2/5. 1894-5. Sibelius's first operatic project was called The Buildingofthe Boat, but in the early years of the decade it sank without trace. A piano sonata was another dead-end. But a piece of choral hack-work, a tone-poem Sibelius suppressed and a part-song he later rewrote twice filled the gap. With Donald Macleod. Festive March
Jubilate Choir, conductor Astrid Riska
The Wood Nymph Timo Keinonen (cello), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska The Lover, Op 14 (1894 version)
Lars Sjogren (tenor), Lund University Male Voice Choir, conductor Folke Bohlin
Piano Sonata in F, Op 12 Eero Heimonen Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight
Sibelius also features in Afternoon Performance at 2pm