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Composer of the Week: Sibelius -

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the Path to the Symphony
3/5. 1895-6. Sibelius travelled to Bayreuth and went through a short-lived Wagnerian phase, but ended up writing Lisztian tone poems.
A second opera project proved to be a failure. With Donald Macleod.
Lemminkainen's 's Homeward Journey (Legends, Op 22) (1895 version) Lahti
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska A Song for Lemminkainen, Op 31 No 1
Helsinki University Chorus, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska
The Maiden in the Tower Soloists, Gothenburg Concert Hall Choir, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi Repeated on Tuesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Conductor:
Osmo Vanska
Source: Radio Times

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