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Composer of the Week: Sibelius

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After a shaky start to his musical training on a famously out-of-tune piano, Sibelius took up the violin. Today Donald Macleod considers two works which highlight the composer's passion for the instrument.

Violin Concerto (1903 version) (excerpt) - Leonidas Kavakos, Lahti SO, conductor Osmo Vanska

String Quartet, Op 56 (Voces Intimae) - Gabrieli Quartet

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Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Source: Radio Times

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