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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Nov 2021, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 5^th Feb 2024, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for 9 months

Donald Macleod hears how, having survived a serious health scare, Sibelius began the 1910s creatively rejuvenated. Show more

Composer of the Week

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

The Sixteen Swans: 1915-16

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Nov 2021, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 8^th Feb 2024, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3

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Donald Macleod explores Sibelius’s battles with his Fifth Symphony, which reflected his precarious mental state. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

America: 1914

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Nov 2021, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 7^th Feb 2024, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3

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Donald Macleod explores Sibelius’s time on tour in America. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Internal Battles: 1917-19

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Nov 2021, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 9^th Feb 2024, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3

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Donald Macleod explores the end of Sibelius’s seven teetotal years in the context of the Finnish Civil War. Show more

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Composer of the Week

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Going International: 1912-13

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Nov 2021, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 6^th Feb 2024, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3

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Donald Macleod looks at the impact Sibelius’s international travels and meetings with fellow composers had on his work and his outlook. Show more

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