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Spanning the ages from Dowland to Strauss at the BBC Proms
Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic are persuasive in Also sprach Zarathustra, less so in Sibelius. Thomas Dunford soothes with Dowland and Purcell.
Dazzling Sibelius from Batiashvili and Nézet-Séguin in Montreal
A gamut of Nordic moods and colours are elicited in this all-Sibelius programme comprising the Violin Concerto as well as the Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.
Gemma New impresses in Birmingham
Gemma New and Christian Tetzlaff deliver an intense programme of music depicting 20th-century tension and struggle, with the help of a flawless CBSO.
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Frankfurt am MainSibelius: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu; Julia Fischer
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Bachtrack top ten: Violin Concertos
When Mark and Elisabeth considered their top ten violin concertos, an easy truce was agreed. Sorry, Johannes, but when it comes to violin concertos, Pyotr Ilyich was victorious.
The violin concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius
An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.