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Proms Composer of the Week: Sibelius

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With David Byers.
"Give me the loneliness either of the Finnish forest or of a big city." (Sibelius)
Come Away, Death! Op 60 No 1 Jorma Hynninen (baritone),
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jorma Panula
Kullervo Leaves for the War; Kullervo's Death (Kullervo)
Helsinki University Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Luonnotar
Soile Isokoski (soprano),
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi
Tapiola
Royal Philharmonic, conductor Thomas Beecham

(Repeated next Friday 12 midnight)

Contributors

Presenter:
David Byers
Baritone:
Jorma Hynninen
Musicians:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Jorma Panula
Singers:
Helsinki University Chorus
Musicians:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Soprano:
Soile Isokoski
Conductor:
Neeme Jarvi
Musicians:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Thomas Beecham
Source: Radio Times

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